Horizon 2020 to be topped up with €200 million - Hoofdinhoud
The European Parliament i gave today its consent to additional €200 million for Horizon 2020, the current EU i research and innovation funding programme, by adopting a compromise on the mid-term review of the EU budget, reached with the EU Member States on 7 March. The final and formal approval of the Council i of the EU is expected in the coming weeks.
The €200 million top-up for Horizon 2020 is part of additional means amounting to €6 billion that will help the EU tackle urgent challenges such as the migration crisis, strengthening security, boosting growth and creating jobs.
Carlos Moedas i, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "This is a very valuable deal that will allow the Commission to direct additional funding into key areas, such as boosting market-creating innovation as well as supporting excellent research, the sharing of big data and bridging the innovation divide between the countries in Europe."
A part of the €200 million Horizon 2020 top-up, €50 million, was already adopted through the 2017 voted budget. The breakdown of the additional funding follows proportionally the Commission's proposal of October 2016:
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-€50 million for the European Research Council (of which €16.7 million were already included in the 2017 budget)
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-€55 million for Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation part of Horizon 2020 (of which €16.7 million were already included in the 2017 budget)
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-€50 million for the European Innovation Council (on the RTD budget line Innovation in SMEs)
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-€45 million for High Performance Computers, under Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies part of Horizon 2020 (of which €16.7 million were already included in the 2017 budget)
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