EU Fact Sheets - Policy for research and technological development - 01-01-2018

EU Fact Sheets - Policy for research and technological development - 01-01-2018 20-03-2018 12:00 AM CET European policy for research and technological development (RTD) has been an important area of European legislation since the first Community Treaties, and was extended in the early 1980s with the establishment of a European framework programme for research. Since 2014, EU research funding has been largely grouped under Horizon 2020, the 8th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation covering the 2014-2020 period, which is aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111