SEVENTH FRAMEWORK
June 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has started detailed work on proposals for a Seventh Framework Programme of research grants, which could command twice as much money as the existing (sixth) programme to Euro 40 billion and would include space and technology budgets for the first time. The money would be spent from January 2007 to December 2010.Brussels officials say that a draft paper will be released probably after November 1, with formal proposals coming early next year. The European Parliament and European Union (EU) Council of Ministers would then have ...
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