Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Tabled by Auke Zijlstra, Raffaele Stancanelli, András Gyürk, Julie Rechagneux, Ondřej Knotek, Pascale Piera, Isabella Tovaglieri, András László, Aleksandar Nikolic, Tomáš Kubín, Paolo Borchia, Jana Nagyová, Mélanie Disdier

Added: 4a. Recalls that, pursuant to Article 32.2 of the Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement, termination of a beneficiary’s participation must be individually justified and assessed on its merits; underlines that exclusion or termination solely on the basis of nationality constitutes prohibited discrimination; stresses that Horizon Europe primarily funds civil research and that potential dual-use applications arising beyond the scope or duration of a project cannot justify collective or preventive exclusion; calls on the Commission to ensure that any restriction on participation is proportionate, legally grounded and based on an individual assessment;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE784.264v01-00