Structural Funds

Member states spent only one third of €65.7B available for R&I in EU structural funds

29 Apr 2021

News

EU structural funds to prop up ageing research fleet in Spain

The EU is to fund the construction of a new research vessel for the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, as Europe’s fleet of oceanic research ships is rapidly ageing

03 Feb 2020

R&D Policy

US company wins €42M contract for gamma beam at EU-funded ELI laser facility in Romania

After saying European consortium had failed to deliver, ELI has looked elsewhere. The contract is a sign of strengthening scientific cooperation between Romania and the US

05 Nov 2019

R&D Policy

Legal row over €300M laser research facility in Bucharest could mean it loses out on EU funds, warns EU commissioner

Litigation has delayed full implementation of the largest research infrastructure in central and eastern Europe

11 Dec 2018

News

EU to permit broader collaborations with regional development funds

For Structural Funds, official tells Science|Business conference, EU will make it easier to work across regions and with Horizon Europe

27 Jun 2018

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Smart specialisation strategy is far more complex than originally described, say innovators

Regional innovation specialists, gathered for the first stocktake since the EU’s new policy got off the ground, criticised bureaucracy and unfavourable reimbursement rules. Many researchers and SMEs remain to be convinced about the scheme

11 Jun 2015

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Commission to simplify access to European Structural and Investment Funds

I don’t want to hear again that an SME is not interested in EU support because there is too much red tape, Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu says, promising reform

10 Jun 2015

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Bridging the gaps towards excellence in Horizon 2020

More needs to be done to promote synergies between Europe’s various funding programmes, say MEPs

11 Jul 2012

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Parliament in push to open up Horizon 2020

Key MEPs are calling for specific measures to widen the horizon of the EU’s flagship research programme and ensure there is more participation from member states with less-developed R&D systems

31 May 2012

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Structural Funds

Member states spent only one third of €65.7B available for R&I in EU structural funds

EU structural funds to prop up ageing research fleet in Spain

US company wins €42M contract for gamma beam at EU-funded ELI laser facility in Romania

Legal row over €300M laser research facility in Bucharest could mean it loses out on EU funds, warns EU commissioner

EU to permit broader collaborations with regional development funds

Smart specialisation strategy is far more complex than originally described, say innovators

Commission to simplify access to European Structural and Investment Funds

Bridging the gaps towards excellence in Horizon 2020

Parliament in push to open up Horizon 2020

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