The day after the donors' videoconference initiated by the European Commission (see EUROPE B12479A1) on Tuesday 5 May, the institution announced that it intends to "further step up the mobilisation of funds" as part of its research and innovation programme.
In order to contribute to the global commitment to a Covid-19 vaccine and treatments, the EU is therefore committing €1 billion to research projects through Horizon 2020.
€325 million of this sum has already been mobilised since...