European parliament restores research funding

The European parliament has thwarted member states attempts to cut back research funding for 2023.

A budget agreement for 2023 followed negotiations between elected members of parliament and the council made up of governments ministers from each member state. The parliament extracted a further €1.05 billion (£912 billion) for its priorities, on top of what the commission had proposed in its draft budget of €185.6 billion.

The additional funding secured by the European parliament included €120 million for Erasmus+ to support students and teachers from Ukraine and €150 million in humanitarian aid. Extra funds were also given to Horizon Europe, environmental and climate funding and energy infrastructure.