Press release: EU research funding boosts scientific excellence and competitiveness, report finds

Some of the main findings of the evaluation of European Union's 7th Framework Programme (FP7), the EU research funding programme for 2007-2013, published on 19 January 2016 by the European Commission.

The ex-post evaluation of FP7 was conducted by an independent group of high-level experts which analysed the economic and societal impact of the programme. The Commission also drew recommendations to be integrated into Horizon 2020, the current EU research and innovation funding programme.

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/16/146, 25.01.2016: Commission presents its evaluation of the 7th Framework Programme for Research http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-146_en.htm

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