The European Commission has declared 2009 the Year of Creativity and Innovation. At a conference taking place today in Brussels, participants discussed whether and how EU-funded projects could contribute to increasing European innovation.
The discussion is particularly relevent in the context of European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering’s statement, last week, that the Commission intends to increase its budget for research-related projects in 2013-2021.
“I have always been a strong supporter of the 7th EU Research and Technology programme. I can assure you all here today that this programme is here to stay and I would be confident that for the next EU Financial Perspective 2013-2021, the European Union will allocate an even greater proportion of the EU annual budget for research, technology and research programmes,” said the Parliament president.
Mr Pöttering added that innovation would be key to Europe’s recovery from the current financial crisis.
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