Press Release: Commissioner Vassiliou set for UK launch of Horizon 2020

Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, took part in the UK launch of Horizon 2020, the new €80 billion EU research and innovation programme, at the Royal Society in London 31 January 2014.

The Commissioner gave a speech focused on the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and European Institute of Innovation and Technology, which are the part of Horizon 2020 under her responsibility.

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, and David Willetts, the UK Minister for Universities and Science, are also participating in the event. In the evening, Commissioner Vassiliou addressed the European Society at King's College London.

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/14/83: Horizon 2020 – A Programme for Europe, an opportunity for the UK http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-83_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/14/81: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the EIT: a research opportunity for UK http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-81_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/14/84: Investing in education in times of crisis http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-84_en.pdf

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