EU research priorities to be revealed, renamed

On 10 June 2011 the outcome of a consultation on future EU research and innovation funding wass discussed at EU conference in Brussels.

EurActiv reported that Climate change, energy, health and SMEs would form the centre of European Commission proposals for research funding within the new Common Strategic Framework (CSF) to replace the Framework Programmes and other strands of R&D funding.

European Commission: DG Research and Innovation: Green Paper on a Common Strategic Framework for future EU Research and Innovation Funding, February 2011 http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri/index_en.cfm

EUObserver, 10.6.11: Barnier: Europeanise research funding, like agriculture http://euobserver.com/9/32476

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