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# Von der Leyen says next EU research programme FP10 will stay self-standing
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-05-20-von-der-leyen-fp10-self-standing-speech/
- Published: 2025-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T04:01:24.000Z
- Description: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU's next research programme, FP10, will stay a "self-standing" programme from 2028, while being "tightly connected" to the planned European Competitiveness Fund. She cited Horizon Europe's record of 33 Nobel prizes.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Reported Opinion AI-drafted [Times Higher Education, 20 May 2025](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/horizon-europe-successor-will-be-self-standing-von-der-leyen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish FP10's budget, legal text, or how tightly it will in fact be linked to the Competitiveness Fund.

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