Annual report on research and technological development activities of the European Union and monitoring of Horizon 2020 in 2018

Summary:

Report presented on 3 July 2019 by the European Commission on the EU’s RTD activities and the dissemination of results, providing a concise, nonexhaustive overview of key measures taken in 2018.

Further information:

This annual report on the EU’s research and technological development activities and the dissemination of results provides a concise, nonexhaustive overview of key measures taken in 2018.

The Communication on A renewed European agenda for research and innovation – Europe’s chance to shape its future placed research and innovation (R&I) at the heart of agenda for jobs, growth, fairness and democratic change, and of preparations for the future of the European Union (EU). In 2018, the economy continued to expand for the fifth year in a row. By November, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) had supported projects in all Member States for a total investment value of €360 billion, of which two thirds are from private resources. Horizon 2020 contributed directly to these positive developments, creating around 592,000 new jobs between 2014 and 2018.