On October, 1 the Corriere della Sera has published an appeal to the President of the Council signed by a group of highly reputable scientists, including some employees or associates of INFN, to increase the budget for public research by 15 billion euros in next five years. This would be possible using the funds that are expected to be made available by the European Union through the Recovery Fund. The appeal follows a proposal by Ugo Amaldi (who is the first signatory) and a petition already signed by about 10,000 people.