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I am convinced that compromising ERC budgets will be disastrous for the future of Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter is a response to the European Council\u2019s request for a budget of \u20ac86bn \u2013 much lower than the \u20ac94bn proposed by the European Commission, as this lower figure is seen as an amount which would significantly constrain the ERC\u2019s activities. Indeed, if the European Council\u2019s figure is awarded, it would mean no increase in research funding from the last MMF to the next, something which has not been experienced before.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Dag Rune Olsen, Rector at the University of Bergen, Norway, said: \u201cIf we fail to strengthen the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/an-innovators-guide-to-european-funding-programmes\/5588\/\">European framework programme<\/a>, Europe\u2019s share of the global production of knowledge will diminish \u2013 there&#8217;s no doubt about that. 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