General: Research Council, Brussels, 16.2.98

General:
Research Council, Brussels, 16.2.98. The Council reached a political agreement on a Common Position concerning the Fifth Framework Programme. The proposal now goes to the European Parliament for a second reading. The maximum overall amount of the Programme is set at € 14,000m.

In addition, the Commission presented proposals on the rules concerning participation of organisations in the Fifth Framework Programme and the dissemination strategy.
Source: Press Release (Council of Ministers), PRES/98/26 (16.2.98);Official Journal C40, 7.2.98, p14/COM (97)587 final/2 (7.1.98)