The European Parliament has responded to the Commission's FP10 proposal - and it is not a minor revision. The ITRE Committee's draft report calls for a €220 billion budget, expert-led governance through new Research Councils, and an ARPA-type European Innovation Council. It also proposes fast track funding instruments that would cut time-to-grant to 30 weeks. The direction is clear: a Horizon Europe shaped by scientific merit, not administrative process.