Publications

16 / 07 / 2020

EARTO Technical Paper on the Calculation of Personnel Costs in Horizon Europe

EARTO hereby recalls its main recommendations and presents its financial experts’ personnel costs calculations for Horizon Europe based on their understanding of the EC daily rate and day-equivalent methodology.

14 / 07 / 2020

EARTO Open Letter to President Michel – More Ambitious EU RD&I Investments Needed in the Next MFF

Ahead of the upcoming European Council meeting, EARTO would like to support the efforts to reach a timely agreement on the MFF. Europe and its citizens need a future-oriented MFF at the level of EU’s ambitions, and we need it now.

08 / 07 / 2020

EARTO Joint Contribution to the EC Consultation Reviewing the GBER

EARTO and Vanguard Initiative published their Joint Contribution to the second European Commission (EC)’s Consultation on targeted review of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) and addressed some considerations.

02 / 07 / 2020

EARTO Response to the EC Consultation on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy

EARTO and its members very much welcomed the European Commission’s stakeholder consultation on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy as it aims to provide the policy tools to ensure that the financial systems genuinely supports the transition of businesses.

22 / 06 / 2020

EARTO Inputs for the EC Communication on Horizon Europe Missions

EARTO members very much appreciate the efforts of the EU Institutions to further develop Horizon Europe, addressing new and disruptive challenges and increasing the capacity of the programme to react flexibly towards these new challenges.

29 / 05 / 2020

EARTO Press Release – Call for a Swift MFF Agreement Ensuring Ambitious EU RD&I Investments

At the edge of a deep economic recession, Europe requires now more than ever a future oriented MFF with clear and ambitious commitments to prioritise Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) investments.

26 / 05 / 2020

Joint Statement on EU Interregional Innovation Investments : Towards EU Economic Recovery

AER, CPMR, EARTO, ENoLL, ERRIN, European Clusters Alliance, EuroTech Universities, UAS4Europe and Vanguard Initiative, jointly support the Statement on EU Interregional Innovation Investments towards the EU Economic Recovery.

26 / 05 / 2020

EARTO Working Group Security & Defence Paper – Towards Horizon Europe: Bridging the Valley of Death in Security Research

The EARTO WG Security & Defence formulates 6 recommendations for bridging the “valley of death” in Security Research, a market that is different from most others.

19 / 05 / 2020

EARTO Paper on the EU Economic Recovery Package: Mobilising European RD&I Capabilities & Skills towards EU Economic Recovery Post COVID-19

EARTO brings forward a set of recommendations on how to utilise the EU Economic Recovery Package to mobilise European RD&I capabilities and skills.

06 / 04 / 2020

Annual Report 2019

The Annual Report summarises the main EARTO activities, events and figures during the year 2019.

11 / 03 / 2020

EARTO Press Release on the New EU Industrial Strategy

EARTO welcomes the EC Communication on “A New Industrial Strategy for Europe”, with its clear focus on European industrial ecosystems based on key enabling technologies. EARTO very much values such approach, which is essential to foster the development of Europe’s innovation hubs along key industrial value chains and to boost collaboration and co-creation.

05 / 03 / 2020

EARTO Position Paper – Mobilising European RD&I Capabilities & Skills towards the European Green Deal

EARTO brings forward a set of recommendations which are focusing on how RD&I could further support the target of a sustainable and inclusive growth as defined by the European Commission under the European Green Deal.

21 / 02 / 2020

EARTO Paper on Horizon Europe’s Internal Invoices scheme

As input to the discussions on Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement, EARTO made a detailed note on Horizon Europe’s internal invoices scheme. EARTO members hereby offer their support and insights to the European Institutions to enable an efficient implementation of such scheme.

19 / 02 / 2020

EARTO Open Letter on the MFF for the Special European Council meeting of 20 February 2020

Ahead of the Special European Council meeting of 20 February, EARTO fully supports the efforts undertaken to reach a timely agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Europe and its citizens need a future oriented MFF at the level of EU’s ambitions.

05 / 02 / 2020

EARTO Analysis of Recital 5 of Horizon Europe’s Regulation

Ahead of the trilogue discussions on the Recitals of the Horizon Europe’s Regulation, EARTO proposes some recommendations for the Recital 5 on open science, research data and dissemination of scientific publications.

11 / 12 / 2019

EARTO Press Release on MFF: More ambition is needed for EU RD&I investments

EARTO analysis of the Finnish Presidency proposal for the next MFF (2021-2027). EARTO has repeatedly called for an MFF at the level of EU’s ambitions. A future-oriented MFF requires clear and ambitious commitments to prioritise Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) investments.

04 / 12 / 2019

EARTO Recommendations for European RDI Policy Post-2020

EARTO and its members hereby put forward a set of Recommendations for European RD&I policies post-2020, covering topics such as RD&I public investments, EU FPs, cross-border RD&I collaboration, partnerships, missions, technology infrastructures, RD&I ecosystems, key enabling technologies, state aid, open science, IPR, procurements, etc.

02 / 12 / 2019

EARTO input towards Horizon Europe’s MGA: Ensure continuity with H2020 personnel costs’ options

EARTO members present their input on the EC proposal for the personnel costs on Horizon Europe and call for continuity with the H2020 approach based on hourly rates.

08 / 11 / 2019

EARTO Paper on A1 Certificates and the Posting of Workers in EU Regulation

While EARTO welcomes the EC’s efforts in reforming the legal framework on the posting of workers, EARTO also expresses great concerns on the implementation of these new EU legislative acts.

25 / 10 / 2019

EARTO Answer to the EC Consultation on the Digital Europe Programme

EARTO and its members very much welcomed the EU Institutions’ efforts to create the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) and hereby share their feedback on the EC DEP’s consultation, focusing on the Digital Innovation Hubs.

08 / 10 / 2019

Press Release – EARTO Innovation Awards 2019

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2019 were given to EARTO members CEA and Fraunhofer during a ceremony held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels.

08 / 10 / 2019

EARTO Innovation Awards Brochure 2019

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2019 brochure introduces examples from real innovators and their concrete success stories of how European RTOs address today’s challenges and create impact through their work.

25 / 09 / 2019

EARTO Joint Contribution to EC Consultation Reviewing the GBER

EARTO and Vanguard Initiative welcome the EC’s proposal to review the EU state aid rules to facilitate the combination of shared management funds and centrally managed funds, and hereby put forward what more could be done to enable synergies.

23 / 09 / 2019

EARTO Answer to the EC Consultation on Horizon Europe Implementation Aspects

EARTO input on the topics covered by the EC consultation on Horizon Europe Implementation Strategy, in particular: personnal costs, usual cost accounting practices and unit costs, lump-sum, system and process audits, and the balance betwen IPR and Open Science.

16 / 09 / 2019

Joint Statement for an Ambitious Horizon Europe Programme

93 European Associations signatories of this Joint Statement urge the EU Institutions to make research, development and innovation (RD&I) a priority within the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027.

21 / 08 / 2019

EARTO Answer to EC Consultation on Horizon Europe Programme Strategic Planning

The crucial role of Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) activities to support and boost industrial leadership is now at the heart of the European Industrial Policy with the ultimate goals to benefit society.

03 / 06 / 2019

Joint Statement on Interregional Innovation Investments for European value chains

AER, CPMR, EARTO, ERRIN, ENoLL, EuroTech Universities Alliance and Vanguard Initiative, as well as the co-leading Regions from 17 Smart Specialisation Partnerships, jointly support the Statement on Interregional Innovation Investments for European value chains.

30 / 04 / 2019

EARTO Paper on HEU Implementation: Financial Aspects

EARTO Financial Experts publish 4 key recommendations on the financial aspects of HEU Implementation, especially for the making of the new HEU Model Grant Agreement.

30 / 04 / 2019

EARTO Feedback on Lump-Sums Pilot Experiences

EARTO members active in the H2020 lump-sum pilots share their experiences so far: before the lump sum scheme could be extended, more piloting and evaluation should be carried out.

30 / 04 / 2019

EARTO Feedback on H2020 Implementation

EARTO experts’ feedback on the implementation of H2020, including on FP simplification measures, are compiled in this paper. It follows every step of the lifecycle of an H2020 project.

17 / 04 / 2019

Press Release – EARTO Welcomes the EU Institutions’ Agreement on Horizon Europe

EARTO and its members welcome the EU Institutions’ timely agreement on HEU. Such programme now needs a budget at the scale of its ambitions. EARTO strongly calls to scale-up the HEU budget to at least €120bn in the next MFF.

19 / 03 / 2019

Annual Report 2018

The Annual Report summarises the main EARTO activities, events and figures during the year 2018.

19 / 03 / 2019

Press Release – New EARTO President Antti Vasara and Vice-President Iñaki San Sebastián

Antti Vasara, CEO of VTT (Finland) has been unanimously elected EARTO President, and Iñaki San Sebastian, CEO of Tecnalia (Spain) has been unanimously elected EARTO Vice-President.

13 / 03 / 2019

EARTO Open Letter on HR Issues

RTOs in Europe have identified 3 very important EU dialogues that if not treated carefully will hinder theirs as well as the Commission’s efforts to increase researcher mobility across borders.

23 / 01 / 2019

Accelerating the Digitization and Market Access of Emerging Technologies for Healthcare – The Pivotal Role of RTOs

This paper shows the specific contribution of RTOs in medtech and healthcare sectors: how RTOs help to build a more sustainable and equitable healthcare delivery for European citizens and how RTOs contribute to the transformation towards digital healthcare.

16 / 11 / 2018

EARTO & Vanguard Initiative Statement on Synergies Post-2020

EARTO and the Vanguard Initiative very much welcome the new INTERREG component 5 and the new possibility of transferring resources between EU programmes: both could be key drivers to achieve synergies of funds.

12 / 11 / 2018

Joint Statement on the Revision of the PSI Directive

The co-signatories hereby voice their concerns on the revision of the PSI directive and call on the EU co-legislators to ensure a sound coherence between the different EU legislative texts on research data sharing.

16 / 10 / 2018

EARTO Innovation Awards Brochure 2018

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2018 introduce examples from real innovators and their concrete success stories of how European RTOs address today’s challenges and create impact through their work.

16 / 10 / 2018

Press Release – EARTO Innovation Awards 2018

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2018 were given to EARTO members VTT and Helmholtz during a ceremony held at the BELVue Museum in Brussels.

03 / 09 / 2018

EARTO Position on EC Proposal for a revised PSI Directive

In the frame of the EC review of the EU Directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI) extending the Directive’s scope to research data, EARTO would like to further contribute to the debate with this new position paper.

17 / 07 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Proposal revising the EU PSI Directive

EARTO voices its concerns regarding the EC proposal to revise the directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI), extending its scope to research data.

05 / 07 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Cohesion Policy post-2020 Proposal

EARTO welcomes the EC proposal for a Regulation laying down common provisions on the ERDF, the ESF+, the CF, and the EMFF, especially in its simplification efforts and to improve synergies of funds.

05 / 07 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Defence Fund Legislative Proposal

EARTO welcomes the EC Proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Defence Fund and made this detailed analysis to strengthen such proposal even further.

29 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Space Programme Proposal

EARTO welcomes the EC legislative proposal establishing a Space Programme. This paper highlights RTOs’ detailed analysis and text suggestions on the EC proposal.

25 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Digital Europe Programme Proposal

EARTO very much welcomes the EC legislative proposal for a new Digital Europe Programme and hereby would like to congratulate the EC for targeting key issues for Europe’s future.

25 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Decision Proposal: Horizon Europe Specific Programme

EARTO very much welcomes the EC legislative proposal establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe. This paper presents RTOs’ detailled analysis and position on such proposal.

25 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Regulation Proposal: Establishing HEU & its Rules for Participation

EARTO and its members welcome the EC proposal for Horizon Europe, which is in continuity with H2020 and builds on the successes of the previous FPs.

25 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Recommendations on EC Proposal for HEU

EARTO and its members very much welcome the EC proposal for Horizon Europe. To strengthen such proposal, EARTO hereby lists its 9 key recommendations.

03 / 05 / 2018

Press Release – EC MFF Proposal: Opening Negotiations with an Increased RD&I Budget

EARTO has taken note of the European Commission proposal for a Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 that has been published on 2 May 2018.

21 / 03 / 2018

EARTO Annual Report 2017

The Annual Report summarises the main EARTO activities, events and figures during the year 2017.