EUROPE: Massive changes in scale and direction of EU research funding proposed
November 1st, 2011
BY PETER DA COSTA
The European Commission has proposed a historic adjustment to its research and innovation policies by plunging whole-heartedly into pro-business mode for the European Union's (EU) 2014-2020 research and development activities. Under the so-called Horizon 2020 programme announced this week, Brussels has set out budgets totalling Euro 80 billion to push forward the EU's scientific and research strategies against the background of a difficult and dramatically changing economic environment.
The sums dwarf anything the EU has spent on research ...
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