Guide for new Commission sets out increased research spending

Commission president seeks bigger ERC and EIC, and stronger cross-border university alliances

Political guidelines presented by the newly re-elected European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, call for increased EU investment in research.

“We will increase our research spending to focus more on strategic priorities, on groundbreaking fundamental research and disruptive innovation, and on scientific excellence,” state the guidelines published by the Commission following von der Leyen’s re-election to her second five-year term on 18 July.