T
he budget of €70 billion is a disappointment, but lead MEPs said in the main they are satisfied with the overall package, after they voted through the Horizon 2020 research and development programme for 2014 – 2020.
“The Parliament has driven the programme in a direction that is more flexible, more innovative and more accessible to a greater number of European citizens,” said Christian Ehler MEP, one of the rapporteurs responsible for steering Horizon 2020 through the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE).
