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Europe's Quantum Flagship is actively lobbying for a ring-fenced €3.5B budget within the next Multiannual Financial Framework to ensure quantum funding remains independent of broader digital technology pools. This dedicated governance track aims to secure sustained investment necessary for maintaining European leadership in quantum science and innovation under Horizon Europe 2028.
Europe’s Quantum Flagship seeks dedicated €3.5B quantum budget in next framework.

The European Commission’s public consultation is open, with a deadline of 16 October 2026, to establish a European Quantum Initiative in the next Multiannual Financial Framework. The Quantum Flagship requests a ring-fenced budget for quantum, not pooled or shared with other digital technologies, through a dedicated and independent quantum governance track within the Joint Undertaking architecture.
More than 4,000 European quantum experts, represented by the Quantum Flagship, are urging individuals to respond to a critical public consultation shaping the future of quantum technologies in Europe. The European Commission’s questionnaire, open until October 16, 2026 (midnight Brussels time), will directly influence the upcoming Single Basic Act regulation and the allocation of funding for…
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