First Debates on Horizon 2020 at the EP
On January 23rd the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee had its first exchange of views of the year with the European Commission on Horizon 2020.
The Committee, which is now under the chair of conservative Italian MEP Amalia Sartori, expressed its critical views on the “oversimplification “ - as a consequence of the unique funding model proposed by the Commission - and on the insufficient increase of the programme’s budget. Another key question raised included the need to focus the future programme in tackling societal challenges effectively, by funding only a limited number of value-added activities within each challenge.
The ITRE Committee has also received the Danish Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education, Morten Østergaard, who explained the Presidency’s objective to achieve a general partial agreement on Horizon 2020’s governance by May whereas the Rules for Participation will be left for the second half of 2012.
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