Ministry of Science proposed changes in remunerations from Horizon 2020
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Ministry of Science has prepared proposals of solutions beneficial for researchers concerning remunerations from the EU programme Horizon 2020. Nine EU countries have already expressed their support for changes and signed a letter on this issue addressed to the European Commission.
Horizon 2020 is the largest research and innovation programme in the history of the European Union. Its seven-year budget for 2014-2020 is more than EUR 77 billion. However, salaries of scientists could be financed from these funds only to a limited extent. Existing regulations may lead to a situation in which participation of certain EU countries in Horizon 2020 grants will be too low.
Poland has prepared new proposals of solutions concerning remuneration that could be used in all Horizon 2020 projects. "Currently, the rules of remuneration in Horizon 2020 are calculated on the basis of basic salary, which is primarily a contract of employment. In the mechanism proposed by Poland, modelled on Maria Sklodowska-Curie programme, it will be possible to use a single, high salary rate in all scientific institutions involved in Horizon 2020 projects. The institutions will be able to use their own method of remuneration or rely on the Maria Sklodowska-Curie programme mechanism" - informed the Ministry of Science press office.
"In the place of an unattractive for Polish scientists remuneration system currently applied, we propose to use the scheme from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie programme. New proposals concerning remuneration arrangements could be applied to all Horizon 2020 projects, and would encourage Polish scientists to wider participation in the program. Our ideas do not even require changes to EU rules because the decision on the remuneration would be at the research unit’s discretion" - said Minister of Science and Higher Education Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, quoted in the press release.
Kolarska-Bobińska has already discussed this issue with European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas, who expressed appreciation for the Polish demands. She has also built a coalition of nine EU countries that support the proposed changes. A letter on this matter to Carlos Moedas - in addition to from Poland - has been signed by science ministers from Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Malta.
"I hope that this new broad coalition of nine countries to change the remuneration system in Horizon 2020 will bring results. It will still take many discussions with the European Commission. But the number of countries interested in this change is very large, and the Commission can not ignore this initiative. Especially considering that with the current payroll system, participation of many countries in Horizon may significantly decrease - added Minister Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, quoted in the press release.
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