On 16 June 2004, the European Commission presented its suggestions as regards the future EU research policy in a communication entitled "Science and technology, the key to Europe's future - Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research".
In this interesting document, the Commission proposes, among other measures, to double the annual budget allocated to European research for the duration of the next Framework Programme (FP7), to organise the EU action around 6 major objectives (such as the creation of European centres of excellence and the development of research infrastructures) in order to increase its impact, and to improve the functioning of the future Framework Programme through its revision and simplification in the light of the experience acquired under the precedent Framework Programmes.
Please note that an open consultation will shortly be launched by the Commission in order to give all interested parties the possibility to express their opinion as regards these propositions.
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