In a statement published today on the European Union’s next long-term budget, EIROforum calls for a strong, ring-fenced, and forward-looking investment in research and innovation. Europe’s global competitiveness depends on its ability to lead in science, drive innovation, and respond strategically to shared challenges.
Read the full EIROforum statement on the EU’s next long-term budget (PDF).
Large research infrastructures, such as the EIROforum members, play a central role in advancing frontier science, fostering cross-border collaboration and mobility, and helped build the technological and human capital that underpin Europe’s prosperity. They provide essential services, technologies and facilities that empower both researchers and industry, ensuring that Europe remains at the cutting edge of innovation. Moving forward, Europe must prioritise a strategy that sustains and enhances these infrastructures, reinforcing their strategic value in fostering Europe’s long-term resilience and leadership.