The following is a brief summary of the public consultation documents and processes of the last few months: it helps understand the Commission's guidelines and the contributions of other stakeholders (Parliament, Council, Member States, R & I actors , etc.).

Commission's documents are:

• Horizon 2020 interim evaluation: maximizing the impact of EU R & I (January 2018): the Commission communication that officially closed the mid-term evaluation process of the current framework program.
• A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its post-2020 (February 2018): the communication outlining scenarios and financial effects for the post-2020 Multi-annual Financial Framework.

High Level Group's Reports are:

• LAB - FAB - APP: Investing in the European future we want (July 2017): the final report of the High Level Group chaired by Pascal Lamy, on how to maximize the impact of European R & I programs.
• Europe is back: accelerating breakthrough innovation (January 2018): the final recommendations of the High Level Group of innovators on the creation of the European Innovation Council. - Mission-Oriented Research & Innovation in the European Union
• A problem-solving approach to fuel innovation-led growth (February 2018): Mariana Mazzucato's report on the mission-oriented approach to R & I policies.
• The Beyond the Horizon foresight study: foresight in support of the future EU Research and Innovation Policy (BOHEMIA), commissioned by the Commission to support its proposals on the post-2020 Framework Program.

Guidelines of Parliament and Council:

• The European Parliament resolution (June 2017) on the evaluation of the implementation of Horizon 2020 with a view to its mid-term evaluation and the proposal for the 9th Framework Program
• From the Interim Evaluation of Horizon 2020 towards the ninth Framework Program (December 2017): the EU Council conclusions document (Competitiveness configuration).
• Preparing the Parliament's position on the post-2020 MFF (March 2018): the preliminary resolution of the European Parliament on the post-2020 Multi-annual Financial Framework.
• The position papers of the EU member states and the states associated to Horizon 2020

The positions of the stakeholders

• The results of the mid-term evaluation of Horizon 2020 (May 2017): the key findings and the full working document produced by the Commission services.
• The responses to the Commission's six public consultations on the funds in the next Multiannual Financial Framework. These include consultation on the investment, research and innovation, SMEs and the single market (results not available yet).
• The position documents of the R & I stakeholders.

Horizon Europe Timeline: Next steps

•      May - June 2018 - The Commission presented the formal proposal for the next Framework Program (FP9).
•      From July 2018 - The Council and Parliament negotiate and subsequently approve the ninth Framework Program.
•      January 2021 - Start of the ninth Framework Program.

Legal texts, factsheets and video

• Legal texts and factsheets for Horizon Europe
• Factsheet about research and innovation in the new EU budget (French and German versions also available)
• Video explaining the aims of Horizon Europe