SPECIAL REPORT / EU ministers with research portfolios have agreed new funding procedures for SMEs so that they can more easily access funds from the EU’s next framework programme for research – called Horizon 2020 – but the exact sums remain in doubt.
Ministers agreed on 11 October to an incentive mechanism within the Horizon programme, with its proposed €80 billion budget, designed to encourage the participation of small and medium enterprises.
This will see a proportion of the Horizon budget set aside for SMEs within a special legal instrument, designed to target businesses with a potential to grow rapidly and expend internationally.
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