MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – National institutes of health funding for European researchers following budget cuts – E-001398/2025

Question for written answer  E-001398/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Olivier Chastel (Renew)

The US administration’s budget has been restructured, with a 15 % cap on indirect research costs and consequences for national institutes of health (NIHs), leaving the funding of many ongoing scientific projects under threat.

The United States is the largest funder of biomedical research, with an annual budget of USD 47 billion – 80 % of which is allocated to more than 300 000 researchers all over the world in the form of grants. Some articles identify 121 projects involving Europe-based researchers that received NIH funding in 2024.

• 1.Does the Commission have the exact number of projects carried out by European researchers affected and threatened by the NIH budget cuts?
• 2.Are any joint projects funded by the NIH and Horizon Europe at risk? Does the Commission intend to ensure funding continues for the research interrupted by current events?

Submitted: 7.4.2025