Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe

Summary:

Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 - adopted by the Council of the European Union on 19 November 2021 - concerning the establishment of Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe. This is also known as the Single Basic Act. It repeals Regulation (EC) No 219/2007, Regulation (EU) No 557/2014, Regulation (EU) 558/2014, Regulation (EU) No 559/2014, Regulation (EU) No 560/2014, Regulation (EU) No 561/2014 and Regulation (EU) No 642/2014.

Further information:

Horizon Europe is the European Union's key funding programme for research and innovation (R&I). The joint undertakings complement that framework by addressing global challenges and priorities that require critical mass and long-term vision.

The draft law was tabled by the European Commission on 23 February 2021, as part of a package of institutionalised European partnerships. These partnerships combine co-investment with additional private and public sector funds in areas where the scope of the R&I resources can help achieve the EU's Horizon Europe priorities. The Council of the European Union adopted the initiative on 19 November 2021, covering a set of nine institutionalised European partnerships:

• Circular Bio-based Europe;
• Clean Aviation;
• Clean Hydrogen;
• Europe’s Rail;
• Global Health EDCTP3;
• Innovative Health Initiative;
• Key Digital Technologies;
• Single European Sky ATM Research;
• Smart Networks and Services.

The Act was published in the Official Journal on 30 November 2021.

Official

EUR-LEX: COM(2021)87: Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2021:87:FIN

EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)37: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Impact Assessment (EU-Africa Global Health Partnership) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:37:FIN

EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)38: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment (EU-Africa Global Health Partnership) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:38:FIN

European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (2021/0048(NLE)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2021/0048(NLE)

European Commission: Horizon Europe https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 19/11/2021: Council commits to nine institutionalised European partnerships https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/11/19/council-commits-to-nine-institutionalised-european-partnerships/

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News

Science Business, 21/10/2021: Parliament clears way for €22B Horizon Europe partnerships to go ahead https://sciencebusiness.net/news/parliament-clears-way-eu22b-horizon-europe-partnerships-go-ahead

Science Business, 20/11/2021: Council clears way for €22B industrial partnerships https://sciencebusiness.net/news/council-clears-way-eu22b-industrial-partnerships

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Commentary and Analysis

Corporate Europe Observatory, 12/04/2021: Expanding the corporate capture of research: the new EU Joint Undertakings https://corporateeurope.org/en/2021/04/expanding-corporate-capture-research-new-eu-joint-undertakings

EPP EP Group: Newsroom, 15/07/2021: Research and innovation are prerequisites for Green Deal https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/news/research-and-innovation-are-prerequisites-for-green-deal

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI): Blog, 04/10/2021: Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much https://www.ukri.org/blog/alone-we-can-do-so-little-together-we-can-do-so-much/

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