Euratom research and training programme 2026-2027

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted, following the consultation procedure, the report by Borys BUDKA (EPP, PL) on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and repealing Council Regulation (Euratom) 2021/765.

The committee recommended that Parliament approve the Commission's proposal.

This proposal for a Euratom Research and Training Programme for 2026-2027 effectively extends the current 2021-2025 Euratom Research and Training Programme 2021-2025 for the remaining two years of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF).

The general objective of the Euratom Programme is to pursue nuclear research and training activities, with an emphasis on the continuous improvement of nuclear safety, security and radiation protection, as well as to complement the achievement of Horizon Europe’s objectives inter alia in the context of the energy transition.

The proposed Programme, while separate, retains most of its predecessor’s features, including its key research activities. The Programme’s financial envelope had already been set at EUR 598 million (current prices) when the MFF was adopted. The proposal sets out the budget for direct and indirect actions, the general and specific objectives, and describes the support instruments.

The proposal defines the budget for direct and indirect actions, sets general and specific objectives, and describes the support instruments.