Industries fear ‘catastrophic’ cuts to EU research budget

EurActiv wrote that European industries are unanimous in saying that future growth prospects lie in research and innovation. They have thrown their weight behind the European Commission and European Parliament to secure the proposed €80bn 'Horizon 2020' research programme which was under fire in 2013 as cash-strapped national governments sought cutbacks to the EU budget.

Article forms part of a EurActiv Special Report 'Europe's Industry: Halting the Decline'.

ESO: Background information: Horizon 2020 http://www.europeansources.info/record/horizon-2020/

ESO: Background information: Website: Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 http://www.europeansources.info/record/multiannual-financial-framework-2014-2020/

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