Research at the EU level

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Research at the EU level decision making and
money flow

• Vladimír Šucha
• Comenius University
• Ministry of Education - Coordination of the EU
  Affairs

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Structure of the presentation

• The EU at glance brief intro into the EU
  institutions
• Research within the EU paragraphs
• Why research at the EU level
• Structure of the Framework Programme and decision
  making process
• Other sources at the EU level
• Next Framework Programme

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EU Institutions
The European Commission
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European Commission

• DG RTD/Research
• Research policy, framework programme design and
  implementation
• DG Joint Research Centre
• In house scientific/research based advise for
  policy making
• other DGs like INFSO, TREN, SANCO

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History

• 1957 EURATOM treaty Joint Research Centre set
  up
• 1983 ESPRIT Programme
• 1984 First Framework Programme (1984- 1987),
  followed by 4 successive Framework Programmes
• 1987 European Single Act - science becomes a
  Community policy
• 1993 Treaty on European Union (Maastricht) -
  objective of promoting research activities for
  other EU policies
• 1999 Amsterdam Treaty simplifies produced
• 2004 Constitution for Europe horizontal
  importance of research

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The Community Budget
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Budgets of the EU Framework Programmes
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WHY research in Europe?
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WHY research in Europe?

• Historical aspect
• Support of the EU industry competitiveness
• Applied research, industrial research only
• Currently
• Social cohesion, knowledge economy
• Change in the philosophy of the support
• Basic research is coming on the EU floor

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WHY research in Europe?

• Lisbon process
• Key words
• Target knowledge economy
• Tool science, education and innovation

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Background
GDP for RTD
GDP per capita (Euro)
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Weakness of the European Reseach
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European research area
Annual Difference 120 billions
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European research area
Fundamental differences between European and US
research 1. European is less intensive 2.
European is less integrated
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• European Research and Innovation Area
• Key words of the ERA
• Increase of intensity of the European Research
• Technology Transfer
• More integration for the European research

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Horizontal priorities

• Synergy and coordination of research activities
• Support for partnerships
• Human potential in research and mobility

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Instruments for the RTD support at the EU level

• The only instrument is
• the Framework Programme
• (legal base)
• Codesion!

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Instruments

• Instruments for the RTD support at the national
  level using the EU money
• Structural funds

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Framework programme

• Currently we have 6th FP
• Next Framework programme is under preparation
• New European budget 2007-2013
• New financial perspective

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The Community Budget
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EU budget 2007-2013
Cohesion 31
Competitiveness 293
Euro
Year
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Framework programme

• The EU Treaty non nuclear
• The Euratom Treaty - nuclear
• Direct Actions
• Indirect Actions most of money

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FP7 2007 - 2013
Specific Programmes
Cooperation Collaborative research
Ideas Frontier Research
People Human Potential
Capacities Research Capacity

JRC (non-nuclear)
JRC (nuclear)
Euratom
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Cooperation Collaborative research

• 9 Thematic Priorities
• Health
• Food, agriculture and biotechnology
• Information and communication technologies
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new
  production technologies
• Energy
• Environment (including climate change)
• Transport (including aeronautics)
• Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
• Security and space
• Euratom Fusion energy research, nuclear
  fission and radiation protection

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Cooperation Collaborative research
Collaborative research (Collaborative projects
Networks of Excellence Coordination/support
actions)
Joint Technology Initiatives
Coordination of non-Community research
programmes (ERA-NET ERA-NET Article 169)
International Cooperation
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Ideas Frontier Research
ERC European Research Council
Commission

• Approval of work programme, as defined by the
  Scientific Council
• Instruction to implement work programme
• Approval of annual implementation report
• Information to programme committee

Scientific Council
Externalised tasks (exec. agency)
Created by Commission decision
Under the responsibility of the Commission
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People Human Potential
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Capacities Research Capacity

• Research Infrastructures
• Research for the benefit of SMEs
• Regions of Knowledge
• Research Potential
• Science in Society
• Activities of International Cooperation

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FP7 budget(EUR billion, 2004 constant prices)
JRC
Euratom
Capacities
Cooperation
People
Ideas
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FP7 2007-2013Cooperation budget
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FP7 Timetable
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Decision making process
Council of the EU
European Parliament
Co-decision
Policyproposal
European Commission
37 Directorate Generals Services

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What is behind?
We need to Take part In the decision making
process We should not wait what will come out
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Decision making process
Council of the EU
European Parliament
Co-decision
Policyproposal
European Commission
37 Directorate Generals Services

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Implementation

• European Commission is body fully responsible for
  implementation of the FP
• The only way how to ensure the interests of the
  MS is via Programme Committees
• Budget
• Calls, key words

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Opportunities for young researchers
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Opportunities

• Individual fellowships Marie Curie
• Members of the consortia
• SSA Specific support actions
• Joint Research Centre
• COST
• INTAS

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The JRC Mission
The JRC provides scientific and technical support
for the conception, development, implementation
and monitoring of EU policies functions as a
referencecentre of science and technologyfor
the EU serves the common interest of the
Member States, while being independent of special
interests, whether private and national."
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Structure of the JRC
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JRC Work Programme 2003-2006
Food, Chemical Products and Health Environment
and Sustainability Nuclear Safety and Security
ST Foresight Reference Materials and
Measurements Public Security and Antifraud
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Thank you for your attention and I hope you are
still alive