EARPA's ad-hoc input for the preliminary consultation phase for the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10)

EARPA and its members look forward to continued, successful collaboration in road transport research across Europe, working closely with the European institutions and stakeholders. Embracing a system approach, both technological and non technological solutions emerging from future EU road transport research will contribute to a systemic, sustainable evolution of the European mobility system. EARPA's ad-hoc input for the preliminary consultation phase for the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10) Based on the contents, observations and recommendations described in this paper, EARPA proposes a budgetary increase for the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10) which accounts for: (i) compensating the cumulative EU-wide inflation in the period 2021-2027 (equalling to 34.5% cumulative in the period May 2020 – May 2024, as per EUROSTAT data ) and (ii) for the need of mobilising adequate resources to effectively face environmental, societal, and economic challenges of our Union until 2035. This should result in a basis for negotiation for the next MFFP (Multi-Annual Financial Framework Programme) in the range of 160-220 billion EUR in the period 2028-2034. EARPA advocates that the lower hard limit for MFFP negotiation shall be set at 160 billion EUR in the period 2028-2034. A lower value is, realistically, a step backcompared to the ambition of the Horizon Europe programme and New Green Deal, seriously undermining the ability of the European Research Area to innovate anddeliver the technological progress needed to secure the position of its Member States, industries, and research partners in the future of the green economy.