EU research chiefs flag the multiple challenges ahead for Framework Programme 9

Brexit is already unsettling preparations for the 2021-2027 EU research programme.At separate events in Brussels on Wednesday, two top research officials in the European Commission described new timetables for their budget planning that stretch further into the future – and that could, analysts noted, lead to a delay in the scheduled 2021 start of the EU’s big new research and innovation vehicle, Framework Programme 9.