Europe: R and D cuts “could have been worse
February 13th, 2013
After all the scare stories of recent months, the budget settlement for the EU’s research and innovationpolicy Horizon 2020 for the years 2014-2020 could well have been a great deal worse. Huge cuts had beenexpected at the hands of the austerity-minded EU heads of state and government but the deal which emerged lastFriday (February 8th) was by no means all black. “It’s about 14% below our proposal which means that around700 000 people will miss out on an experience abroad under the Erasmus for All programme in 2014-2020 compared with the Commission's ...
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