POLICY NEWS
The 2024 Commission Work Programme was adopted on 17 October 2023. The Work Programme puts a strong focus on simplifying rules for citizens and businesses across the European Union. It reflects on the achievements of the past four years, outlines the Commission’s new proposals for the months ahead and presents significant initiatives aimed at cutting red tape. Read more here.
In light of the disruptions caused by the fallout of Hamas’ terrorist attacks across Israel, the European Commission has carefully assessed the challenges experienced by partner organisations in the region.
In line with the European Union’s commitment to foster inclusivity and collaboration among our research community members, the European Commission would like to inform that it has decided for an exceptional extension of several Horizon Europe call cut off dates, allowing more time to submit applications.
The calls for which deadlines will be extended for all applicants, irrespective of the country where the organisation is based, are the following:
• The ERC Starting Grant Call will be extended from 24 October to 7 November;
• The ERC Synergy Call will be extended from 8 November to 15 November;
• The EIC Accelerator will be extended from 19 October to 8 November;
• The EIC Pathfinder will be extended from 18 October to 25 October.
Read more here.
The 2nd ESFRI Stakeholders Forum Meetup was held on 27 September 2023. It presented an excellent opportunity for the RI and the broader stakeholder community to exchange ideas, opinions and policy propositions in specific hot issues pertaining to the funding of RIs, how they treat user access and how they connect to industry and Technology Infrastructures. Participants created a fertile environment where also clear indications of the aims and directions of the future RI Work Program and of FP10 were formed.
A summary report on key points of these discussions can be found here, while for those who wish to delve into the full experience, the recordings of all sessions and breakouts are available for viewing here.
Feedback on the Meetup is welcome by filling out this short questionnaire. The answers will help assess your satisfaction with the event and make improvements in the future.
ESFRI is pleased to announce the election of Professor José Luis Martínez as its next Chair. José Luis Martínez is a Research Professor at the Material Science Institute (ICMM), from the Higher Research Council (CSIC), in Madrid/Spain.
The Term of Office of the new Chair will commence in January 2024 with a two-year duration.