MEMO/01/331
Brussels, 17 October 2001
Modification in the budget breakdown for the
Research Framework Programme (2002-2006) as
proposed by the European Commission. Amended
proposal for the budget for the heading “Anticipating
the EU’s scientific and technological needs”
An amended proposal has been presented for a council decision concerning the
Research Framework Programme 2002-2006. More specifically, a modified
proposal was made for the specific programme “Integrating and strengthening the
European Research Area”. In this amended proposal the initial budget for the
flexible part of this programme, namely “Anticipating the EU’s scientific and
technological needs” has been changed: the original budget was € 2 345 billion
(including € 715 million for the Joint Research Centre). In the modified proposal the
amount for the Joint Research Centre has been shifted to another programme.
Moreover, € 450 million were allocated to specific activities for SMEs and another €
300 million to international cooperation activities, which left € 880 million
unallocated. This amount has now been divided up into two equal portions of € 440
million. One half will be reserved for research activities to be identified during the
course of implementation of the specific programme in order to equip the
Commission with a means to anticipate and respond quickly to emerging needs
and new scientific and technological developments. The other half has been
allocated to the areas set out in the table below (“initial priorities”).
Initial priorities
i) Policy-orientated research
 Sustainable management of Europe’s natural
resources
 Providing health, security and opportunity of Europe’s
citizens
 Underpinning the economic potential and cohesion of a
larger and more integrated European Union
ii) Research to explore new and emerging scientific
and technological problems and opportunities
Research activities that are identified during the
course of implementation of the specific programme
TOTAL
Amount (million Euro)
440
340
200
80
60
100
440
880
Keeping the present amended proposal in mind, these are the figures for the
budget allocations for the entire specific programme “Integrating and strengthening
the European Research Area”, including the figures for the heading “Anticipating
the EU’s scientific and technological needs”:
Types of activities
Amount (million Euro)
INTEGRATING RESEARCH
12 055
Priority thematic areas of research
10 425
Genomics and biotechnology for health
2 000
Information Society technologies
3 600
Nanotechnologies, intelligent
production processes
materials,
new 1 300
Aeronautics and space
1 000
Food safety and health risks
600
Sustainable development and global change
Citizens and governance
knowledge-based society
in
the
European
1 700
225
Specific activities covering a wider field of 1 630
research
Anticipating the EU’s scientific and technological 880
needs
Specific research activities for SMEs
Specific international cooperation activities
450
300
STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS OF 450
THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA
Support for the co-ordination of activities
400
Support for the coherent development of policies
50
Total
12 505
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