Commission staff working document -accompanying the Report from the Commission annual report on research and technological development activities of the European Union in 2007 [COM(2008) 519 final]
Date: 2008-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU programme, activity report, applied research, innovation, research and development, research policy, technological change

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 18.8.2008 
SEC(2008) 2380 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 

Accompanying the 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 

Annual Report on research and technological development activities of the 
European Union in 2007 

[COM(2008) 519 final] 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

European support to research: Activities and results in 2007 ...................................... 5 

Major policy developments in the European Research Area (ERA) ........................... 5 

FP7 - Indirect support actions .................................................................................... 10 

1.2.1.  Cooperation ................................................................................................................ 11 

1.2.1.1.  Health ......................................................................................................................... 11 

1.2.1.2.  Food, agriculture and Fisheries, and biotechnology .................................................. 12 

1.2.1.3.  Information and communication technologies........................................................... 13 

1.2.1.4.  Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies ......... 14 

1.2.1.5.  Energy ........................................................................................................................ 16 

1.2.1.6.  Environment (Including climate change)................................................................... 17 

1.2.1.7.  Transport (Including aeronautics) .............................................................................. 18 

1.2.1.8.  Socio-economic sciences and the humanities ............................................................ 19 

1.2.1.9.  Space .......................................................................................................................... 21 

1.2.1.10. Security ...................................................................................................................... 21 

1.2.1.11. Risk-sharing finance facility (EIB) – capacity building ............................................ 22 

1.2.1.12. General Activities : Dissemination, knowledge transfer and broader engagement – 

The CORDIS services ................................................................................................ 23 

1.2.2. 

Ideas ........................................................................................................................... 24 

1.2.3.  People......................................................................................................................... 25 

1.2.3.1.  Marie Curie Actions................................................................................................... 25 

1.2.3.2.  Support to the EU strategy to promoting researcher's mobility and career 

development ............................................................................................................... 26 

1.2.4.  Capacities ................................................................................................................... 26 

1.2.4.1.  Research Infrastructures............................................................................................. 26 

1.2.4.2.  Research for the benefit of SMEs .............................................................................. 28 

1.2.4.3.  Regions of knowledge................................................................................................ 29 

1.2.4.4.  Research potential ...................................................................................................... 30 

1.2.4.5.  Science in society....................................................................................................... 31 

1.2.4.6.  Activities of international cooperation....................................................................... 32 

1.2.4.7.  Risk-sharing finance facility (EIB) – Capacity building............................................ 33 

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1.2.4.8.  Coherent development of research policies ............................................................... 33 

1.3. 

1.4. 

1.5. 

1.6. 

2. 

2.1. 

2.2. 

FP7 - Direct actions by the Joint Research Centre..................................................... 35 

Research and training actions under the Euratom Treaty .......................................... 37 

Completion of previous framework programmes and other activities....................... 39 

Research programme of the research fund for coal and steel .................................... 41 

Developments in Member States and application of the open method of coordination
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The open method of coordination in support of reaching the Barcelona objectives.. 42 

Trends in public and private research investment...................................................... 43 

2.2.1.  Progress towards the 3% objective ............................................................................ 43 

2.2.2.  National R&D intensity targets.................................................................................. 45 

2.2.3.  Trends in public funding ............................................................................................ 46 

2.2.4.  Trends in private funding ........................................................................................... 48 

2.2.5.  To sum up................................................................................................................... 50 

2.3. 

Trends in research policies......................................................................................... 51 

2.3.1.  R&D policy priorities in the Member States.............................................................. 51 

2.3.2.  Stimulating private R&D expenditure: subsidies versus tax incentives .................... 54 

2.3.3.  The ERA dimension in national R&D policies.......................................................... 56 

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4.1. 

4.2. 

4.3. 

4.4. 

4.5. 

5. 

5.1. 

5.2. 

5.3. 

International Cooperation Agreements ...................................................................... 56 

Consultation and Monitoring Procedures................................................................... 58 

Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) .......................................... 58 

Programme Committees............................................................................................. 59 

External Advisory Groups.......................................................................................... 60 

European Research Advisory Board (ERAB)............................................................ 60 

Monitoring and evaluation ......................................................................................... 61 

Statistical tables on the implementation of the 6th and 7th framework programmes .. 62 

Implementation data of the 7th Framework Programme during 2007....................... 62 

Implementation of the 6th Framework programme during 2007............................... 63 

List of tables in the statistical annex .......................................................................... 65 

5.3.1. 

Implementation data of the 7th Framework Programme during 2007........................ 65 

5.3.2. 

Implementation of the 6th Framework Programme during 2007.............................. 101 

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1. 

EUROPEAN SUPPORT TO RESEARCH: ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS IN 2007 

1.1.  Major policy developments in the European Research Area (ERA) 

The new ERA impetus 

Since the adoption of the Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs, the EU has committed itself to 
realise  a  fully  open  and  competitive  ERA.  In  2007,  policy  strategy  largely  concentrated  on 
giving  renewed  impetus  to  the  realisation  of  ERA.  Advancing  towards  research  excellence, 
raising  the  efficiency  and  effectiveness  of  the  European  research  system,  increasing  the 
openness  and  attractiveness  of  ERA,  as  well  as  developing  a  strategic  partnership  with 
Member  States  on  international  science  and  technology  (S&T)  cooperation  and  a  closer 
research relationship with neighbouring countries, encapsulate the medium to long term aims 
of EU research policy. 

In  this  regard,  one  of  the  main  policy  initiatives  in  2007  was  the  publication  of  the  Green 
Paper  "The  European  Research  Area:  New  Perspectives"1  which  aimed  at  giving  a  strong 
impetus  to  R&D  policy  development.  It  launched  a  broad  institutional  and  public  debate  at 
EU and broader level on possible actions to accelerate the realisation of an open, competitive 
and  attractive  European  Research  Area.  The  political  dialogue  involved  the  Council  of 
Ministers, the European Parliament and European consultative bodies and important groups of 
stakeholders in the Member States as well as representative bodies at EU level. The response 
to  the  public  consultation  included  by  31  December  2007,  685  replies  to  an  on-line 
questionnaire and 145 free-format contributions (position papers, opinions, etc.) from national 
authorities,  mostly  from  Ministries  in  charge  of  research,  universities,  research  institutions, 
businesses and organisations. The consultation and public debate provided strong support for 
the development of policy initiatives for all key dimensions of ERA highlighted in the Green 
Paper.  Stakeholders  opted  for  flexible  and  adaptable,  bottom-up  cooperation  schemes, 
networking, voluntary frameworks, best practices and guidelines and expressed little demand 
for binding  European legislative action. The overall results were fully taken into  account in 
the design and the preparation of five key ERA policy initiatives planned in 2008: a European 
partnership for researchers, a legal framework for pan-European research infrastructures, the 
management  of  IPR  in  public  research  organisations,  steps  towards  joint  programming  of 
research  in  priority  areas  and  a  strategic  policy  framework  for  international  science  and 
technology cooperation. 

“Realising  a  single  labour  market  for  researchers”  has  been  suggested  by  nearly  all 
respondents as the area where action at the EU level is most expected. In 2007, actions taken 
under the EU strategy for mobility and career development of researchers have been actively 
pursued,  as  shown  in  the  implementation  report  of  20072.  In  particular,  progress  has  been 
achieved  in  the  implementation  of  the  Directive  and  two  Recommendations  (the  "Visa 
package")3  to  facilitate  the  entry  of  third  country  researchers  into  the  EU:  in  2007,  15 
countries have officially finalised the transposition of the directive. The European Charter for 
Researchers and the Code of Conduct for their recruitment4 have been signed by nearly 700 
institutions from 23 countries. In addition, the ERA-Link initiative to network the European 

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researchers'  communities  outside  Europe,  has  developed  considerably  in  the  US  since  its 
launch  in  2006,  with  membership  reaching  3000  and  steadily  growing,  while  preparatory 
work  was  made  in  2007  for  the  start  of  a  similar  network  in  Japan.  The  Steering  Group 
Human  Resources  and  Mobility  is  progressively  developing  its  activities  of  mutual 
information,  coordination  and  exchange  of  good  practices,  putting  into  practice  an  Open 
Method of Coordination process in this field. In parallel, a dedicated expert group was set up 
to  identify  the  topics  to  deal  with  progress  towards  a  seamless  "brain  circulation"  within 
Europe  and  with  third  partner  countries,  as  well  as  to  increase  the  attractiveness  of  the 
profession  of  researcher.  Progress  in  this  area  will  allow  the  Commission  to  propose  a 
partnership at EU level, that should make rapid, measurable progress to systematically open 
recruitment, meet the social security and supplementary pension needs of mobile researchers, 
provide attractive employment and working conditions, and enhance the training and skills of 
researchers. 

In  the  context  of  the  renewed  Lisbon  Strategy,  the  European  Strategic  Energy  Technology 
Plan  (SET-Plan)  was  also  adopted  by  the  Commission  on  22  November  2007.  It  forms  an 
integral part of the Energy and Climate Change policy package that the Commission has been 
putting  in  place  in  2007  and  2008.  By  pulling  together  public  and  private  research 
organisations and efforts, it is a major step towards an effective research area in the domain of 
energy in Europe. 

To implement the Lisbon Strategy and to make it more effective, the Commission has taken 
action  at  all  levels:  in  the  private  and  public  sectors,  at  international,  European,  national, 
regional and  local levels. In addition, actions have been  taken  to reinforce  coordination and 
synergies between research, innovation and cohesion policies. 

FP7: an important role in European research 

First year of FP7 implementation 

In  this  context,  the  FP7  (2007-2013)  with  a  total  budget  of  over  €50  billion  (Euratom  FP7 
€2.7 billion for 5 years) represents a key tool to respond to Europe's needs in terms of jobs 
and competitiveness, and to maintain leadership in the global knowledge economy. 

The FP7 represents a substantial increase compared with the previous Framework Programme 
FP6 (63% at 2007 prices), and reflects the high priority of research at EU level as well as aims 
at providing a leverage effect on national and private funding.  

Three major events organized by DG RTD marked the launch of FP7 during 2007: 

–  A 'multiplier event' on 7-8 February in Brussels which attracted over 700 representatives 

from the FP7 National Contacts Points and information relays; 

–  "Today  is  the  Future"  on  7  March,  which  was  the  "flagship"  event  in  terms  of  political 
visibility  and  media  coverage.  It  was  attended  by  President  Barroso,  Commissioners 
Potočnik  and  Reding,  the  European  Parliament  ITRE  Chairman  Mrs  Niebler,  His  Royal 
Highness  Prince  Philippe  of  Belgium,  and  approximately  500  high  level  participants 
including 12 ministers, deputy ministers and 120 journalists; 

–  The  first  'European  forum  on  science  journalism',  which  took  place  on  3-4  December  in 
Barcelona  with  200 
journalists,  scientists  and  communication 
professionals.  This  event  addressed  the  challenges  in  reporting  on  science,  the  impact  of 

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new  technologies  on  the  profession  and  the  importance  of  linking  science  to  society  and 
everyday life. 

2007  was  the  first  year  of  the  implementation  of  FP7.  More  than  23.000  proposals  were 
submitted  in  response  to  54  calls,  with  a  high  number  of  applicants  (110.101).  The  various 
documents  needed  for  the  researchers  to  participate  in  FP7,  including  work  programmes  of 
the specific programmes, rules for submission of proposals, guides for applicants, guides for 
beneficiaries, guidelines for the use of lump sums, and guides on intellectual property, were 
available  on  time  and  were  simpler  than  the  previous  ones.  The  concerns  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  some  FP  participants  that  the  process  needed  to  be  simplified  was 
addressed via the Unique Registration Facility, less constraining reporting, the creation of a 
Guarantee  Fund  for  participants  replacing  collective  responsibility,  and  harmonised  rules 
concerning financial viability. 

These calls and the related documents were published online on the CORDIS website, which 
contains all information on funding opportunities offered by the FP75. 

The FP7 Agencies 

As foreseen in the FP7, an executive agency with the objective of handling the management 
of the full project life cycle for some parts (Marie Curie, SME actions, Security and Space) of 
the Framework Programme and to provide logistical support to the whole of the Framework 
Programme  has  been  created.  The  legal  act  establishing  the  Research  Executive  Agency, 
Commission  Decision  (2008/46/EC),  was  adopted  on  14  December,  following  unanimous 
approval of the plans by both the Regulatory Committee on Executive Agencies (representing 
the Council) and by the European Parliament.  

During 2007, the evaluation facility, related IT systems and the one-stop helpdesk have been 
put into operation. The centralised repository for participant data, which will enable legal and 
financial  capacity  checking,  is  under  development  and  should  be  fully  available  mid-2008. 
Furthermore, the delegation decision and the decision establishing the Steering Committee are 
in advanced state of preparation and are expected to be adopted in the first trimester of 2008. 

The European Research Council was also established on 2 February 2007 by a Commission 
Decision (2007/134/CE). Its main aim is to stimulate scientific excellence by supporting and 
encouraging  the  very  best  scientists  to  take  risks  in  their  research  activities.  The  ERC 
approach  allows  researchers  to  identify  new  opportunities  and  directions  in  any  field  of 
research  and  ensures  that  funds  are  channelled  into  new  and  promising  sectors  of  research 
with a greater degree of flexibility.  

The  first  year  of  its  formal  operation  was  characterised  by  the  creation  of  management  and 
organisational structures as well as the organisation of the first call of proposals, the "Starting 
Grants",  designed  to  support  researchers  in  the  early  stage  of  their  careers.  The  ERC 
successfully launched the call and received a huge number of proposals in all thematic areas.  

ITER 

According to Council Decision of 27 March 20076, the ITER and the Development of Fusion 
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The  ITER  Joint  Undertaking  was  not  yet  operational  during  2007,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that the Work Programme and the budget were adopted by its Governing Board on 28 June 
2007. Since that date, the Commission is acting on behalf of it, upon request of the Governing 
Board.  

The Commission continues to carry out preparatory and the most urgent operational activities 
of the Joint Undertaking, according to Commission internal legal and financial rules, whereas 
the Director of Directorate for Energy (Euratom) is empowered as Sub-delegated Authorising 
Officer. 

European Technology Platforms 

34 European Technology Platforms (ETPs) have been active in 2007, spanning a wide range 
of technologies which are key to Europe's growth and competitiveness.  

Most  of  them  have  focused  their  efforts  on  implementing  their  strategic  research  agendas, 
including  cooperation  with  European,  national  and  regional  research  programmes.  Some  of 
them  have  also  taken  steps  to  formalise  their  structure  further,  becoming  associations  under 
Belgian law and establishing membership fees. The Commission has contributed to focusing 
efforts on implementation by organising two seminars for ETP leaders in order to discuss the 
evolution  of  ETPs,  their  progress  on  implementing  research  agendas  and  their  success  in 
mobilising  necessary  funding.  An  evaluation  study  on  the  impact  of  ETPs  was  launched  in 
autumn to assess the role and influence of ETPs on policy making in the EU. The objective is 
to map perceptions and trends regarding the role of ETPs, their impact on policies and their 
potential to generate critical mass. This might contribute to refining the future Commission's 
strategy for dialogue with Technology Platforms. 

Joint Technology Initiatives 

In order to tackle some of the major challenges Europe is facing, Joint Technology Initiatives 
(JTIs) have been created and present a major innovation in FP7. The JTIs are private-public 
partnerships  in  industrial  research  at  European  level  and  will  play  an  important  role  in 
creating synergies between public and private sectors. They take the form of legal entities set 
up under Article 171 of the Treaty. 

The first four proposals were presented to the European Parliament and the Council in the first 
half  of  2007,  and  were  finally  adopted  by  the  Council  in  December  2007.  These  are 
Innovative Medicines (supporting the development of new knowledge, tools and methods for 
quicker,  better  and  safer  development  of  new  medicines,  and  Europe's  competitiveness  in 
biomedical innovation), 'Clean Sky' (seeking to increase the competitiveness of the European 
aeronautics industry while reducing the environmental burden of air transport, by diminishing 
emissions and noise), ARTEMIS (addressing the invisible embedded systems that run today 
all  machines  from  cars,  planes  and  phones,  from  energy  networks  and  factories  to  washing 
machines  and  televisions)  and  ENIAC  (targeting  the  very  high  level  of  miniaturisation 
required for the next generations of nanoelectronics components). 

In 2007, the Commission also adopted the proposal for a Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JTI. This 
JTI will be a public-private partnership with industry playing the leading role. 

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Coordination of national programmes and intergovernmental initiatives 

Following  its  roadmap  published  in  November  2006,  the  Commission  identified  two 
initiatives  well  advanced  to  be  proposed  under  Article  169  in  2007;  the  Joint  Research 
Programme  on  "Ambient  Assisted  Living"  (AAL)  and  the  Joint  Research  Programme  for 
research performing SMEs and their partners (EUROSTARs).  

AAL  aims  at  extending  the  time  older  people  can  live  in  their  home  environment  by 
increasing their autonomy and assisting them in carrying out activities of daily living, by the 
use of intelligent products and the provision of remote services including care services. The 
co-decision procedure, which is required by Article 169, started in June with the adoption of 
the Commission European Action Plan for "Ageing Well in the Information Society", and it 
should end before Summer 2008.  

The  EUROSTARs  Joint  Programme  is  an  initiative  of  30  EUREKA  countries  and  the 
European  Commission  addressing  research  and  development  performing  SMEs.  It  will 
provide  financial  support  to  research  projects  initiated  and  led  by  R&D  performing  SMEs. 
The Commission adopted its proposal in September, and it was successfully taken on board 
by the two legislative arms, the European Parliament and the Council. The procedure should 
finalize by June 2008. 

Concerning 
the European  and  Developing  Countries'  Clinical  Trials  Partnership 
(EDCTP), which  was  established  in  2003  under  Article  169  to  accelerate  the  fight  against 
HIV/AIDS,  malaria  and  tuberculosis  in  developing  countries,  a  panel  of  high-level  experts 
published its independent review report on the programme in July 2007. Although positive, it 
recommended  some  adjustments  -  many  of  which  were  implemented  in  2007  -  and  the 
preparation of a follow-up through 2010-2015.  

In  the  context  of  the  coordination  of  national  research  programmes,  there  are  70  on-going 
ERA-NETs  launched  under  FP6.  Following  the  1st  call  for  ERA-NET  in  FP7,  contract 
negotiations  started  for  10  new  ERA-NET  actions.  Further,  the  first  three  ERA-NET  Plus 
actions were selected in the fields of Nanosciences, Metrology and the Baltic Sea. 

Special  attention  was  paid  to  strengthening  the  relations  between  the  Commission  and 
intergovernmental  initiatives  such  as  COST,  EUREKA  and  EIROforum7.  Relations  with 
EUREKA  were  reinforced  through  the  development  of  the  two  Joint  Technology  Initiatives 
(JTI) in the field of ICT (ARTEMIS, ENIAC), and the EUROSTARS joint programme on the 
basis of Art. 169. Frequent meetings were held with EIROforum and its members to promote 
closer cooperation. Also, regular exchanges took place with ESF and EuroHORCs to explore 
possible  cooperation  activities  in  the  context  of  ERA.  Further,  contacts  were  taken  with 
stakeholders  on  ways  to  better  integrate  non-university  Research  Performing  Organisations 
(RPOs) in ERA. 

In May a final review of COST in FP6 was finalised, concluding that COST is well managed 
but recommended that its governance should be looked into. As foreseen in the Cooperation 
specific  programme,  a  grant  agreement  with  ESF  was  signed  in  July  2007,  providing  the 
funding for COST in FP7. 

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Development Agreement (EFDA), European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), European Space 
Agency  (ESA),  European  Southern  Observatory  (ESO),  European  Synchrotron  Radiation  Facility 
(ESRF), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL).  

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The Joint Research Centre (JRC) 

Within  the  scope  of  ERA  and  in  order  to  avoid  duplication  and  to  create  a  truly  effective 
European  research  area,  researchers  need  to  be  informed  about  the  research  systems  and 
policies of all EU Member States, and in the wider Europe. To this end the "ERAWATCH" 
service was inaugurated, a web-based platform providing such a service and ran jointly by the 
JRC and DG RTD. It is maintained in collaboration with CORDIS8 and a network of national 
experts. 
The  JRC,  while  a  small  player  in  the  ERA  context,  has  been  addressing  key  Scientific  and 
Technical responses to the wider challenges facing Europe with contributions in the field of 
energy and climate change such as the European Strategic Energy Technology plan as well as 
the Communication "Limiting Global Climate Change to 2 degrees Celsius: the way ahead for 
2002 and beyond". These are important contributions in the context of the nascent European 
Energy Policy. 

International cooperation 

Concerning  the  international  dimension  of  ERA,  S&T  cooperation  agreements  are  an 
important  element  in  increasing  the  openness  and  attractiveness  of  the  ERA.  There  are 
currently  16  active  S&T  cooperation  agreements  with  third  partner  countries.  These 
agreements are a suitable platform for improving and coordinating the research cooperation. 
Developments in 2007 were the adoption of negotiation directives for an agreement with New 
Zealand  and  the  renewal  of  the  S&T  cooperation  agreement  with  India.  The  conclusion  of 
association  instruments  facilitates  the  integration  process  of  European  partners  as  well  as 
candidate  and  potential  candidate  countries  into  the  ERA.  In  2007,  FP7  EC  association 
instruments  were  signed  with  Turkey,  Croatia,  FYROM,  Serbia,  Switzerland,  Iceland, 
Liechtenstein, Norway, Israel and Albania. 

Cooperation between the research and the cohesion policies 

As regards the increased cooperation between the research policy and the cohesion policy, the 
Directorate  General  (DG)  for  Research,  in  collaboration  with  DGs  Employment,  Enterprise 
and  Industry,  and  Regional  Policy,  presented  the  Communication  "Competitive  European 
Regions 
through  Research  and  Innovation"  which  was  adopted  on  August.  The 
Communication  noted  that  the  "synergies  of  design"  between  the  three  funding  instruments 
(the Structural Funds, the FP7 and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme) need to 
be  translated  into  "synergies  of  action"  by  national  and  regional  authorities,  as  well  as 
regional  actors, 
instruments.  The 
Communication took stock of the current situation and called on Member States and regions 
to  make  more  effective  use  of  the  EU  research,  innovation  and  cohesion  policies  and 
instruments that are in place. 

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FP7 - Indirect support actions 

With  regard  to  ethics  in  European  and  international  research,  research  activities  in  FP7 
continue  to  comply  with  a  strict  ethical  code.  For  this  reason,  the  European  Commission 
carries  out  ethical  reviews  of  proposals  with  an  ethically  sensitive  content,  the  number  of 
which is steadily increasing. In FP7, ethical reviews started in mid-2007 and peaked to 500 by 
the end of the year. Specific actions were also introduced to link the Ethics Review process 

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with  the  activities  of  ethics  committees  in  the  member  states.  In  addition,  a  web  page  on 
ethics for researcher was created on the CORDIS website, and a publication on ethical issues 
in  research  was  published  and  largely  disseminated  throughout  all  MS'  National  Ethics 
Committees and outside the EU. Lastly, a "lessons learnt" exercise was carried out to cover 
the Ethics review activities in 2007. 

1.2.1.  Cooperation 

1.2.1.1.  Health 

According  to  a  2007  Eurobarometer  survey,  Europeans  are  more  interested  in  the  results  of 
medical research than in international news and economic affairs. With €6 billion over 2007-
2013 for health research, one of the main research areas in all countries, the EU contributes to 
improving the health of its citizens. The Health activity  is focused on developing detection, 
diagnosis and  monitoring tools, techniques and methodologies for human health; translating 
research for human health (research into major diseases, from fundamental research to clinical 
implementation) and on optimising the delivery of healthcare to European citizens.  

Health research project funding is the lion's share of the Health research budget. Out of 914 
proposals received following the first FP7 call for research proposals, 152 were retained for 
funding, with an EU contribution of €645 million. Among these, the Commission will provide 
€20 million to an innovative platform on stroke research combining two large projects: one to 
study  the  neurological  aspects  and  brain  damage,  and  the  other  for  the  vascular  aspects, 
including  prevention  and  treatment.  The  Commission  will  also  contribute  to  other  projects 
such as DEVANI aiming at designing a vaccine to immunise neonates against Streptococcus 
infections  through  a  durable  maternal  immune  response.  The  level  of  funding  to  SMEs  has 
increased  from  10%  to  15%,  since  the  first  FP6  Health  call,  reflecting  the  Programme's 
improved appeal to high-tech health EU enterprises, and good prospects for increasing their 
competitiveness. 902  proposals  were  received following the 2nd call, the outcome of which 
will be known in 2008. 

Bilateral  and  regional  dialogue  with  third  countries  for  stimulating  cooperation  were 
established and deepened, which resulted in some €64 million in areas ranging from neglected 
infectious diseases to health services research. Following the first calls, ca. 30 projects will be 
funded, the first ones being on Influenza research in collaboration with Asian Partners. Major 
bilateral  and  regional  workshops  were  organised  to  identify  common  research  topics  with 
China and Russia, to develop cooperation with the Mediterranean countries, and on neglected 
infectious  diseases  (with  WHO)  and  HIV  microbicides.  The  Commission  also  attended  the 
meetings  of  the  Heads  of  International  Health  Research  Organisations  (HIROs),  thereby 
confirming its rank among the world's main health R&D funding agencies.  

In the European and Developing Countries' Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), established 
in 2003 under Art. 169 of the Treaty to accelerate the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and 
tuberculosis  in  developing  countries,  the  Commission  can  participate  in  programmes 
undertaken  by  several  Member  States  (MS),  coordinating  and  jointly  implementing  their 
research  activities.  In  July  2007,  a  panel  of  high-level  experts  published  its  independent 
review  report  on  the  Programme.  Although  positive,  it  recommended  some  adjustments  - 
many of which were implemented in 2007 - and the preparation of a follow-up through 2010-
2015.  In  2007,  co-funding  from  MS  significantly  increased,  reaching  €40  million,  with  a 
pledge  for  an  additional  €20  million.  Moreover,  third  parties  (foundations,  public-private 
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On 20 December 2007, the European Council established the Innovative Medicines Initiative 
Joint Undertaking under Art. 171 of the Treaty. The objective of this partnership between the 
Commission and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations is to 
significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the drug development process with 
the long-term aim that the pharmaceutical sector produces more effective and safer innovative 
medicines.  Its  main  activity  will  be  to  support  research  projects  pooling  resources  from 
various stakeholders (industry, academia, SMEs, regulatory authorities, healthcare providers, 
patient  organisations)  around  four  key  research  priorities:  better  prediction  of  safety, 
efficiency of new medicines, better knowledge management, and strengthened education and 
training.  

1.2.1.2.  Food, agriculture and Fisheries, and biotechnology 

In 2007, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology activities continued to focus on 
the aspects which are of greatest importance for the development of the European Knowledge 
Based  Bio-Economy  (KBBE).  The  activities  reflected  the  rapid  transformation  of  the 
agricultural,  fisheries  and  aquaculture,  food  and  biotechnology  sectors  and  addressed  major 
interlinked  trends  and  challenges  affecting  the  bio-economy  such  as  climate  change  and  its 
necessary mitigation, increased environmental considerations, finding alternatives to fossil oil 
(energy and chemicals), feeding an increasing world population, improving scientific basis of 
fisheries management, knowledge-base of aquaculture species, health and food issues, reform 
of the Common Agricultural Policy, Maritime Policy and rural economy.  

The  development  of  the  ERA  in  the  bio-economy  sector  was  enhanced  through  reinforced 
cooperation  between  Member  States  under  the  KBBE-NET,  in  the  Standing  Committee  on 
Agricultural  Research  and  under  two  new  ERA  Nets  (animal  health;  agriculture  research  in 
the  Mediterranean).  Furthermore,  seven  official  European  Technology  Platforms,  as  well  as 
important 
two  emerging 
mechanisms  for  strategic  discussions  with  the  major  industrial  stakeholders.  Strategic 
international  dialogues  and  networking  took  place  to  increase  the  competitiveness  of  the 
European Bio-economy as well as to address specific problems that developing countries face.  

initiatives  (Aquaculture  and  Animal  Breeding),  provided 

64  projects  from  the  KBBE-1  FP7  call  for  proposals  with  a  total  EU  contribution  of  €194 
million  were  recommended  for  funding,  along  with  two  ERANETs  with  a  total  EU 
contribution  of  €2  million.  All  selected  projects,  of  which  some  are  highlighted  below, 
contribute to the above-mentioned goals of the KBBE.  

New research on sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, 
forest  and  aquatic  environments  will  be  carried  out.  For  example,  the  TriticeaeGenome 
project  will  create  genomic  tools  to  support  efficient  breeding  of  improved  cereal  varieties 
while the ROBUSTMILK project will develop new technologies and genetic tools to measure 
specific  breeding  traits  for  improved  animal  quality  and  robustness.  The  MEFEPO  project 
will evaluate the options for a progressive move towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries 
management in two eco-regions North Sea, North West and south West Atlantic. 

In the field of nutrition and health, the project GMSAFOOD will define biomarkers for post 
market monitoring of short and long-term effects of genetically modified organisms on animal 
and  human  health.  The  FLABEL  project  will  determine  how  food  nutrition  labelling  can 
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As far as biotechnologies are concerned, new eco-efficient non-food bio-based products will 
be developed through the ICON project on vegetable oil qualities for industrial applications 
(e.g.  lubrication).  The  RENEWALL  project  will  provide  new  mechanisms  to  use  plant  cell 
walls for renewable energies.  

A number of important conferences took place in 2007 to promote the KBBE in Europe. In 
particular,  'Perspectives  for  FOOD  2030'  in  April  2007  focused  on  future  research  and 
competitiveness  aspects  of  the  European  food  industry.  'En  Route  to  the  Knowledge-Based 
Bio-economy' and the 3rd European Bio-Perspectives took place in May 2007 where one of 
the highlights was the presentation of the Cologne Paper on the perspectives of biotechnology 
for  the  next  20  years.  The  'Agricultural  Research  for  Development  in  Europe:  towards  a 
shared vision with the partners' conference in June 2007 focused on a medium to long-term 
research  agenda  for  European  agriculture  with  the  need  to  cope  with  increasingly  complex 
and interlinked challenges. The seminar of Marine Sciences and Technologies in FP7 was an 
important  contribution  for  the  process  of  developing  the  "Aberdeen  Declaration"  and  the 
development of a strategy for Marine sciences in the context of ERA. 

1.2.1.3.  Information and communication technologies 

Research  policy  on  Information  and  Communication  Technologies  (ICT)  pursues  an 
integrated  approach  to  building  up  the  Information  Society,  encompassing  both  an  evolving 
regulatory environment, which emphasizes competition and a strong R&D component. Each 
activity feeds the others holistically: EU regulation is developed in the light of cutting-edge 
research, while both research and promotion help create the competitive, inclusive European 
economy  stimulated  by  regulation.  The  objective  of  the  ICT  theme  of  the  cooperation 
programme  under  FP7  (managed  by  DG  INFSO)  is  to  strengthen  Europe’s  scientific  and 
technology base in ICTs, help drive and stimulate innovation through ICT use and ensure that 
ICT  progress  is  rapidly  transformed  into  benefits  for  Europe’s  citizens,  businesses,  industry 
and governments.  

The  first  two  ICT  calls  for  proposals  under  FP7  were  completed  in  2007.  A  total  of  1836 
proposals  were  evaluated  in  Call  1,  of  which  318  were  selected  and  negotiated  for  a  total 
recommended funding of 1.194 M€. For Call 2, a total of 906 proposals were evaluated, of 
which  149  were  proposed  for  selection  in  a  draft  implementation  plan  for  a  total 
recommended funding of 477 M€.  

127  projects  will  contribute  to  making  network  and  service  infrastructures  more  stable  and 
predictable, more scalable, secure and trustworthy. For example, the SENSEI project will play 
an  essential  part  in  transforming  the  existing  Internet,  mobile  networks  and  service 
infrastructures  into  an  "Internet  of  Things"  capable  of  handling  a  large  number  of 
interconnected wireless sensor and actuator devices. 

More  than  60  projects  will  enable  Europe  to  stay  a  leader  in  the  supply  and  embedding  of 
electronic  components  and  systems  for  a  range  of  applications  in  automotive,  avionics, 
consumer electronics, telecoms and medical systems. For example, the Fast2Light project is 
to develop processes for fabricating light-emitting organic electroluminescence foils. This will 
lead  to  a  range  of  new  flexible,  thin,  lightweight  and  power-efficient  light  sources  and 
intelligent lighting applications.  

26 new projects aim to make ICT systems more robust, versatile, adaptive and more natural. 
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For  example,  DEXMART  and  GRASP  which  take  complementary  approaches  towards 
developing  new  ways  of  dealing  with  grasping  and  manipulation  tasks  in  open-ended 
environments, and in safe co-operation with people.  

27  projects  will  contribute  to  unlock  people's  and  organisations'  abilities  to  access  digital 
content and knowledge, master it, transfer it to the desired contexts and preserve it over time. 
As  an  example,  the  IMPACT  project  is  to  create  a  European  Competence  Centre  for 
digitisation of older printed works is made in the IMPACT project. 

18 projects will advance ICT to improve the quality and efficiency of our healthcare systems. 
This will lead to ICT-based systems that deliver better patient care at the point of need. The 
HeartCycle project, for instance, will provide a disease management solution by monitoring 
therapy 
of  vital  signs,  data  analysis  and  automated  decision  support 
recommendations. A group of 10 projects will also develop ICT-based solutions that integrate 
a  range  of  care  and  social  services,  enabling  the  ageing  population  to  extend  their  personal 
independence,  and  prolonging  their  active  participation  in  society.  The  OASIS  project  for 
example, will connect 12 different types of services, including health monitoring, nutritional 
advice, activity coaching, and a social communities platform. 

to  derive 

Significant  improvements  in  safety,  security  and  environmental  friendliness  of  transport  in 
Europe  are  the  targets  of  14  projects  working  on  intelligent  vehicle  systems.  This  will  help 
Europe's  transport  industry  maintain  its  leadership  in  intelligent  vehicles  and  mobility 
services.  As  an  example,  the  HAVE-IT  project  integrates  highly  automated  vehicle 
applications  for  both  passenger  cars  and  trucks:  enhanced  ergonomics,  automated  filtering, 
automated queue assistance, temporary auto-pilot and active green driving. 

The  first  wave  of  ICT  Projects  under  FP7  also  supports  very  pioneering  research  that  will 
explore  radical  interdisciplinary  avenues.  Projects  will  open  new  directions  for  nano-scale 
ICT devices and systems to achieve even greater miniaturization, efficiency and integration. 
They  will  enable  us  to  embrace  change  within  ICT  systems  so  that  they  can  grow,  self-
assemble, repair themselves and self-organise over long periods of time.  

In  addition  to  calls  under  the  ICT  Theme,  the  first  call  for  proposals  of  the  "ICT  Policy 
Support Programme (ICT PSP)" opened in 2007. In November 2007, the Council agreed on a 
general approach towards the art. 169 Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme. The end of 
the co-decision process is expected for Spring 2008.  

Finally, following more than 2 years of preparatory work, the formal adoption by the Council 
of  DG  INFSO's  two  Joint  Technology  Initiatives  (JTI)  -  ENIAC  (Nanoelectronics)  and 
ARTEMIS  (Embedded  Systems)  -  marks  a  particularly  important  event  as  it  introduces  an 
entirely new type of strategic R&D instrument.  

1.2.1.4.  Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies 

The  overall  objective  of  this  activity  is  to  promote  industrially  relevant  and  technologically 
challenging  research  at  EU  level  generating  new  knowledge  with  regard  to  new  industrial 
concepts,  new  materials,  new  products  and  processes,  and  new  integrated  solutions  for 
industry,  which  will  improve  Europe's  competitiveness  and,  at  the  same  time,  protect  the 
human health and respect environmental sustainability, as well as social responsibility.  

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According to its Nanotechnology Action Plan,9 the Commission continued implementing an 
integrated set of activities in different research programmes: infrastructures, people, industrial 
innovation,  societal  issues,  safety  and  regulation,  international  cooperation,  as  well  as 
coordination  within  the  Commission  and  the  European  Union.  In  addition,  the  Commission 
adopted the first implementation report.10 

The focus of the first calls for proposals under FP7 was the development of unique strategic 
resources  and  assets  that  would  provide  sustainable  capabilities,  coupled  with  long-term 
competitive advantage. Out of 1.244 submitted proposals, 120 were retained for funding with 
the allocated EC budget of € 535 million. These proposals represent a body of research effort 
towards  a  new  European  manufacturing  model,  with  the  potential  to  compete  globally  with 
the best available technologies and business strategies. It has also to be highlighted that the 
European Commission is the largest single investor in nanotechnology research. 

With regard to SME dedicated R&D and innovation, one of the proposals retained intends to 
investigate  bio  composite  materials  from  modified  natural  fibres  combined  with 
thermoplastics and thermosets in view to developing new processing technologies in the chain 
of  production  from  fibre  extraction  and  modification  to  the  development  of  the  composite. 
This  will  have  applications  in  different  sectors  such  as  transport,  energy,  agricultural 
machinery and shipbuilding.  

In the field of nanostructured materials with tailored magnetic properties, a multi-disciplinary 
consortium of academic and industrial partners proposes to develop “opto-nano-magnetism” 
as  a  novel  approach  for  future  magnetic  recording  and  information  processing  technology. 
The effects of light on magnetic order at the nanoscale will be investigated to obtain highly 
efficient  and  ultrafast  (10-12  seconds  and  faster)  optical  control  of  nanomagnets  and  thus 
initiate a development of novel technology for unprecedented fast (THz) magnetic recording 
and information processing, including spintronics.  

Nanotechnologies are also successfully applied in the medical field (nanomedicine). Localised 
treatment of cardiovascular disease and cancer requires novel drug delivery technologies. The 
aim of one selected proposal is to develop drug delivery concepts where drug release can be 
triggered by focused ultrasound induced pressure or temperature stimuli within the diseased 
tissue.  At  the  same  time,  medical  imaging,  i.e.  magnetic  resonance  imaging  and  ultrasound 
imaging, are used to guide, follow and quantify the drug delivery process.  

The European Commission has boosted support for specific research into the potential impact 
of nanoparticles on human health and the environment. These activities have been reinforced 
in FP7 and make the EU the world leader in this field of research. 

Finally,  in  the  area  of  International  Cooperation,  the  European  Council  adopted  a  decision 
(5749/07) authorising the conclusion of an agreement renewing and modifying the agreement 
on  research  and  development  activities  in  the  domain  of  intelligent  manufacturing  systems 
(IMS) between the European Community and Norway, Korea, Japan, Switzerland and the US. 

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1.2.1.5.  Energy 

With the rapid growth in the demand for energy and the approaching decline in oil and gas 
production,  new  strategies  and  technologies  are  needed  to  improve  energy  security,  to 
mitigate  climate  change, 
the 
competitiveness of the European Union's industries.  

to  ensure  sustainable  development,  and 

increase 

to 

Achieving  Europe's  2020  and  2050  targets  on  greenhouse  gas  emissions,  renewable  energy 
and  energy  efficiency  will  require  the  deployment  of  more  efficient  and  new  technologies. 
This is why the European Commission adopted the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET –
Plan) on 22 November 2007, a comprehensive plan to establish a new energy research agenda 
for Europe. The SET-Plan offers a blueprint for Europe to develop a world-class portfolio of 
affordable, clean, efficient and low emission energy technologies. The SET-Plan proposes a 
new  energy  technology  policy  for  Europe.  It  aims  to  accelerate  the  development  of  low 
carbon technologies and bring them rapidly to the market. It will start a process that could act 
as a model for the organisation of research and innovation activities within Europe. Tailored 
to  the  demands  of  specific  research  domains,  the  example  it  provides  could  catalyse  the 
development of the European Research Area. 

Fuel cells, as an efficient energy converter, and hydrogen, as an energy carrier, may play an 
important  role  in  the  successful  transition  to  a  more  sustainable  energy  system.  In  2007  the 
Commission adopted the proposal for a Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative 
(JTI). This JTI will be a public-private partnership with industry playing the leading role. The 
Commission  will  provide €470  million from FP7  with equivalent resources provided by the 
private sector. The JTI should accelerate the development of robust fuel cell technologies for 
early market applications, for stationary and transport applications, particularly for hydrogen-
powered vehicles. It should also contribute to the supply of CO2-lean or CO2-free hydrogen. 

Two  calls  for  proposals  launched  in  2007  with  a  total  budget  of  €272.3  million  (€144.3 
million  +  €128  million,  of  which  €40  million  for  the  domain  INNOVATIVE  STRATEGIES  FOR 
CLEAN URBAN TRANSPORT CIVITAS-PLUS") covered a wide range of areas from renewable energy 
to carbon capture and sequestration through smart energy networks and knowledge for energy 
policy making. For the first call, 328 proposals were received of which 44 were selected for 
negotiation,  for  the  second  call  257  proposals  were  received  of  which  33  were  selected  for 
negotiation. The CIVITAS programme is equally supported through the work programmes for 
energy (Theme 5) and for transport (Theme 7). 

An  example  of  a  project  stemming  from  this  call  from  proposals  is  ROBUST-DSC,  which 
aims  at  improving  the  efficiency  of  solar  energy  through  the  development  of  materials  and 
manufacturing procedures for a type of solar cells known as dye-sensitised solar cells. Unlike 
conventional  solar  cells  made  from  the  high-purity  silicon,  dye-sensitised  solar  cells  are 
composed  of  dye-adsorbed  nano-structured  titanium  oxide.  Because  they  are  made  of  low-
cost  materials  and  do  not  require  complicated  manufacturing  processes,  these  types  of  solar 
cells have significant potential for lowering the cost of solar electricity. The project will focus 
on  the  transfer  of  successful  development  techniques  at  laboratory  scale  to  a  module 
production  phase.  The  comprehensive  approach  covers  the  use  of  innovative  low-cost 
materials, scalable manufacturing techniques, and indoor and outdoor lifetime testing.  

Another interesting example of a project is SOLUGAS: which consists in the demonstration 
of  a  solar-hybrid  power  system  with  direct  solar  heating  of  gas  turbine  pressurized.  In 
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project  if  successful  will  help  to  achieve  significant  cost  reduction  for  solar  electric  power 
generation  and  consequently  to  achieve  the  European  targets  for  the  electricity  generation 
from  renewable  energy  sources.  Furthermore  these  kinds  of  improvements  are  necessary  to 
make  the  CPS  (concentrating  solar  power)  systems  more  competitive  with  conventional 
electricity sources.  

In  the  area  of  biofuels,  the  Collaborative  Project  2NDVEGOIL,  aims  to  prepare  the  ground 
for  the  large-scale  use  of  second  generation  vegetable  oils  in  advanced  vehicle  engines, 
notably in hybrid engines. 

1.2.1.6.  Environment (Including climate change) 

The  2007  report  of  the  Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change  (IPCC,  which  together 
with Al Gore received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007) and the conclusion of the United 
Nations  Climate  Change  Conference  have  helped  to  identify  the  major  areas  of  scientific 
uncertainty  and  social  and  political  relevance.  The  research  activities  of  the  EU  support  the 
IPCC  process.  European  research  teams  and  projects  will  continue  to  play  a  major  role  in 
providing the scientific knowledge to address the challenges of climate change. 

Air pollution is growing constantly and becomes one of the major challenges for the life of 
citizens. It directly affects climate change causes. The European research proposal megaCITY 
will determine the air pollution distribution and change in and around mega cities considered 
as hot spots. It will cover the Eastern Mediterranean, the Po valley, the Benelux region, the 
Pearl River Delta in China. As a result of the project, a model will enable access to climate 
scenarios to improve the quality of the air in and around the hot spots. 

The European consumption of plastics has increased considerable in the last years (from 24.6 
million  tons  in  1993  to  39.7  million  tons  in  2003)  and  its  growth  rate  exceeds  that  of  the 
economy  as  a  whole.  The  W2Plastics  research  proposal  aims  to  develop  cost-effective  and 
clean  technology  that  will  reduce  the  environmental  impact  of  human  activities,  protect  the 
environment, minimize depletion of resources and promote business opportunities.  

The interactions between human livelihood and biodiversity in riparian11 and aquatic contexts 
in Vietnam, India, South Africa and Costa Rica will be examined by the Life Diverse research 
proposal.  These  geographical  areas  are  especially  vulnerable  with  regard  to  bio-physical, 
socio-economic and cultural/spiritual aspects. The project aims to propose scenarios that will 
allow the identification of risks and trends and recommends proper strategies and policies. 

Sustainable economic growth and social development are only possible if secure, constant and 
equal access to energy sources is guaranteed. At the same time intensive energy use is likely 
to  present  serious  implications  for  the  environment  and  the  climate.  The  "Integrating  civil, 
scientific  and  stakeholder  knowledge  towards  African  sustainable  energy  policy"  research 
project aims to promote the involvement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa in 
the  field  of  sustainable  development  research.  It  will  propose  recommendations  and  best 
practices on how civil society and the research community can cooperate in order to improve 
energy sustainability and environment protection processes.  

More  than  600  proposals  were  submitted  in  response  to  the  first  Environment  calls  for 
proposals  under  FP7.  With  a  total  budget  of  around  €200  million,  75  proposals  covering 

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various  fields  of  environment  research  (climate  change,  pollution  and  risks;  sustainable 
management  of  resources,  environmental  technologies,  earth  observation,  and  assessment 
tools  for  sustainable  development)  were  recommended  for  funding  and  are  currently  under 
negotiation.  There  has  been  a  remarkable  interest  from  outside  Europe  which  can  be 
explained  by  the  increasing  concern  over  global  and  regional  environmental  issues.  This 
interest was facilitated by the fact that besides the openness of FP7 to all countries, there are 
Specific  International  Cooperation  Activities  (SICAs)  devoted  to  issues  of  mutual  interest 
introduced in the work programmes. 

1.2.1.7.  Transport (Including aeronautics) 

The European transport system serves key roles in the transportation of people and goods in a 
local,  regional,  national,  European  and  international  context.  It  is  essential  to  Europe’s 
prosperity and closely linked to economic growth. However, ways must be found to mitigate 
the negative impacts and consequences of increased mobility on the environment, energy use, 
safety  and  security  and  public  health.  The  White  Paper  on  Transport  “European  Transport 
Policy for 2010: Time to decide” and its Mid-term review set out clearly those objectives to 
be addressed at a pan-European level. 

The  areas  addressed  by  the  115  selected  proposals  under  FP7  include  the  greening  of 
transport,  modal  shift  and  transport  corridors  decongestion,  urban  mobility  (including  the 
CIVITAS  initiative),  time  efficiency,  customer  satisfaction,  safety  and  security,  cost 
efficiency and competitiveness. The total budget allocated to these (of which 14 proposals are 
managed  by  DG  TREN)  is  of  about  €479  million.  SMEs  show  a  strong  interest  in  EU 
transport  research,  their  rate  of  participation  of  21%  exceeding  the  15%  target.  As  an 
example,  the  so-called  HUMAN  proposal  aims  to  reduce  the  accident  rate  by  80%  by 
developing  a  methodology  supporting  the  prediction  of  human  errors  in  complex  cockpit 
environments.  In  the  same  way,  SMART  RRS  proposal  plans  to  develop  a  new  smart  road 
restraint  system  that  will  reduce  the  number  of  deaths  and  injuries  caused  in  road  traffic 
accidents by integrating primary and tertiary sensor systems. 

The  DREAM  proposal  could  contribute  in  an  important  way  to  the  development  of  greener 
aircraft  well  in  line  with  the  European  policies  in  terms  of  CO2  emission  reduction  and 
competitiveness  of  the  Aeronautics  industry.  New  aero-engine  concepts  will  be  designed  to 
reduce  the  fuel  consumption  and  therefore  the  CO2  emissions  by  an  additional  7%,  beyond 
the initial ACARE 2020 objectives for engines.  

Although shipping is considered a relatively environmentally friendly form of transportation, 
air  emissions  still  worry  environmentalists  and  marine  engineers  alike.  The  HERCULES-B 
proposal aims at improving efficiency of marine diesel propulsion systems by more than 60%, 
hence  reducing  fuel  consumption  and  emissions  to  below  today's  limits  set  by  the 
International Maritime Organisation.  

Projects  within  the  context  of  the  CIVITAS  initiative  are  co-financed  by  the  Energy  and 
Transport  themes  and  are  expected  to  introduce  innovative  strategies  in  the  area  of  clean 
urban transport, thus supporting the Green Paper on Urban Transport, "Towards a new culture 
for urban mobility", adopted in September 2007. 

In  the  areas  of  maritime,  inland  waterways  and  logistics  projects  selected  are  expected  to 
further contribute to policy initiatives as set out in the Communication on short sea shipping, 
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in  the  area  of  airport  related  research  is  expected  to  give  answers  to  innovative  solutions 
needed to overcome airport capacity constraints. 

The first SESAR (Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research) activities in FP7 
have  been  launched.  They  should  contribute  to  developing  ATM  (Air  Traffic  Management) 
through  topics,  such  as  developing  new  tools  and  technologies  needed  to  sustain  air  traffic 
growth in Europe, rationalise and organise ATM Research avoiding duplication of effort. In 
order to organise and coordinate the Development Phase of SESAR, a joint undertaking has 
been  created  under  European  Community  law,  on  27  February  2007:  the  SESAR  Joint 
Undertaking 

The  first  Galileo  FP7  call  has  been  launched  on  15  November  2007  with  a  deadline  on  29 
February 2008 and a budget of €25 million. This call should contribute to developing GNSS 
applications in a number of different areas. Another €15 million has been attributed to further 
supporting EGNOS. 

Moreover, the "Clean Sky" Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) proposal, seeking to increase the 
competitiveness  of  the  European  aeronautics  industry  whilst  reducing  the  environmental 
impact  of  air  transport  (emissions  and  noise)  was  adopted  by  the  Commission  on  13  June 
2007 and by the Council on 20 December 2007 taking into account the positive opinion of the 
European  Parliament.  The  “Clean  Sky”  JTI  will  deliver  large-scale  flight  and  ground 
demonstrators  for  vehicles  and  major  systems  that  will  be  essential  for  successful  market 
introduction. The Commission will provide €800 million in funding from FP7, and industry 
will match this amount.  

As  a  follow-up  of  the  Commission  Green  Paper  “Towards  a  future  Maritime  Policy  for  the 
Union”,  a  Communication  on  Maritime  Research  Strategy  is  being  prepared  aiming  at  a 
strong  and  cooperative  implementation  of  the  ERA  within  the  Maritime  field.  This  strategy 
will benefit not only the European society at large, but also science and technology providers, 
enhancing  synergies,  dissemination  of  available  knowledge  as  well  as  identifying  scientific 
gaps. 

International  cooperation  has  been  reinforced,  as  reflected  by  an  increase  of  proposals, 
particularly from Russia and China. The EU-Russia Working Group on Aeronautics under the 
Four  Common  EU-Russia  Spaces  has  resulted  in  a  regular  research  policy  dialogue  and  the 
successful  start  of  complementary  projects.  AEROCHINA  has  continued  promoting 
cooperation  in  modelling  and  design  in  Aeronautics.  On  Surface  Transport,  several  actions 
have been launched to stimulate cooperation between Europe and emerging markets (Brazil, 
Russia,  India  and  China).  European  Union  and  South  African  officials  met  in  Pretoria  and 
Stellenbosch on 10-14 July 2007, agreeing an Action Plan and adopting a Joint Statement on 
co-operative  Sustainable  Surface  Transport  research.  Under  the  Action  Plan,  specific  areas 
will  be  identified,  such  as  the  urban  traffic  information  systems,  road  safety,  and  mobility 
management for large events, with an eye to South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World 
Cup.  

1.2.1.8.  Socio-economic sciences and the humanities 

Research in "Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities" (SSH) activity is aiming at a better 
understanding  of  the  major  socio-economic  challenges  today  such  as  employment, 
competitiveness,  social  cohesion,  education,  sustainability,  migration  and  integration  that 
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while  advancing  new  knowledge  and  contributing  to  structuring  of  the  European  Research 
Area within the relevant scientific communities. 

The first call for proposals opened in 2007 and received about 1000 proposals. For the first 
deadline (May 2007), 531 proposals were received out of which 487 were evaluated and 65 
were  selected  for  funding.  For  the  second  deadline  of  this  call  (November  2007),  425 
proposals were received, 393 were evaluated and 29 selected for funding. 

The selected projects cover in a balanced way the majority of activities and disciplines (social, 
economic, humanities, political) active in SSH. They focus interalia on the Lisbon Strategy, in 
particular the economics of knowledge and the internationalisation of research and innovation 
(e.g. SCIFI-GLOW,  GlobInn);  -  the  sustainable  development  strategy  and  regional  policy 
(e.g. two projects about agriculture and rural development: (RUFUS, CAP IRE); - the major 
social trends in terms of demography, fertility, migration and youth with a particular emphasis 
e.g.  on  impacts  of  demographic  changes  on  senior  potential  (ASPA),  social  integration 
(MULTILINKS), young unemployed (YOUNEX); - globalisation and Europe in the World in 
particular e.g. the issues of economic governance (PLEGGED), conflict setting (DfP), human 
rights  (PRIV-WAR),  involvement  of  civil  society  in  the  elaboration  of  policies  for 
transnational communities (INFOCON); - the role of the Citizen in the EU regarding e.g. the 
issues  of  gender  and  citizenship  in  a  multinational  context  (GENDERACE);  the  role  of 
cultural  heritage  for  articulating  national  and  European  identities  (CRIC);  the  influence  of 
Arabic language television channels on the formation of a European Identity among the Arab 
speaking population in Europe (MEDIA AND CITIZENSHIP). 

In addition to these contributions, tenders on foresight were launched in 2007. Foresight about 
the  "World  in  2025"  or  relative  to  the  future  driving  forces  of  research  activities  in  Europe 
was also engaged; the second deadline of the first call will provide additional projects to this 
last activity as well as for the other above mentioned ones. 

A  report  by  a  specific  Expert  Group  on  better  integrating  Humanities  research  in  FP7  was 
published in 2007 and provided specific guidance to the Commission on this purpose, that is 
now reflected in the new work programmes. Emphasis on humanities research in FP7 should 
provide  new  perspectives  and  make  an  essential  contribution  across  relevant  themes  for 
European societies, in terms of historical, cultural and philosophical dimensions.  

New  research  ground  was  opened  up  on  the  issue  of  the  impact  of  climate  change.  The 
conference "Towards a Post-Carbon Society – European research on Economic Incentives and 
Social  Behaviour"  held  in  Brussels  in  October  2007,  addressed  the  societal  issues  of 
adaptation  to  climate  change  and  the  adoption  of  new  forms  of  energy.  This  conference 
attracted  more  than  500  participants,  from  policy,  academia,  business  and  civil  society 
spheres. This confirms the need for the social sciences to be involved in such domains. 

In  parallel  to  this  activity  related  to  the  implementation  of  FP7,  huge  efforts  have  been 
dedicated to the management and promotion of FP6 which still concerns about 150 projects. 
In  relation  with  these  on-going  projects,  main  efforts  have  also  been  engaged  on  the 
exploitation  of  results  and  information  dissemination.  This  is  particularly  important  in  the 
context  of  support  to  policy  which  is  considered  as  a  major  driving  force  for  SSH  related 
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1.2.1.9.  Space  

The  objective  of  Space  Research  is  to  support  the  European  Space  Policy  focusing  on 
applications such as GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security), with benefits 
for  citizens,  but  also  other  space  foundation  areas  for  the  competitiveness  of  the  European 
space  industry.  This  will  contribute  to  fulfil  the  overall  objectives  of  the  European  Space 
Policy,  complementing  efforts  of  Member  States  and  of  other  key  players,  including  the 
European Space Agency (ESA).  

The first Call for Proposals opened in 2007 has received about 66 proposals from which 18 
projects have been selected for negotiations after the deadline (June 2007).  

The  selected  projects  are  covering  in  a  balanced  way  all  main  topics  of  the  call  aiming  to 
achieve the policy objectives: 

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Space-based applications at the service of the European Society, with GMES (Global 
Monitoring for Environment and Security) being central to this activity; 

Providing R&D support to the foundations of space science, space transportation and 
space  technology  through  synergies  with  initiatives  of  ESA  or  other  European, 
national or regional entities.  

Five projects have been selected to support the (pre-)operational validation of GMES services 
and  products  based  on  the  integration  and  harmonisation  of  related  observation  data  (both 
satellite-based  and  in-situ,  including  ground-based,  ship-borne  and  airborne):  the  three  Fast 
Track  Services  (GEOLAND2,  MyOCEAN  and  SAFER)  and  the  two  Pilot  Services  (G-
MOSAIC and MACC). 

Eleven projects have been selected aiming at strengthening  of foundations of Space science 
and technology, specifically in the following areas: 

(a) 

(b) 

Support to research activities related to space science 

New concepts in space transportation, space technologies and including critical 
components. 

ESA has been selected as the appropriate coordinator for the provision of space-based data. 
First  financial  support  from  FP7  has  been  provided  from  the  2007  budget  line,  for  a 
preliminary  pilot  action  with  a  volume  corresponding  to  EUR  48  million  over  a  three  year 
period. The European Space Agency is managing the GMES Space Component Data Access 
(GSC-DA) project in the frame of the FP7 space programme as part of the European Space 
Policy focusing on coordinating the access to space-based observation data to support GMES 
services.  

1.2.1.10. Security 

The Security research theme is a new theme in FP7, and 2007 was the first year of operation 
of this programme. 

The  objective  of  the  Security  theme  is:  to  develop  the  technologies  and  knowledge  for 
building  capabilities  needed  to  ensure  the  security  of  citizens  from  threats  such  as  acts  of 
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fundamental human rights including privacy; to ensure optimal and concerted use of available 
and  evolving  technologies  to  the  benefit  of  civil  European  security;  to  stimulate  the  co-
operation of providers and users for civil security solutions; to improve the competitiveness of 
the European security industry and to deliver mission-oriented results to reduce security gaps.  

The Security theme addresses four security missions of high political relevance which relate 
to  specific  security  threats:  Security  of  citizens,  Security  of  infrastructures  and  utilities, 
Intelligent surveillance and border security, and Restoring security and safety in case of crisis. 

It  contributes  to  building  up  the  necessary  capabilities  of  the  persons  and  organisations 
responsible for safeguarding security in these mission areas by funding the research that will 
deliver the required technologies and knowledge to build up these capabilities.  

However,  the  use  of  security  related  technologies  must  always  be  embedded  in  political 
action. To support this and also to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the technology 
related research, three domains of cross-cutting interest are included as well: Security systems 
integration, interconnectivity and interoperability, Security and society, and Security Research 
coordination and structuring. 

The Security theme aims at meeting its main objectives – improved security for the citizens, 
and  enhanced  competitiveness  for  industry  -  as  substantiated  in  the  topics  of  its 
‘demonstration  projects‘  which  will  be  the  ’flagships‘  of  the  Security  theme.  Successful 
demonstration  of the  appropriateness  and performance of novel solutions is a key factor for 
the take-up of the output of the research work and its implementation by security policies and 
measures.  Thus  the  first  Security  Research  Call  launched  the  implementation  of  two 
demonstration  programmes  (phases  1)  in  the  two  missions  Security  of  infrastructures  and 
utilities and Intelligent surveillance and border security. 

In the first Security research Work Programme, which covered the budgets of 2007 and 2008, 
two calls for proposals were launched in 2007.  

The  first  Call  (with  deadline  31/5/2007)  of  some  156  M€,  covered  47  topics  in  all  four 
missions, and two of the cross-cutting activities of the Security theme. The response was very 
high to this call with 325 eligible proposals received. Out of these 44 proposals could initially 
be considered for funding. 

The second call in 2007 (with deadline 29/11/2007) was a Joint Call with the ICT programme 
of  20  M€,  covering  four  topics  on  Critical  Infrastructure  protection  (in  the  cross-cutting 
activity  Security  systems  integration,  interconnectivity  and  interoperability).  Also  here  the 
response was very high, with 99 proposals received, out of which 8 have been considered for 
funding. 

1.2.1.11. Risk-sharing finance facility (EIB) – capacity building 

The European Investment Bank (EIB)'s lending priorities support the EU's Lisbon Strategy to 
create  a  more  competitive  European  economy  based  on  knowledge  and  innovation.  The 
European  Commission  has,  in  cooperation  with  the  EIB,  developed  a  new  financial 
instrument to support European research and innovation in addition to the grants allocated in 
the  FP7.  Within  the  new  Risk-Sharing-Finance  Facility  (RSFF),  FP7  and  the  EIB  will  each 
provide up to €1 billion over 2007-2013 allowing a maximum of €10 billion for investments 
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large European collaborative projects (EUREKA projects) as well as projects implemented by 
mid-sized companies, SMEs, universities and research institutes could benefit from the RSFF. 

The  contributions  by  FP7  and  the  EIB  to  the  RSFF  will  partially  cover  the  credit  risks  for 
promoters  of  research  projects  and  thus  improve  their  access  to  debt  financing.  The  RSFF 
financing is tailored to individual needs. In 2007, the Community transferred €128 million to 
the  EIB.  These  funds  have  been  used  as  provisions  and  capital  allocations  to  cover  the  risk 
related  to  approximately  70%  of  the  RSFF  portfolio,  the  rest  is  covered  by  the  EIB's  own 
resources.  

To date, decisions on 14 RSFF lending operations have been taken by the EIB. These involve 
projects in the field of renewable energy technologies, engineering and automotive research, 
development and life science. All projects benefiting from the RSFF are located in Member 
States  (Austria,  Germany,  Spain,  Italy,  Sweden),  except  for  one  which  is  in  an  Associated 
country (Turkey). A variety of financial instruments has been used: corporate loans, project 
finance  and  risk-sharing  bank  facilities,  the  latter  primarily  for  projects  carried  out  by 
medium-sized and smaller companies.  

The  build-up  of  this  portfolio  is  a  result  of  extensive  awareness-raising  activities  with  key 
stakeholders  in  various  themes  and  priorities  and  with  representatives  from  Member  States 
and Associated countries. 

Up to now, mainly large and medium-sized companies12 or dedicated companies established 
in order to implement a particular demonstration project have benefited from the RSFF. The 
small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) which, according to the Commission's definition, 
are companies with up to 250 employees, have not profited so far directly from the RSFF, but 
first  projects  implemented  by  SMEs  should  benefit  from  RSFF  financing  in  2008.  Special 
effort is being made, notably by the EIB partner banks to reach potential SME clients.  

Risk-sharing  arrangements  to  finance  research  infrastructures  are  currently  being  developed 
and should lead to the first projects being financed in 2008. 

1.2.1.12. General  Activities  :  Dissemination,  knowledge  transfer  and  broader  engagement  – 

The CORDIS services 

The  CORDIS  website  (http://cordis.europa.eu)  had  been  revamped  and  prepared  in  2006  to 
support the activities of FP7 and the first wave of 42 FP7 calls was successfully published. All 
the calls for proposals in 2007 were published on time. The CORDIS service has been further 
reviewed to cover FP7 requirements. 2.023 articles were published. 

Working closely with the research family of Directorates-General, a number of new services 
were  created  or  supported,  including  the  FP7  thematic  pages,  ERAWATCH  and  ERA-Link 
pages.  The  Presidency  services  for  Germany  and  Portugal  were  launched,  and  the  one  for 
Slovenia prepared. Several national and regional services were revamped and better integrated 
with Europa and ERAWATCH. 

Some  85  different  publications  were  produced.  The  main  product,  the  CORDIS  focus 
Newsletter, was published on a monthly basis in six languages (72 editions). 

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The  CORDIS  service  was  heavily  visited:  an  average  6.2  million  pages  per  month  were 
viewed  -  which  constitutes  +19%  compared  to  2006  -  with  a  very  high  level  of  availability 
(99%). 

With  the  Service  Level  Agreement  (SLA)  signed  on  27  September  2007  between  DG 
Research  and  the  Publications  Office  (the  Directorate-General  in  charge  of  managing  the 
CORDIS  service),  and  the  subsequent  establishment  of  the  CORDIS  Service  Management 
Board involving all the research Directorates-General, a new system of governance was put in 
place. 

As an outcome of this new governance, it was decided to merge in 2008 the CORDIS focus 
magazine to form two supplements of the new magazine research*eu (previously named RTD 
Info): research*eu results and research*eu focus.” 

1.2.2. 

Ideas 

Under the Ideas programme, the development of the European Research Council (ERC) was a 
major innovation of FP7 in order to promote frontier research in Europe, with excellence as 
the sole criterion and without regard to nationality. 

The ERC was established on 2 February 2007 by a Commission Decision (2007/134/CE) and 
is  composed  of  the  Scientific  Council  and  the  Dedicated  Implementation  Structure  (ERC-
DIS). On 14th December 2007 the formal Decision was taken to give to the ERC-DIS the legal 
form of an Executive Agency of the European Commission. 

The  ERC  operates  according  to  independent  scientific  governance,  under  the  leadership  of 
22 distinguished Members of the Scientific Council.  

The Scientific Council designed two ERC funding schemes promoting research excellence in 
all fields of knowledge and scholarship with the aim to retain, recruit and repatriate the best 
researchers  in  Europe:  Starting  Grants  and  Advanced  Grants.  Both  grant  schemes  provide 
flexible-to-manage  research  funds  for  ground-breaking,  high-risk  research  in  all  scientific 
domains, including research of a multi and inter-disciplinary nature. 

Starting Grants are designed to support researcher in the early stage of their careers with the 
aim  to  provide  working  conditions  that  enable  a  transition  towards  an  independent  research 
leader.  The  first  call  was  published  in  2006  with  a  deadline  in  April  2007;  9167  proposals 
were submitted representing principal investigators of 89 nationalities and host institutions in 
39  different  countries  within  the  European  Union  and  associated  countries.  431  proposals 
passed the threshold and 297 out of them were finally retained for funding, with a total budget 
of € 335 million Euro. 

Advanced Grants focus on the most talented and innovative established researchers in order to 
promote  substantial  advances  in  the  frontiers  of  knowledge.  The  first  Advanced  Grant  call 
was published at the end of November 2007 with a total budget of about €517 million and a 
deadline in the spring of 2008. 

A  substantial  effort  was  made  to  design  and  implement  means  for  the  ERC-DIS  to  manage 
efficiently and effectively the ERC funding schemes, particularly in view of the high demand 
for  grants.  This  included  the  establishment  of  the  ERC  Peer  review  system  and  the  overall 
principles, such as the rules of submission, the grant agreements, or redress procedures as well 
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The preparation of the monitoring and assessment framework of the impact of the ERC and 
the  Ideas  Programme  has  already  been  started.  A  call  for  proposals  was  launched  in 
November 2007 with the aim to select projects supporting these evaluation activities. 

The Scientific Council contributes to science policy debates and has e.g. issued guidelines on 
Open Access in December 2007 dealing with the access and availability of publications and 
research results and a position paper on the European Research Area.  

Measures  have  been  taken  to  ensure  that  the ERC  communicates  its  activities  effectively  to 
the  scientific  community,  and  raises  awareness  with  the  wider  public,  such  as  the 
development of the ERC Website, presentations at conferences and events, press releases and 
the establishment of ERC National Contact Points. 

1.2.3.  People 

1.2.3.1.  Marie Curie Actions 

The People activity aims at strengthening the human potential in research and technology and 
creating  an  open,  efficient  and  attractive  European  labour  market  for  researchers.  Highly 
trained  researchers  are  essential  for  making  the  European  Union  the  most  competitive  and 
dynamic  knowledge  society  in  the  world.  The  Marie  Curie  mobility  Actions  (MCA)  are 
highly  recognised  within  the  Research  Community  and  often  provide  a  boost  to  individual 
research  careers.  Within  the  MCA,  five  actions  address  researchers  at  all  stages  of  their 
career:  the  initial  training  network  (ITN);  the  industry-academia  pathways  and  partnerships 
(IAPP);  the  lifelong  training  and  career  development;  International  outgoing  and  incoming 
fellowships and specific actions. 

In  2007,  calls  for  proposals  under  FP7  were  launched  in  all  activities.  As  result  of  the  first 
ITN call, which aims to improve young researchers' career perspectives in public and private 
sectors, out of 905 submitted proposals, 68 were selected for funding. These include various 
training  programmes  such  as  new  technologies  to  diagnose  and  treat  diseases  or 
multidisciplinary  investigation  into  how  the  brain  processes  information.  In  particular,  a 
strong interest has been noticed in the engineering and life panels' areas, which produced 25% 
and 20% respectively of the total number of proposals.  

Regarding  the  first  call  of  IAPP,  which  aims  at  building  long-term  cooperation  between 
academia,  industry  and  SMEs,  103  proposals  were  submitted  in  a  large  range  of  scientific 
fields such as human robot communication and marine sciences. The IAPP call for proposals 
met success in the participation of the industrial (119 participants) and SMEs (57 participants) 
sectors. 

Lifelong  training  and  career  development  is  mainly  implemented  through  intra-European 
mobility fellowships as well as re-integration grants for experienced researchers of total value 
of respectively €74 million and €7 million. 1 818 proposals were received in 2007, of which 
524 could be funded. 

International  outgoing  and  incoming  fellowships  add  an  international  dimension  to  a 
researcher's professional  life. In 2007, FP7 provided €62.5 million for this action, including 
international  reintegration  grants  which  encourage  European  researchers  outside  Europe  to 
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As in the past, the 2007 Researchers' Night mobilised a large audience, bringing together all 
groups  of  the  population.  For  instance,  the  2007  Researchers'  Night  in  Estonia  was  a  big 
success  and  its  impact  was  enhanced  by  the  first  Science  Festival  in  Tartu,  Estonia  (26–30 
September). 

Concerning the participation  of  women and private enterprises, it is envisaged that  by 2013 
the participation rate of women should meet the 40% target, while private enterprises should 
be represented in the activity by 20%. The 2007 figures show that 35% of women and 15% of 
private enterprises participated in selected proposals, which is a good start and points in the 
right direction. 

1.2.3.2.  Support  to  the  EU  strategy  to  promoting  researcher's  mobility  and  career 

development 

In  addition  to  progress  achieved  in  some  policy  areas,  the  implementation  of  a  number  of 
initiatives taken on the basis of the Commission's Communications "A mobility strategy for 
the ERA"13 and "Researchers' in the ERA: one profession, multiple careers"14, both endorsed 
by the Council and the European Parliament has been actively continued during the year 2007 
through FP7 support. 

In  particular,  the  ERA-Link  initiative  officially  launched  in  June  2006  in  the  USA  by 
Commissioner  Potočnik  has  developed  considerably  since  then,  with  membership  reaching 
3000  and  steadily  growing,  while  preparatory  work  was  made  for  the  extension  of  this 
initiative  to  Japan.  The  various  measures  have  been  followed  and  promoted  within  the 
Steering Group Human Resources and Mobility, in which the Commission and the Member 
States have put into practice the Open Method of Coordination entailing mutual information, 
coordination and exchange of good practices. 

With specific reference to the European Researchers' Mobility Portal, after the revamping of 
2006,  some  of  the  portal's  main  features  were  improved.  Contacts  with  job  providers  were 
reinforced  and  further  established  as  to  increase  the  job  exchange.  As  a  result,  there  is  a 
constant  increase  in  the  number  of  research  organisations  making  use  of  this  service.  The 
number of posted curricula vitae - an option offered to researchers - increases constantly too. 
So are the numbers of page views, with an average of about 320 000 per month, whilst the 
monthly average number of unique visitors is close to 38 000.  

In parallel, the ERA-MORE Network, which provides concrete information and assistance to 
mobile researchers  was enlarged through negotiations with the following countries: Croatia, 
FYR of Macedonia, Luxemburg, Serbia and Switzerland.  

1.2.4.  Capacities  

1.2.4.1.  Research Infrastructures 

The  overall  objective  of  the  research  infrastructures  activity  is  to  optimise  the  use  and 
development of the best research infrastructures available in Europe, and to help create new 
research infrastructures of pan-European interest for the European scientific community in all 
fields of science and technology. The Commission provides support for the development of a 

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European  approach  and  for  the  operation  and  enhancement  of  existing  infrastructures, 
including e-Infrastructures. In order to meet this objective, the research infrastructures activity 
has a budget of approximately € 1.7 billion under FP7.  

In the context of building-up the ERA, the research infrastructure activity continues to support 
the development of a European research infrastructure policy and addresses specific needs for 
international  cooperation.  In  particular,  the  Commission  recommended  two  ERA-NET 
projects for funding which aim to develop and strengthen the cooperation and coordination of 
national/regional  programmes  for  research  infrastructures:  NuPNET  for  nuclear  physics 
infrastructures and ERA-Instruments in the field of life sciences. 

In 2007, the FP7 research infrastructures activity concentrated on providing catalytic support 
and leverage in the so called "preparatory phase", leading to the construction of new research 
infrastructures. The objective is to bring the projects identified in the European Roadmap for 
Research  Infrastructures,  which  was  published  in  2006  by  the  European  Strategy  Forum  on 
Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) for new large-scale research infrastructures, to the level of 
legal  and  financial  maturity  required  for  their  implementation.  34  proposals  for  preparatory 
phase  projects  for  the  construction  of  new  or  upgraded  research  infrastructures  from  the 
ESFRI list of projects were recommended for funding. In parallel, 12 proposals for conceptual 
design studies for new research infrastructures were positively evaluated for funding.  

The European X-ray Free-Electron Laser project, X-FEL is one example from the ESFRI list. 
When this project becomes operational, scientists will be able to film chemical reactions, to 
map  the  atomic  details  of  molecules,  and  to  capture  three-dimensional  images  of  the 
nanocosmos. This source of light will be unique in Europe and will offer fascinating results of 
fundamental importance in fields such as plasma physics. The XFEL research infrastructure 
will consist of a 3.4 km long tunnel system, which will run underground. When complete, it is 
expected to attract leading researchers in materials science from all over the world.  

Another  example  is  the  Common  Language  Resources  and  Technology  Infrastructure 
(CLARIN), a large-scale pan-European coordinated infrastructure to make language resources 
and  technology  available  and  useful  to  scholars  of  all  disciplines.  Based  on  a  Grid-type  of 
infrastructure  and  using  Semantic  Web  technology,  CLARIN  will  overcome  the  present 
fragmented situation by harmonising structural and terminological differences. 

Scientific  practices  are  changing  and  Supercomputers  are  becoming  indispensable  tools  for 
solving  the  most  challenging  and  complex  scientific  and  technological  problems  through 
simulations. To remain internationally competitive, European scientists and engineers must be 
provided access to the best supercomputer systems. The Partnership for Advanced Computing 
in  Europe  (PRACE)  is  yet  another  one  example  of  the  ESFRI  projects  that  will  create  a 
persistent  pan-European  Supercomputing  service  and  infrastructure  of  a  performance  level 
equivalent to that found in the United States and Japan. 

The  4th  European  Conference  on  Research  Infrastructures  which  took  place  in  Hamburg  in 
June, focused on the need for a coherent European policy for research infrastructures in order 
to  strengthen  and  enrich  the  European  Research  Area.  The  Conference  highlighted,  in 
particular, the challenges that need to be addressed in order for the ESFRI roadmap projects to 
become  a  reality.  The  implementation  of  the  35  projects  on  the  ESFRI  roadmap  was 
recognised as a priority for Europe.  

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1.2.4.2.  Research for the benefit of SMEs  

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in European competitiveness 
and job creation, not only because they represent the overwhelming majority of enterprises in 
Europe,  but  also  because  they  are  the  source  of  dynamism  and  change  in  new  markets, 
particularly  those  at  the  leading  edge  of  technology.  Although  a  heterogeneous  community, 
they are all confronted by increased competition resulting from the European internal market 
and the need to innovate constantly and to accommodate advances in technology. The scheme 
for SMEs specific measures in FP7 has been updated by helping SMEs to outsource research 
and demonstration tasks to RTD performers and by increasing the funding rate for SMEs from 
50% to 75%.  

In  2007,  two  large  FP7  calls  for  proposals  were  implemented  in  order  to  achieve  the 
objectives  of  the  research  for  the  benefit  of  SMEs  Programme.  Under  the  first  research  for 
SMEs  Call,  577  proposals  were  evaluated,  of  which  99  were  retained  for  funding.  The 
research  for  SME  associations  call  yielded  155  proposals  of  which  26  proposals  were 
proposed for funding. An analysis of the proposals submitted confirms that the programme is 
appropriately tailored to the needs of SMEs. The high quality of  projects  submitted and the 
large number of participating SMEs should have a profound economic impact on the SMEs' 
business.  Many  of  the  participants  are  represented  by  industrial  organisations  which  clearly 
intend  to apply project  results  to their  own core businesses.  A good example of how SMEs 
and research organisations can successfully collaborate is given by SynthaFleece, which aims 
at launching a novel medical device for the release of antibiotics or growth factors to support 
homeostasis,  wound  healing  as  well  as  bone  growth.  The  SMEs  well  represent  the  entire 
supply  chain  for  the  manufacture  of  the  targeted  product  (synthetic  non-woven  device)  and 
the RTD performers can provide the necessary knowledge and research results to the SMEs to 
gain  a  competitive  advantage.  The  result  of  the  project  will  allow  the  SMEs  to  enter  new 
market segments, especially within advanced wound care including bioactive dressings. 

In addition to direct financial support to transnational research projects, 2007 has also seen a 
breakthrough in the development of new instruments, such as the SME "exploratory awards" 
scheme  and  a  new  initiative,  based  on  Article  169  of  the  EC  Treaty,  aiming  at  supporting 
R&D performing SMEs.  

A  first  preparatory  Coordination  and  Support  Action  (CSA)  of  about  €0.5  million  was 
awarded in 2007 to create a network of representative organisations from the Member States 
or Associated countries managing/developing national and/or regional "exploratory awards". 
Such schemes provide SMEs with financial means to prepare proposals for actions under and 
supported  by  'research  for  the  benefit  of  SMEs'.  This  preparatory  action  is  specifically 
dedicated to the development of implementation modalities for a subsequent Coordination and 
Support Action to support national and/or regional schemes.  

Another important EU initiative for the benefit of SMEs is the proposal by the Commission 
asking the Council and the Parliament to agree on providing financial support of up to €100 
million  to  the  EUROSTARS  Joint  Programme,  based  on  Article  169  of  the  EC  Treaty. 
EUROSTARS  is  a  programme  jointly  undertaken  by  30  EUREKA  countries  and  which 
supports  transnational  projects  initiated  and  led  by  R&D  performing  SMEs.  The  SMEs  are 
expected  to  contribute  substantially  to  research  and  innovation  activities.  In  addition  to 
supporting  SMEs,  this  programme  is  expected  to  contribute  to  building  the  European 
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Finally,  two  initiatives  aimed  at  the  coordination  of  national  and  regional  programmes  for 
SMEs and SME Associations (ERA-NET) were recommended for funding. These two actions 
are expected to start during the first half of 2008. 

1.2.4.3.  Regions of knowledge 

The  "Regions  of  Knowledge"  activity  aims  to  strengthen  the  capacities  of  EU  regions  for 
research and development in order to support the Lisbon agenda, namely by creating jobs and 
growth.  It  directly  contributes  by  producing  strategies  for  regional  economic  development 
based  on  research.  It  encourages  the  development  of  regional  "research-driven  clusters", 
which  bring  together  all  regional  stakeholders:  universities,  public  authorities,  research 
centres, and businesses. 

In order to implement those newly defined strategies, "Regions of Knowledge" projects will 
deliver action plans that will mobilise regional, national and European funding sources. They 
will  thus  foster  the  potential  synergies  between  European  policies,  especially  between  the 
Research  Framework  Programme  and  the  Structural  funds  in  favour  of  research  and 
innovation.  

Two main calls for proposals were launched in 2007: one targeting the cooperation between 
existing clusters and a second one the emergence of new clusters. 16 projects will be funded 
as a result, covering 60 regions from 22 Member States and one associated country, for a total 
amount of  nearly  €9 million. Those projects mostly address the ICT sector but also energy, 
transport, space or the agro-food sector.  

With the aim of identifying possible obstacles to collaboration between academia and SMEs 
in the Baltic Sea Region, the EU has funded the "Bridging Life Science Research and SMEs 
in  the  Baltic  Sea  Region  –  Putting  Cluster  Policies  into  Practice  for  the  Benefit  of  SMEs", 
Bridge-BSR.  This  project  will  help  already  well  established  biotech  clusters  in  Germany, 
Finland, Denmark and Sweden, together with other biotech firms or research centres from the 
Baltic  region,  to  put  in  place  an  effective  regional  strategy  for  innovation  and  growth, 
especially  focused  on  knowledge  transfer  to  SMEs.  SMEs  are  indeed  deemed  to  be  where 
growth and job creation take place.  

In the maritime industry sector, the competitive advantage of the EU depends mainly on its 
performance,  its  flexibility  and  its  continuation  of  competitiveness.  In  this  regard,  it  is 
important  to  promote  innovation  in  Europe  in  the  sea  economy  sector.  The  StarnetRegio 
project  ties  together  neighbouring  Adriatic  countries  to  boost  the  competitiveness  of  their 
marine  industry  and  more  especially  the  shipbuilding  sector,  a  traditional  labour-intensive 
industry in decline in Europe. Renewed growth is, however, expected through new high-tech 
developments  that  would  emerge  from  the  increased  matching  of  business  needs  to  the 
regional research capacity and which could give reinforced competitiveness to the European 
industry in worldwide competition. 

A third call for proposals addressed the trans-national cooperation between National Contact 
Points (NCPs), in order to reinforce the quality of the service offered to potential applicants 
throughout  the  European  Union.  The  TRANS  REG  NCP  project  aiming  at  creating  a  trans-
national  network  of  NCPs  for  FP7  through  reinforcing  and  promoting  trans-national 
cooperation, has been selected for funding, with an EU contribution of around €400.000 and a 
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1.2.4.4.  Research potential 

By stimulating the realisation of the full research potential of the enlarged European Union, 
certain  regions  i.e.  the  Convergence15  and  Outermost16  Regions  of  the  EU  can  make  a 
considerable contribution to more and better growth and jobs and to improving the quality of 
life  of  all  citizens.  Research  and  technology  development  in  these  regions  face  a  variety  of 
challenges,  such  as  the  absence  of  relevant  infrastructures,  the  brain  drain,  the  lack  of 
institutional mobilization, and difficult access to resources, as well as a host of problems in 
terms of capacity building. In such a context, Convergence Regions, which represents 40% of 
the EU's territory, lack the competitive capacity to respond to the demands of the Framework 
Programme and would not be in a comfortable position to join the ERA. Thus, the "Research 
Potential"  activity  is  an  important  opportunity  for  unlocking  and  developing  the  research 
potential  in  the  EU's  Convergence  Regions  and  Outermost  Regions,  and  can  help  their 
researchers to successfully participate in research activities at EU level. 

As the EU’s Convergence Region of Western Greece is a high seismic region, research in the 
field  of  structural  and  earthquake  engineering  in  this  region  is  very  important.  The  project 
proposal, Advanced Centre of Excellence in Structural and Earthquake Engineering (ACES), 
aims to enhance the research position of the University of Patras by networking with 7 other 
top  European  research  centres  in  the  field  of  structural  and  earthquake  engineering  and  by 
improving  and  modernising  its  laboratories.  The  construction  of  major  infrastructures  in 
Greece  from  now  until  2013,  in  particular  in  mountainous  and  very  seismic  regions  of  the 
country,  will  assure  a  high  competence  of  structural  engineering  and  will  contribute  to 
improved  earthquake  resistance  of  newly  built  structures  in  Europe  by  better  design  and 
construction practices, improved cost-effectiveness and reduced vulnerability of the existing 
building stock.  

One important issue for Serbia and the Western Balkans, namely the aquaculture, is addressed 
by  the  research  project  proposal  Reinforcement  of  Sustainable  Aquaculture,  ROSA.  The 
research organisations involved in the ROSA proposal intend to contribute to the development 
of  Serbian  aquaculture  by  reinforcing  its  existing  expertise.  This  proposal  builds  on 
complementary  collaboration  in  several  existing  international  projects  and  aims  to  increase 
human  and  research  potential  through  the  acquisition  of  new  knowledge  and  training  of 
scientists in Hungarian and Norwegian laboratories. The establishment of a relevant scientific 
and educational centre for carp culture and the development of the research-driven fisheries 
industry to boost regional economic growth and employment will have an important impact in 
the Western Balkan region.  

Of  a  total  of  375  proposals  submitted  in  response  to  the  four  calls  for  proposals,  41  were 
selected  for  funding  with  an  EU  contribution  of  €33  million.  The  selected  proposals  will 
permit the emergence of top class research centres in the EU's Convergence Regions and in 
Associated  countries  participating  in  FP7  and  will  also  boost  the  economic  development  of 
the  Convergence  Regions  where,  up  until  now,  mature  low  technology  industries  have  had 
difficulties in adopting new technological processes.  

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gross domestic product (GDP) of less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25. 
Outermost  regions  are  defined  according  to  article  299§2  of  the  EC  Treaty:  Guadeloupe,  French 
Guinea, Martinique and Réunion (the four French overseas departments), the Canaraies (Spain), and the 
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1.2.4.5.  Science in society 

The Science in society activity focuses on building an effective and democratic knowledge-
based  society,  by  ensuring  the  integration  of  scientific  and  technological  developments  into 
European society and by ensuring that scientific research listens to the needs of citizens. 

One  major  item  of  this  activity  is  the  open  access  and  the  publishing  and  dissemination  of 
scientific  information.  In  February  2007,  the  Commission  organised  an  international 
conference on scientific publishing in the ERA where the availability of research results to the 
scientific  community  and  to  society  at  large  were  examined.  Publishers  concluded  that  they 
are broadly in favour of open access, as long as they recoup their investments. The interest in 
scientific expertise is increasing as reflected in the success of SINAPSE. Following its launch 
in 2005, 3,330 members and 887 organisations are now registered. This online tool links the 
scientific/expert  community  with  public  authorities,  and  intends  to  provide  scientific 
information to interested parties.  

The Commission supported in Lisbon the first World Conference on Research Integrity under 
the Portuguese Presidency, and contributed to the reflection with a report following an expert 
meeting called by the Commission itself.  

Stimulating interest among young people for science is an objective shared at European level. 
According  to  the  report  "Science  Education  Now:  A  Renewed  Pedagogy  for  the  Future  of 
Europe" by the High Level Group on Science Education, a radical new approach to science is 
needed. The experts group delivered key recommendations, including on a reversal of school 
science  teaching  from  mainly  deductive  to  inquiry-based  methods.  These  recommendations 
have  been  taken  seriously  and  are  being  implemented  in  FP7,  specifically  through  calls  for 
proposals targeting new inquiry-based science education techniques in primary and secondary 
schools. 

In  a  broader  context,  the  19th  European  Union  Contest  for  Young  Scientists  took  place  in 
Barcelona in September 2007. The aim of this annual event is to encourage young people to 
pursue their interests in science and to embark on scientific careers. The competition attracted 
young  participants  aged  between  14  and  20  from  30  European  countries,  as  well  as  from 
China and the US. The analysis of flashing water drops, the explanation of how plants defend 
themselves  against  pests,  and  the  examination  of  data  encryption  are  the  topics  of  the  three 
winning teams.  

The awards ceremonies for the 2006 Descartes Prizes for excellence in collaborative research 
and  science  communication  took  place  in  March  2007.  Once  again  extremely  high  quality 
endeavours  received  public  recognition  at  the  European  level.  Over  the  years  since  their 
introduction,  however,  the  implementation  of  these  awards  schemes  has  given  rise  to  a 
number of issues (e.g. declining participation levels) and the Commission will be considering 
options for 2008 onwards. 

One of the focal points of the programme is the gender equality in scientific research and, in 
particular, the role of women in science.  

A  project  on  positive  action  schemes  in  decision-making  positions  has  been  selected  for 
funding, with partners from the US, Canada and Australia. The international PRAGES project 
will  compare  strategies  implemented  in  these  countries  and  in  Europe  for  promoting  the 
participation of women in decision-making bodies relating to scientific research.  

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The  expert  group  on  “Women  in  Science  and  Technology”  was  renewed  with  a  focus  on 
work-life  balance  for  private  research,  and  on  the  involvement  of  universities  in  attracting 
female  scientists  in  research.  An  expert  group  on  "Women  in  research  decision-making" 
worked during 2007 and the final report will be published in 2008.  

Following a call for tenders, the benchmarking of existing “women and science” policies and 
best practices in the Member States and associated countries was carried out in 2007, with the 
report  "Benchmarking  of  policy  measures  for  gender  equality  in  science"  expected  in  June 
2008.  

The European Platform for Women Scientists (aimed at supporting the work of a whole range 
of existing national, European and international networks of women scientists by “networking 
the networks") continued its actions in 2007. 

In the field of science communication, the first European Forum on Science Journalism took 
place in Barcelona on 3-4 December 2007. Leading science journalists and editors of national 
newspapers and specialised science publications from across Europe and the world, together 
with leading scientists and top science communication professionals from across Europe, the 
US, Canada, China and Australia, met in Barcelona to discuss the challenges in reporting on 
science,  the  impact  of  new  technologies  on  the  profession  and  the  importance  of  linking 
science to society and everyday life.  

In 2007 the RTD info magazine became research*eu, the magazine of the European Research 
Area. research*eu aims to broaden the democratic debate between science and society. The 
magazine presents and analyses European projects, results and initiatives towards reinforcing 
and federating scientific and technological excellence in Europe. Published 10 times a year, 
research*eu is available in English, French, German and Spanish.  

In  line  with  the  Communication  "Delivering  on  the  Modernisation  Agenda  for  Universities: 
Education, Research, Innovation"17 issued in May 2006, several initiatives have been taken to 
address  the  challenges  for  European  university-based  research.  Thus,  as  a  follow-up  to  the 
ERA Green paper, an expert group has been launched on strengthening research institutions, 
with  a  focus  on  university-based  research  (i.e.  funding,  autonomy,  management, 
accountability  and  partnership).  A  second  expert  group  has  been  set  up  on  the  impact  of 
external project-based research funding on the financial management of universities. 

1.2.4.6.  Activities of international cooperation 

FP7 places a new emphasis on international research Cooperation, which is increasingly seen 
as being at the centre of Community policies. In order to become more competitive and play a 
leading  role  at  world  level,  Europe  needs  a  strong  and  coherent  international  science  and 
technology policy. The policy framework for international cooperation should not only help to 
make European research actions for international cooperation more coherent and efficient, but 
also  help  to  respond  to  the  aspirations  of  potential  partners  in  neighbouring  countries  and 
worldwide.  More  than  130  third  countries  from  all  over  the  world  have  participated  in  the 
calls of the 7th Framework Programmes of 2007.  

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•  bi-regional coordination of S&T cooperation, including priority setting and supporting the 

S&T policy dialogue (INCO-NET),  

•  bi-lateral  coordination  for  the  enhancement  and  development  of  S&T  partnerships  with 
targeted countries that have signed or are in the process of signing an S&T agreement with 
the Community (BILAT),  

•  enhanced  coordination  of  national  policies  and  programmes  of  Member  States  and 

Associated states in international S&T cooperation (ERA-NET and ERA-NET Plus) 

Three calls for proposals covering the three above-mentioned actions were launched in 2007. 
In  addition,  activities  have  also  addressed  the  trans-national  cooperation  among  National 
Contact Points (NCPs) for International Cooperation. 

Six  projects  have  been  negotiated  in  2007  and  launched  in  the  beginning  of  2008  for 
supporting  the  bi-regional  dialogues  in  S&T  cooperation  covering  the  following  regions: 
Western Balkan Countries (WBC), Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), Mediterranean 
Partner Countries (MPC), South East Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa 

The BILAT call for proposals aims at developing S&T partnerships on the basis of bi-lateral 
dialogues and coordination of policy initiatives and addresses in particular those countries that 
have  an  S&T  cooperation  agreement  or  are  in  the  process  of  negotiating  one.  13  proposals 
were selected, which will be signed in the course of 2008. The projects retained for funding 
target  Australia,  Brazil,  Chile,  China,  India,  South  Korea,  Mexico,  Morocco,  New  Zealand, 
Russia, South Africa, Tunisia and Ukraine.  

Moreover,  one  network  for  trans-national  cooperation  among  National  Contact  Points  for 
International Cooperation was launched. 

Finally,  a  call  for  proposals  ERA-NET/ERA-NET  PLUS  was  launched  at  the  end  of  2007. 
The evaluation of this call is planned in the course of 2008. 

1.2.4.7.  Risk-sharing finance facility (EIB) – Capacity building 

The indicative budgets for the "Cooperation" and "Capacities" Specific Programmes include 
contributions  to  the  European  Investment  Bank  (EIB)  for  the  constitution  of  the  RSFF 
referred to in Annex III of the FP7 Decision : the amount made available out of FP7, being 
matched by an equivalent amount from the EIB, will come from the "Cooperation" Specific 
Programme (up to €800 million by proportional contribution of all thematic priorities, except 
socio  economic  sciences  and  humanities)  and  the  "Capacities"  Specific  Programme  (up  to 
€200 million from the research infrastructure line).  

Therefore, even if both the "Cooperation" and "Capacities" Specific Programmes contribute to 
the RSFF, the RSFF is a unique activity as such.  

1.2.4.8.  Coherent development of research policies 

Achieving  the  Lisbon  Strategy  aspiration  of  transforming  the  EU  into  a  knowledge  based 
society requires more and better investment in R&D. Apart from ensuring progress towards 
the objective of investing 3% of GDP on R&D, achieving an open and competitive European 
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attained  when  policy  makers  at  all  levels  (regional,  national,  European)  are  committed  to 
developing their policies in coherence with each other towards a common set of objectives.  

This  activity  aims  to  stimulate  the  coherent  development  of  research  policies  by  supporting 
policy  making  based  on  reliable  evidence  and  by  facilitating  the  coordination  of  research 
policies across Europe. 

The  Open  Method  of  Coordination  (OMC)  provides  Member  States  with  an  opportunity  to 
learn from each other, exchange experience and identify good practice. The OMC in the field 
of  research  policy  is  supervised  by  the  Scientific  and  Technical  Research  Committee 
(CREST) through a system of yearly cycles. Each cycle focuses on a limited number of policy 
issues.  In  this  context,  CREST  published  guidelines  on  coordinated  use  of  the  Framework 
Programme and the Structural Funds18. 

To  complement  the  multilateral  OMC  process  the  OMC-NET  call  scheme  was  developed. 
The objective of this scheme is to support mutual learning and policy coordination activities 
carried out by more limited groups of Member States and/or their regions on policy issues of 
their specific interest. The OMC-NET scheme is continuing in FP7 with a new call launched 
in September 2007 following a pilot call under FP6. 

Following  the  adoption  by  CREST  in  December  2007  of  mutual  learning  on  approaches  to 
improve the excellence of research in universities as one of the topics of the fourth cycle of 
the  open  method  of  coordination,  a  CREST  expert  group  has  been  set  up  to  undertake  a 
mutual learning exercise on the topic. The objectives of the expert group are: i) reviewing the 
scope,  objectives  and  measures  of  national  policies  to  improve  research  performance  of 
universities (excellence, relevance and impact of research activities) covering aspects such as 
governance,  autonomy  and  accountability,  ii)  reviewing  the  effect  of  these  policies  on 
universities  regarding  their  governance,  research  strategies  and  performance,  and  iii) 
identifying good practices and developing recommendations for improving policies and their 
effects on universities and their research performance. The expert group will produce a final 
report with recommendations for Member States and the Commission in April 2009.  

The debate on future perspectives for the ERA under the German and Portuguese Presidencies 
culminated  in  the  October  2007  high-level  conference  on  "The  Future  of  Science  and 
Technology in Europe" in Lisbon. The outcome of the debate, which also included a public 
consultation, provided the basis for new policy initiatives to be proposed by the Commission 
in  2008.  The  conference  endorsed  the  need  for  a  more  ambitious  vision  and  stressed  that 
realising  ERA  will  depend  on  a  close,  sustainable  partnership  being  forged  between  the 
Member States and the Commission.  

Further  editions  of  the  Key  Figures  on  Science,  Technology  and  Innovation19  and  the 
Industrial  R&D  Investment  Scoreboard20  were  published  in  2007.  The  Key  Figures  provide 
the most recent data on Europe's position in R&D. One of the main messages of the 2007 Key 
Figures is that the rapid rise of – mainly Asian – newly emerging economies and competitors 
has  created  a  "multi-polar  world".  The  sources  of  competitiveness  such  as  technology  and 
human capital are more evenly distributed than ever before in the world. The Industrial R&D 
Investment  Scoreboard  analyses  private  R&D  investment  and  the  strategies  of  2,000 

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companies  around  the  world.  The  2007  figures  indicate  a  10%  increase  in  R&D  corporate 
investment  worldwide.  Publications  such  as  these  help  to  raise  the  awareness  of  the 
challenges European R&D faces and of the possible policy responses. 

Furthermore, on the basis of an expert group report set up to review the development of the 
European Industrial Research and Innovation Monitoring System (EIRIMS)21, it was decided 
to rely on existing advisory groups to guide the further development of EIRIMS. Besides, to 
ensure continuity of the Industrial Research Investment Monitoring (IRIM) – which is a major 
component  of  EIRIMS  –  the  cooperation  with  the  European  Commission's  Joint  Research 
Centre  (Institute  for  Prospective  Technological  Studies  –  IPTS)  was  renewed  to  cover  the 
period  up  to  2011.  A  significant  strengthening  of  both  the  survey  activity  and  the  policy 
relevant analytical work were foreseen, in line with the recommendations of the expert group 
report. 

1.3. 

FP7 - Direct actions by the Joint Research Centre 

The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the 
conception,  development,  implementation  and  monitoring  of  EU  policies.  This  entails  the 
provision  of  sound  and  reliable  scientific  information  about  the  economic,  social  and 
environmental situation in the EU, necessary for the European integration process. In order to 
fulfil  its  mission,  the  JRC  develops  and  maintains  its  own  S&T  competencies  both  by 
performing research activities in house and by taking advantage of its extensive partnerships 
with  research  organisations  and  stakeholders  in  Member  States  and  beyond.  The  main 
contributions made in 2007 are presented below. 

Activity 1 directly financed research FP7 EC 

2007 marked the first year of the JRC in the 7th Framework Programme for Research (FP7). 
The transition from FP6 to FP7 has been smooth, without any major obstacles. 

Two items became very dominant on the political agenda in 2007, and indeed are expected to 
remain so in the medium term, namely climate change and energy. The JRC pulled resources 
together  from  its  Institutes  to  support  the  development  of  policy  options  for  limiting,  and 
adapting to, climate change, and the Strategic Energy Technology Plan. 

In 2007, the European Commission published a Communication on “Limiting Global 

Climate Change to 2 degrees Celsius: the way ahead for 2020 and beyond”, which explores 
ways to meet this target. The Communication drew on scenarios developed by the JRC which 
are now published as a JRC Reference Report entitled “Global Climate Policy Scenarios for 
2030 and beyond”. 

In the area of energy the JRC played a pivotal role in the conception and development of the 
European Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. For example, it authored the Commission 
Staff  Working  Documents  “Technology  Map”  SEC(2007)1510  and  “Capacity  Map” 
SEC(2007)1511  which  support  the  Impact  Assessment.  The  key  conclusion  of  these  maps, 
which are regularly updated, is that innovation can play a crucial role in helping to lower the 
costs of new technologies, and to make them available on the market. 

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Almost 30 years of scientific and technical support from the JRC for the chemicals legislation 
of  the  European  Commission  saw  a  milestone  with  the  adoption  of  the  REACH  legislation 
such  as  the  Registration,  Evaluation,  Authorisation  and  Restriction  of  Chemicals  (REACH) 
which  entered  into  force  and  IUCLID  5  (the  International  Uniform  Chemical  Information 
Database) which was also published. 

Much  of  the  expertise  and  the  tools  developed  by  the  JRC  are  being  transferred  to  the 
Chemicals  Agency  established  in  2007  in  Helsinki.  The  JRC  will  continue  to  provide 
assistance in the early phase of the Agency, and strategic discussions with customers are in an 
advanced stage to reorient the JRC activities related to chemicals. 

The  JRC  acted  quickly  during  the  summer  of  2007  one  of  the  worst  fire  seasons  ever 
regarding fire damage in Europe. Over 75 people lost their lives and nearly 1 million hectares 
of  forest  were  burnt.  Forecasts  and  updates  and  damage  assessment  of  those  fires  was  also 
provided during the fire season. 

The  JRC  is  currently  analysing  critical  fire-inducing  weather  situations  that  may  lead  to 
catastrophic  fire  damages  in  order  to  enhance  prevention  and  readiness  in  Europe  in  the 
future. 

The  JRC  contributed  to  The  Common  Fisheries  Policy  (CFP),  the  EU’s  instrument  for  the 
management of fisheries and aquaculture. In this context, the JRC has developed the Vessel 
Detection  System  (VDS),  a  powerful  new  tool  to  check  for  non-compliance  with  fishing 
regulations, which uses satellite images to detect fishing vessels’ activities. 

The  JRC  continued  to  further  strengthen  its  reference  role  in  2007:  three  new  Community 
Reference  Laboratories  (CRLs)  for  food  safety  were  opened  by  Commissioner  Kyprianou, 
and  the  “European  co-existence  bureau”  developed  guidelines  for  coexistence  measures  for 
several (genetically modified and conventional) agricultural crops. 

Networking  is  a  pillar  of  the  JRC,  and  in  2007,  the  JRC  expanded  its  network  of  National 
Contact Points to cover the Member States, Associated States and Candidate Countries. 

On security research the JRC further focused its activities and continued to deliver support to 
EU policy making. It has developed SESAMONET (Safe and Secure Mobility Network), an 
innovative  and  affordable  navigation  system  for  visually  impaired  people  based  on  RFID 
technology.  (Radio  Frequency  Identification)  in  which  passive  transponders  are  placed  into 
the pavement to create a secure path. 

With  the  support  of  the  Development  (DEV)  and  the  External  Relations  (RELEX)  DGs, 
steady  progress  has  been  made  in  strengthening  the  cooperation  between  the  EC  and  the 
African  Union  Commission  (AUC)  on  environment,  resources  monitoring  and  on  early 
warning. 

A new atlas containing information on major European sources of nitrogen and phosphorous 
derived in particular from the application of fertilisers in agriculture was created by the JRC-
IES.  A  product  of  the  FATE  initiative  (Fate  of  Pollutants  in  Terrestrial  and  Aquatic 
Ecosystems),  the  atlas  of  pan-European  data  for  investigating  the  fate  of  agrochemicals  in 
terrestrial ecosystems provides a unique and clear view of the pressure on ecosystems due to 
nutrients and their sources. 

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In the area of nuclear energy, the JRC continued its research efforts in the following areas: 

In  actinide  research,  new  progress  was  made  in  understanding  the  relationship  between 
magnetism  and  superconductivity  in  actinide  compounds  and  in  the  development  of  an  in-
house set-up for the determination of the thermopower of actinide materials. 

Also in 2007, targeted alpha therapy (TAT) for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases 
was applied. Pre-clinical studies and clinical trials were supported through the production of 
radionuclide  generators,  in  vitro  testing  of  novel  radioconjugates,  and  the  provision  of 
training, equipment and radiochemical support for hospitals. 

The first SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) measurements of irradiated nuclear fuel 
were  carried  out,  demonstrating  the  great  potential  of  the  technique  to  contribute  to  the 
understanding of the behaviour of fission products during irradiation. 

Furthermore,  the  JRC-ITU  is  actively  contributing  to  the  Euratom  commitments  to 
international  agreements  in  the  nuclear  field,  especially  the  Generation  IV  International 
Forum. 

On  nuclear  safety,  the  Network  of  Excellence  NULIFE  (Nuclear  Plant  Life  Prediction) 
successfully  completed  its  first  year  of  operation.  NULIFE  aims  to  provide  the  European 
nuclear  power  industry  and  national  regulatory  authorities  with  information  and  methods  to 
assess the service life of nuclear power plant materials and structures, as well as to underpin 
strategies for upgrades or refurbishment. 

1.4. 

Research and training actions under the Euratom Treaty 

Fusion energy 

The  objective  of  fusion  research  in  Euratom  FP7  is  to  develop  the  knowledge  base  for  the 
creation  of  prototype  reactors  for  power  stations,  and  to  realise  ITER  as  the  major  step 
towards  this  goal.  The  construction  of  ITER  is  accompanied  by  a  focussed  programme  of 
supporting  R&D  for  ITER,  development  of  fusion  materials  and  R&D  for  a  demonstration 
power station. A key milestone was achieved on 24 October 2007 when the ITER Agreement 
entered into force, following ratification by all 7 parties (Euratom, China, USA, India, Japan, 
Korea  and  Russia).  Euratom  has  played  a  major  role  in  the  establishment  of  the  ITER 
International  Organisation,  providing  financial,  organisational  and  personnel  support.  It  also 
supported  the  participation  of  European  experts  in  a  design  review  carried  out  by  the  ITER 
Organisation  with  the  aim  of  updating  the  previous  baseline  design  of  2001.  Euratom,  in 
cooperation with France, has started preparation of the construction site.  

The Broader Approach Agreement between the EU and Japan, which entered into force on 1 
June  2007,  comprises  three  large  research  projects,  in  support  of  the  realisation  of  fusion 
energy,  to  be  jointly  implemented  in  Japan,  with  Euratom  contributions  provided  mainly  as 
in-kind  voluntary  procurements  by  Members  States.  In  2007,  the  Commission  coordinated 
and  supported  preparations  for  the  implementation  of  the  Agreement,  including  the  Project 
Plan and the 2008 Work Programme for two of the projects. 

The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for 
Energy, F4E) was established by Council Decision of 27 March. Located in Barcelona, F4E 
will  manage  the  EU's  contribution  to  ITER  and  the  Broader  Approach.  The  Commission 
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practical and logistical aspects. In July, the F4E Governing Board appointed the Director and 
in  December,  it  approved  the  2008  Work  Programme  and  budget.  The  first  Procurement 
Arrangement with ITER, for superconducting material, was signed. 

The  European  Fusion  Development  Agreement  (EFDA)  is  an  agreement  between  all  the 
fusion  Associations  (laboratories  and  universities  in  the  EU  and  Switzerland)  and  the 
Commission  aimed  at  strengthening  coordination  and  collaboration,  and  promoting 
participation  in  collective  R&D  activities  in  fusion.  A  revised  EFDA  was  approved  by  the 
Commission  and  signed  by  the  Associates  in  December  2007.  The  JET  (Joint  European 
Torus)  facility  in  Culham,  UK,  a  major  focus  of  EFDA  coordination  was  successfully 
exploited  and  an  ambitious,  ITER-relevant  enhancement  programme  was  initiated.  The 
activities  of  EFDA  and  the  Associations  were  largely  focussed  on  preparations  for  the 
operation and exploitation of ITER, with effort also on the longer term priorities. Following 
further  efforts  on  integration,  all  Member  States  (plus  Switzerland)  now  participate  fully  in 
the fusion programme.  

A call for proposals in the areas of atomic data & modelling; fusion materials; and education, 
was made in 2007 and contracts will be negotiated in 2008. In order to raise public awareness 
of  fusion  research,  a  new  version  of  the  itinerant  Fusion  Expo,  with  increased  emphasis  on 
ITER, was shown in about 10 venues during the year. 

Preparations for the three new bilateral fusion cooperation agreements with Brazil, China and 
India were carried out in 2007. The signature of these agreements in 2008 will allow Euratom 
and  other  ITER  parties  to  promote  the  joint  implementation  of  research  and  technological 
development  activities.  In  addition,  the  Commission  took  initiatives  to  strengthen  the 
management of fusion-related intellectual property and to elaborate its fusion industrial policy 
including launching of a "European Fusion Industry Forum ".  

Nuclear fission and radiation protection 

The  7th  Euratom  FP  (2007-2011)  for  Nuclear  Research  and  Training  Activities  provides 
important EU funding for R&D in such areas as nuclear technology, nuclear safety, radiation 
protection  and  radioactive  waste  management.  This  is  especially  important  in  view  of  the 
increased  focus  on  low-carbon  energy  technologies,  the  need  to  maintain  high  levels  of 
nuclear  and  radiation  safety  and  the  steady  progress  towards  implementation  of  deep 
geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Enhanced cooperation at the international 
level  is  another  key  objective  of  the  Euratom  FP7,  and  2007  saw  important  steps  towards 
closer collaboration with research programmes in Russia and China in the above fields. 

Approximately  €50  million  of  FP7  funding  was  made  available  in  2007  for  support  to 
research  in  the  area  of  nuclear  fission  and  radiation  protection.  The  first  FP7  projects  were 
launched at the end of 2007 and cover research in medical uses of radiation, development of 
high-performance  materials  and  advanced  concepts  for  separation  of  radioisotopes  in  high-
level  nuclear  waste.  In  the  field  of  medical  application,  high  quality  proposals  are  being 
supported  such  as  a  small  collaborative  project  called  Breast-CT  (Computer  Tomography) 
which will conduct a study on CT of the female breast including feasibility, optimisation and 
comparison of competing imaging methods,  with the objective of  ensuring earlier and more 
accurate diagnosis of breast cancer. In addition to the improvement in diagnostic capabilities, 
the project will help to solve CT radiation protection issues, potentially resulting in significant 
improvement  in  quality  of  life  of  patients  (breast  cancer  incidence  is  c.  10%  of  the  female 
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advanced materials capable of performing under the extreme conditions of high temperature 
and  irradiation  for  future  nuclear  reactors.  Development  and  qualification  of  structural 
materials  is  recognised  as  a  crucial  aspect  of  safe  and  sustainable  operation  for  the  next 
generation of nuclear power plants. 

A  key  milestone  in  European  research  cooperation  was  achieved  on  21  September  with  the 
official  launch  of  the  Sustainable  Nuclear  Energy  Technology  Platform  (SNE-TP).  This 
initiative will be crucial for maintaining a base-load supply of safe and sustainable low-carbon 
electricity in the EU and for ensuring that nuclear expertise and know-how are retained within 
Europe. To meet this challenge, SNE-TP brings together the nuclear industry, the electricity 
supply sector, research institutes and academia to define a Strategic Research Agenda and a 
corresponding  deployment  strategy.  The  Commission  has  been  an  important  catalyst  in  this 
process  and  hosted  the  launch  conference  at  which  the  platform's  "vision  report"  was 
presented22.  The  Strategic  Research  Agenda,  currently  under  preparation,  will  ensure 
cooperation in fields such as lifetime extension of operating civil nuclear power reactors and 
the  scientific  knowledge  needed  for  the  deployment  of  advanced  reactor  technology,  which 
are especially significant in view of the recent adoption of the Commission Communication 
on  the  Strategic  Energy  Technology  Plan  (SET-Plan)23  promoting  all  low-carbon  energy 
sources.  SNE-TP  is  therefore  set  to  play  a  key  role  in  the  implementation  of  the  SET-Plan, 
and  its  integrated  approach  will  optimise  the  use  of  financial  and  human  resources  and 
address important  concerns of Europe's citizens  –  maintaining  high  levels  of  nuclear  safety, 
minimising  environmental  impact,  and  ensuring  continued  economic  performance.  SNE-TP 
will provide expert advice and recommendations to national governments and help define and 
concentrate resources on priorities agreed at EU level, including those to be supported by the 
Euratom FP. This will reinforce the European scientific base, while fostering dialogue on key 
issues  such  as  reactor  safety,  management  of  waste  and  protection  of  populations  against 
radiological hazards. 

1.5. 

Completion of previous framework programmes and other activities 

Projects from previous Framework Programmes have continued to produce results. Effort has 
been  made  to  complete  the  scientific,  technical,  legal  and  financial  monitoring  of  these 
projects, which is essential to ensure the best use of resources and to obtain the best possible 
results.  Important  issues  have  been  the  assessment  of  the  impact  of  projects  on  science, 
economy, society and the environment at national, Community and international level, as well 
as  ensuring  that  the  research  policy  has  a  recognisable  impact  on  the  elaboration  of  related 
European  Commission  policy  initiatives  and  related  legislative  acts.  In  addition,  the 
evaluation of the results of the projects funded under previous Framework Programmes and 
impact studies were on-going during 2007. It is expected that most of the FP6 & FP5 projects 
will  have  an  important  positive  impact  in  the  fields  of  the  quality  of  life  and  employment 
prospects, protection of the environment, and energy and safety.  

For example, in the field of industrial technologies, the IMPRESS project funded under FP6 
(Nanotechnologies,  intelligent  materials,  new  production  processes  activity)  conducted 
ground  and  space-based  investigations  of  new  high-performance  alloys  for  multiple 
applications, including turbine blades and catalytic powders. Therefore, its results should put 
Europe  ahead  in  key  strategic  markets.  These  inputs  to  turbine  and  fuel  cell  technologies 
promise  Europe  a  leading  position  in  both  areas,  where  world  demand  is  estimated  at  €45 

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billion by 2011. IMPRESS also has the potential to make a major contribution to meeting the 
Kyoto Protocol targets for the reduction of CO2 and NOx emissions. 

The  NACRE  project,  New  Aircraft  Concepts  Research,  funded  under  the  FP6  Transport 
activity shows interesting results. Current commercial aircraft designs have converged into a 
near-universal  configuration,  which  may  be  unable  to  accommodate  the  demand  for  higher 
operating  efficiency  and  reduced  environmental  impact.  Rather  than  concentrating  on  a 
specific aircraft type, it is developing generic component-level solutions for fuselages, wings, 
engines  and  cabins  in  an  unconventional  set  of  concepts  described  as  the  "Pro  Green 
Aircraft", the "Payload Driven Aircraft" and the "Simple Flying Bus".  

With  respect  to  the  objective  of  supporting  outsourcing  of  research  activities  by  SMEs  and 
SME  associations,  the  prize-winning  project  for  Best  Practice  in  Product  and  Brand 
Protection, NAGINELS, is a 2-year FP6 project involving 6 SMEs, 2 universities and 3 main 
end-users.  The  NAGINELS  project  proposes  an  innovative  laser  solution  to  respond  to  the 
new  market  needs  for  transparent  material  without  deteriorating  the  product.  The  new 
technology  developed  by  the  NAGINELS  can  be  applied  mainly  in  the  sectors  of 
Pharmaceuticals, Perfume and cosmetics, wines and spirits, watches, precious stones, and the 
Automotive, Glass industry in applications covering anti-counterfeiting, normative as well as 
decorative.  

In  the  area  of  marine  environment  several  projects  have  supported  the  development  of  the 
Marine  and  Maritime  Policy  Initiatives  (including  Marine  Environment  Directive).  For 
example,  the  "European  Lifestyles  and  Marine  Ecosystems  (ELME)"  project  provided  the 
best  available  scientific  information  for  predicting  the  likely  impacts  of  major  economic, 
social and institutional changes within Europe on the marine environments of all regional seas 
around Europe (Baltic Sea, North East Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea) towards 
their more sustainable use.  

The project "Development of an information technology tool for the management of southern 
European lagoons under the influence of river-basin runoff (DITTY)" developed the scientific 
and  operational  bases  for  a  sustained  and  rational  utilisation  of  the  available  resources  in 
coastal  lagoons  of  the  Mediterranean  Sea  and  of  the  Portuguese  Atlantic  coast.  DITTY  has 
delivered a Decision Support System (DSS) prototype for the management of coastal lagoons, 
which  combines  practically  all  natural  science  aspects  with  social  and  economic 
considerations.  Since  end-users  (e.g.  aquaculture  farm  managers)  were  directly  involved  in 
the project, the DSS prototype has been tested under realistic conditions. 

The issue of migration is still at the forefront of European research. Results of several projects 
on  migration  from  FP4,  FP5  and  FP6  were  presented  at  the  international  conference  on 
"Citizenship, Identity and Migration in the European Union".  

In  addition,  several  actions  of  dissemination  were  carried  out  in  2007,  among  which  the 
"Futuris"  audiovisual  co-productions,  broadcasting  the  success  stories  of  Commission 
Research to mainly EU countries. It was agreed this year that Futuris will be distributed in a 
number  of  third  countries  (China,  Japan,  Ukraine,  UAE,  Israel,  Taiwan  and  Croatia).  The 
increased  frequency  of  the  magazine  Research*eu,  the  flagship  publication  of  DG  RTD 
(monthly  as  opposed  to  quarterly)  and  the  new  availability  in  Spanish  has  meant  that  the 
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1.6. 

Research programme of the research fund for coal and steel 

Coal  and  steel  are  and  shall  remain  key  global  industrial  sectors.  Coal  shall  remain  an 
essential  fuel  both  at  global  and  EU  levels.  In  2005,  coal  accounted  for  40%  of  total  world 
electricity generation and 28% of EU27 electricity generation. Accounting for around 18% of 
world  steel  production,  the  European  steel  industry  is  now  the  second  world  leader  after 
China,  which  accounted  for  around  35%  in  2007.  In  addition,  it  is  being  increasingly 
challenged  by  other  Asian  countries.  As  a  result,  investment  in  research  and  technology  in 
these two major sectors continues to be essential.  

In 2007, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Decision on the revised 
guidelines  governing  the  research  programme  of  the  RFCS.  It  is  expected  that  this 
Commission proposal will be adopted by the Council during the first semester of 2008. This 
proposed revision of the technical guidelines looks to further develop the good results already 
achieved  to  date.  In  the  Commission's  view,  the  RFCS  has  so  far  worked  well,  so  a  major 
overhaul  is  not  required  and  the  purpose  of  the  revision  is  to  make  the  programme  as 
straightforward  for  its  participants  as  possible.  The  proposed  decision  simplifies  some 
administrative  procedures,  such  as:  deleting  some  accompanying  measures  since  they  are 
already  covered  by  FP7  and  increasing  financial  support  from  40  to  50%  for  pilot  and 
demonstration projects. 

One  of  the  priorities  of  the  EU  is  to  reduce  carbon  emission.  Therefore,  the  Commission 
supports  research  on  coal-based  power  with  the  aim  that  no  CO2  will  be  released  into  the 
atmosphere. The HUGE project will explore the technology for hydrogen production through 
underground  gasification  of  coal,  meaning  that  the  carbon  dioxide  will  remain  underground 
rather  than  being  released  into  the  atmosphere.  Future  large-scale  production  of  hydrogen 
from  coal  will  contribute  to  meeting  the  demand  for  clean  and  affordable  energy  and  the 
needs of the European energy, chemistry and transportation sectors.  

In June, research on steel delivered interesting results, in particular, from a security point of 
view.  The  SSIF  project  designed  fire-resistant  steel  structures  and  found  innovative  and 
breakthrough  solutions.  Web-based  software  has  been  developed  to  optimise  the  design  of 
stainless  steel  structural  members  and  connections,  including  specific  unprotected  products 
meeting the requirement for 30 to 60 minutes' fire resistance. This methodology will lead to 
European  standards.  The  results  of  this  project  should  help  to  reduce  the  occurrence  of 
dramatic  consequences  such  as  those  which  resulted  from  the  September  11,  2001  attacks, 
when  buildings  collapsed  very  rapidly  as  a  result  of  the  weak  fire  resistance  of  key 
components of the structures.  

The research programme of the RFCS, that is separate and complementary to FP7, covers all 
aspects  of  coal  and  steel,  from  production  processes  to  application.  This  programme  has  an 
annual budget of approximately €60 million for research in these two areas, financed by the 
interest  on  the  assets  of  the  now  expired  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  Treaty.  In 
2007, out of a total of 36 and 143 proposals respectively, 9 new coal and 49 new steel-related 
projects were financed by EU support for a total amount of €54.23 million.  

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2.1. 

DEVELOPMENTS IN MEMBER STATES AND APPLICATION OF THE OPEN METHOD OF 
COORDINATION 

The  open  method  of  coordination  in  support  of  reaching  the  Barcelona 
objectives 

The Barcelona objective of increasing spending on R&D to approach 3% of the GDP by 2010 
has been an integral part of the Lisbon strategy since its relaunching in 2005. On the basis of a 
commonly  agreed  set  of  integrated  guidelines,  Member  States  have  formulated  National 
Reform Programmes and have reported on the implementation of those for the second time in 
October 2007. 

In the field of R&D, the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) was set-up following the 3% 
action plan. The Scientific and Technical Research Committee of the EU (CREST) was asked 
in 2003 to act as the operational interface to define and oversee the implementation of OMC. 

Following the positive results of the first two OMC cycles (2003-2006), CREST launched the 
third  OMC  cycle  in  October  2006.  CREST  Working  Groups  were  established  on  the 
coordination  of  the  Framework  Programme  and  the  Structural  Funds,  internationalisation  of 
R&D, policy mixes and R&D in services. 

•  CREST  adopted  the  Guidelines  on  "Coordinating  the  Framework  Programme  and  the 
Structural  Funds  to  support  R&D"  at  its  314th  meeting  in  Essen  on  7th  May  2007.  The 
the 
Guidelines  provided  14  recommendations 
development  of  RTDI  strategies,  RTDI  basis,  research  excellence, 
international 
cooperation, the exploitation of R&D results and the improvement of communication. The 
Competitiveness  Council  adopted  Council  Conclusions  in  June  2007  concerning  the 
Guidelines.  The  Guidelines  were  also  used  as  a  source  of  information  feeding  into  the 
Commission's  Communication  on  "Competitive  European  Regions  through  Research  and 
Innovation:  A  contribution  to  more  growth  and  more  and  better  jobs"  (COM  (2007)  474 
final). 

in  six  priority  domains 

including 

•  The  conclusions  of  the  final  report  on  internationalisation  of  R&D  were  adopted  by 
CREST at the December 2007 meeting in Brussels. One of the objectives was to take stock 
of  the  strategies  and  activities  of  EU  Member  and  Associated  States  with  regards  to  the 
internationalisation of R&D. Based on the report, CREST adopted conclusions on how to 
face the challenge of globalisation and how to develop a proactive international policy in 
this regard.  

•  The main objective of the Policy Mix Group was to conduct a peer review process aiming 
at helping Member States to understand the policy mixes needed to raise R&D intensity. 
Six  countries  (BE,  EE,  FR,  LT,  NL,  UK)  were  reviewed  in  this  cycle.  The  reviews 
generated  a  series  of  generic  lessons  and  recommendations  of  relevance  to  R&D  and 
innovation policymakers which were adopted by CREST together with a Synthesis Report 
at the December 2007 meeting.  

•  The  conclusions  of  the  report  on  services  were  adopted  by  CREST  at  its  April  2008 
meeting.  The  Working  Group  examined  how  to develop policies for  stimulating  R&D in 
the  service  sector.  The  report  provided  suggestions  and  recommendations  on  how  to 
develop the service sector with research-related policy measures.  

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The CREST meeting at Directors General level (held on 6 July 2007) was a key event in the 
third  OMC  cycle.  It  was  devoted  to  a  discussion  on  progress  towards  the  3%  target  and 
priority actions to develop the ERA. 

The fourth OMC cycle was launched in December 2007. It focuses on universities, industry-
led  competence  centres,  internationalisation  of  R&D  and  the  continuation  of  the  policy  mix 
peer review exercise (AT, BG). All Working Groups are expected to finishing end 2008. 

Complementing the work in the CREST Working Groups, CREST carries out a yearly mutual 
learning  exercise  based  on  the  National  Reform  Programmes  in  the  context  of  the  revised 
Lisbon  strategy.  The  2007  exercise  focused  on  the  progress  made  on  national  public  and 
private  R&D  investment  targets,  obstacles  against  reforming  the  public  research  sector  and 
strategies  and  challenges  in  opening  the  national  research  system  towards  ERA.  CREST 
adopted  a  report  drawing  out  common  themes  of  participating  countries  and  therefore 
identified  areas  which  may  require  further  attention  by  CREST  or  elevation  to  the  political 
level in the context of the Competitiveness Council. 

2.2. 

Trends in public and private research investment 

2.2.1.  Progress towards the 3% objective 

Figure 2.1 - R&D intensity (GERD as % of GDP), 1995-2006

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Source:  DG Research                                                                   
Data:  Eurostat, OECD
Notes:  (1) US : GERD does not include most or all capital expenditure.
             (2) EU-27 : The R&D intensity values for the years 1995 to 1999 (inclusive) were estimated by DG Research.
             (3) CN : Hong Kong is not included.

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Over  the  period  1995-2006,  the  R&D  intensity  of  EU27  has  remained  within  a  small  one-
decimal range: from 1.79% in 1996-98 to 1.88% in 2002. In 2006, like in 2005, EU27 GERD 
amounted to 1.84% of GDP, far from the 3% objective. 

However, since 2000, the increase in R&D expenditures real terms in EU27 has been higher 
than in the US (14.4 % and 10.1% respectively). This resulted in a lower decline of the R&D 
intensity  in  EU27  over  2000-2006  (-1.1%)  than  in  the  US  (-4.6%).  Japan  has  outperformed 
both EU27 and the US, increasing both the R&D expenditures with 16.6% since 2000 and the 
R&D intensity with 9.3%.  

The  R&D  intensity  of  China  has  grown  by  more  than  50%  since  2000.  This  high  R&D 
intensity growth in China is driven by the business enterprise sector both as R&D funding and 
R&D performing sector. The business enterprise sector financed R&D at the level of 1% of 
GDP  in  2006  -  the  same  level  as  in  EU27  -  compared  to  only  0.68%  of  GDP  in  2003.  In 
contrast R&D financed by government in China has stagnated at about 0.35% of GDP (about 
half  of  the  EU27  value)  over  this  2003-2006  period.  EU27  R&D  intensity  is  therefore 
maintained higher than the Chinese one only through higher government funding intensity. 

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2.2.2.  National R&D intensity targets 

Figure 2.2 R&D intensity - progress towards the 2010 targets (in percentage points)
in parenthesis: R&D intensity as a % of GDP in 2006 (*)

 Austria (2.51)

 Estonia (1.14)

 Czech Republic (1.54)

 Spain (1.20)

 Latvia (0.69)

 Lithuania (0.80)

 Ireland (4) (1.32)

 Denmark (2.43)

 Slovenia (1.59)

 Cyprus (0.42)

 Hungary (1.00)

 Romania (0.45)

 Germany (2.51)

 Portugal (0.81)

 Italy (1.09)

 Finland (3.37)

 Malta (0.54)

 Greece (0.57)

 France (2.12)

 Bulgaria (5) (0.48)

 UK (1.76)

 Poland (0.56)

 Netherlands (1.72)

 Belgium (1.83)

 Slovakia (0.49)

 Luxembourg (1.47)

 Sweden (3.73)

 EU-27 (1.84) (3) 

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Percentage points

Progress made 2000- 2006 (1) 

Progress to be made 2006- 2010 (2) 

Source : DG Research
Data: Eurostat, Member States
Notes:  (*) IT, PT, UK : 2005, AT, FI : 2007
              (1) IT, PT, UK : 2000-2005, AT, FI : 2000-2007; EL, SE : 2001-2006; HU, MT : 2004-2006.
              (2) IT, PT : 2005-2010; UK : 2005-2013; FR : 2006-2012; EL : 2006-2015; AT : 2007-2010; FI 2007-2011.
              (3) EU-27 does not include BG. 
              (4) IE : The R&D intensity target for 2010 was estimated by DG Research.
              (5) BG has not set an R&D intensity target.

For each Member State, figure 2.2 displays in grey the difference between the R&D intensity 
of this Member State in 200624 and its R&D intensity in 2000. For instance, R&D intensity in 
Austria was 0.59 percentage point higher in 2007 (2.51% of GDP, specified in parenthesis on 
the graph) than in 2000 (1.91% of GDP). 

The  blue  bar  represents  the  distance  separating  the  200625  value  of  a  Member  State's  R&D 
intensity to the target that it has set out for itself. In the case of Austria, its target (3% of GDP) 

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is still 0.49 percentage point higher than Austria's current R&D intensity (2.51% of GDP in 
2007). In other words, between 2000 and 2007, Austria has done a bit more than half of the 
road towards its target set out in 2005. 

Therefore Figure 2.2 clearly shows progress made by each Member State over the 2000-2006 
period (grey) against progress still to be made to reach its own target (blue). In 10 Member 
States, R&D intensity was higher in 2000 than in 2006 (negative grey bars). These Member 
States  are  further  from  their  respective  targets  in  2006  than  in  2000.  In  the  17  remaining 
Member  States  progress  made  towards  their  respective  targets  is  only  a  small  part  of  the 
progress  that  is  required  to  reach  them.  Austria,  Estonia  and  the  Czech  Republic  are  the 
Member  States  that  achieved  the  most  substantial  progress  towards  their  targets.  R&D 
intensity in Sweden and Finland is already greater than 3% but remains below the targets they 
have set themselves at 4%. 

It must be noted that, even if all Member States reached their respective targets in 2010 (and 
for Member States with a target set for a later year than 2010, if they were, in 2010, on the 
way to reach it), EU27 R&D intensity in 2010 would be 2.51%, below the 3% target set at 
European level. In other words, the targets set by Member States are not sufficient to reach 
the overall EU target of 3% in 2010. 

2.2.3.  Trends in public funding 

The volume of financial resources allocated to R&D by governments is an indicator of their 
level  of  commitment  towards  the  Lisbon  goal  of  making  the  EU  the  most  performing 
knowledge-based economy. 

In 2005 (latest year available for EU27), GERD financed by government amounted to 0.63% 
of GDP in EU27, slightly below its value in 2000 (average annual growth rate of -0.3%). The 
Barcelona objective for the EU specifies that GERD financed by public sources should reach 
1% of EU GDP (one third of the 3% target). 

The government source of funds is not the sole public source of funds for GERD. To account 
for all public sources, one needs to add the public sources from the 'abroad' source of funds in 
the  27  Member  States,  in  which  EU  funds  are  included  as  well  as  funds  from  all  foreign 
governments. This breakdown public vs private sources within the 'abroad' source of funds is 
not  available  for  most  countries,  but  it  is  well  recognized  that  the  funds  from  foreign 
governments  are  very  limited  for  most  countries.  'Abroad'  financed  8.5%  of  total  GERD  in 
EU27 in 2005, which represented about 0.16% of EU27 GDP. If we assume that one third of 
these 'abroad' funds come from public sources26, the abroad-public source of funds financed 
GERD  at  the  level  of  roughly  0.05%  of  GDP,  so  that  GERD  financed  by  public  sources  in 
EU27 in 2005 can be estimated at about 0.68% of GDP27, that is about one third below the 1% 
target. 

It must be noted that GERD financed by government only includes direct support to R&D by 
government;  indirect  government  support  to  business  R&D  through  tax  incentives  is  not 
counted. Therefore, any increase of a government's indirect support to R&D over the period 

26 

27 

This is only an assumption to roughly estimate what can be the intensity of funding by public sources 
from abroad. 
0.63% of GDP by government and 0.05% of GDP by abroad-public. In this approximation the 'Higher-
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2000-2006  is  not  represented  in  Figure  2.3.  Yet  indirect  support  has  become  substantial  in 
certain  Member  States  over  the  years  (see  section  2.3.3).  In  2005,  in  Belgium  and  the 
Netherlands, more than half of government's support to business R&D was indirect; that same 
year in France and in the UK, about one third of government's support to business R&D was 
indirect.  

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Source:  DG Research                                                                   
Data:  Eurostat
Notes:  (1) NL : 2003; BE, BG, DK, DE, EL, FR, IT, CY, LU, PT, SE, UK, EU-27 : 2005; AT : 2007.
             (2) IT : 1996-2005; NL : 2000-2003; BE, BG, DE, CY, LU, PT, UK, EU-27 : 2000-2005; AT : 2000-2007; SE : 2001-2003; DK, EL : 2001-2005; FR : 2004-2005; HU : 2004-2006;
                   MT : 2005-2006.

A  majority  of  Member  States  (16  Member  States)  have  increased  the  intensity  of  their 
government's direct support to R&D over the period 2000-200628.  

This increase has been substantial in 9 of them, including the 3 Baltic countries, Luxembourg, 
Malta, Cyprus, Romania, Ireland and Spain. This shows their commitment to increasing their 
level of R&D investments, so as to definitely take off from their still low to very low level of 
direct public support to R&D. 

Another  3  countries  -  Austria,  France  and  Sweden  -  have  been  able  to  continue  raising 
substantially their relatively high level of government's direct support to R&D towards the 1% 
target that they all adopted and that they are in a position to reach.  

Finally  progress  in  4  countries,  the  Netherlands,  the  Czech  Republic,  the  UK  and  Italy,  has 
only  been  modest  towards  the  public  part  of  their  R&D  investment  targets.  6  countries  - 
Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Greece, Hungary and Slovakia - approximately kept the intensity 

28 

See  the  actual  period  covered  for  each  Member  State,  according  to  data  available,  in  the  footnote  of 
Figure 2.3. 

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of  government's  direct  support  to  R&D  that  they  had  in  2000.  5  countries  -  Germany, 
Slovenia,  Portugal,  Poland  and  Bulgaria  -  decreased  the  intensity  of  government's  direct 
support to R&D over this period.  

With the exception of Finland, Germany and Denmark whose levels of government's support 
to  R&D  remain  higher  than  the  EU27  average,  all  these  countries  are  worryingly  falling 
behind. 

In  spite  of  a  good  majority  of  Member  States  increasing  the  intensity  of  their  government's 
direct support to R&D over 2000-2006, at EU27 level this intensity has not moved up. This is 
due to the decrease observed in Germany, along with limited increases in the UK and Italy, 
three countries contributing to a large share of the overall EU27 GDP. Among the countries 
with the largest GDPs in EU27, only France contributed to raise the intensity of government's 
direct support to R&D.  

Important to note is the contribution of cohesion policy to the R&D investment intensity in 
the  new  Member  States.  In  the  period  2004-2006,  the  Structural  Funds  contributed  with  an 
annual average of € 157.4 million to research investments in the ten new Member States and 
triggered with this an average of € 69.6 million annual national investments. These Structural 
Funds investments are included in the Eurostat statistics on government investments in R&D. 
This  represented  8%  of  the  total  national  public  R&D  investments  and  was  estimated  for 
instance  in  Latvia,  Estonia  and  Lithuania  as  representing  between  25  and  30%  of  the  total 
GBAORD (government budget appropriations or outlays on R&D). Thanks to the inclusion of 
knowledge and innovation among the priorities in the Cohesion Policy Strategic Guidelines, 
for the period 2007-2013 the annual R&D investments under cohesion policy in the ten new 
Member States will increase to an estimated € 2.7 billion annual average (and if Romania and 
Bulgaria are included to an annual average of € 2.9 billion). This is expected to trigger some 
15-25% national (private and or public) co-funding and will be included in the R&D intensity 
statistics  per  country.  For  the  twelve  new  Member  States  one  can  therefore  estimate  that 
between € 435 million and € 725 million will have to be raised as annual average in national 
co-funding. 

2.2.4.  Trends in private funding 

In  2005  (latest  year  available  for  EU27),  at  1%  of  GDP,  GERD  financed  by  business 
enterprise  in  EU27  was  slightly  below  its  value  in  2000  (average  annual  growth  rate  of  -
0.9%). The Barcelona objective for the EU specifies that GERD financed by private sources 
should reach 2% of GDP (two thirds of the 3% target). 

To account for all private sources for GERD, one needs to add the private sources from the 
'abroad'  source  of  funds  in  the  27  Member  States.  As  said  above,  this  breakdown  public  vs 
private sources within the 'abroad' source of funds is not available for most countries. If one 
assumes that two thirds of these 'abroad' funds come from private sources, the abroad-private 
source of funds financed GERD at the level of roughly 0.1% of GDP29 in 2005, so that GERD 
financed by private sources in EU27 in 2005 can be estimated at about 1.1% of GDP30. 

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'Abroad' financed 8.5% of total GERD in EU27 in 2005, which represents about 0.16% of EU27 GDP. 
In this approximation the 'Private-Non-Profit' source of funds can be considered negligible against the 
business enterprise and abroad-private sources of funds. 

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FIgure 2.4 GERD financed by business enterprise as % of GDP, 2006 and average annual growth, 2000-2006

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GERD financed by business enterprise as % of GDP, 2006  (1)

Source:  DG Research                                                                   
Data:  Eurostat
Notes:  (1) NL : 2003; BE, BG, DK, DE, EL, FR, IT, CY, LU, PT, SE, UK, EU-27 : 2005; AT : 2007.
             (2) IT : 1996-2005; NL : 2000-2003; BE, BG, DE, CY, LU, PT, UK, EU-27 : 2000-2005; AT : 2000-2007; SE : 2001-2003; DK, EL : 2001-2005; FR : 2004-2005; MT : 2005-2006.

Over 2000-200631 the intensity of business enterprise support of R&D has increased only in 
Member States (11 Member States) in which this intensity was low or very low, as well as in 
Austria  where  this  intensity  was  already  intermediate.  In  countries  with  high  levels  of 
business support to R&D, such as Sweden, Finland, Germany and Denmark, this intensity has 
either decreased (Sweden) or stagnated. The same holds for countries with average levels of 
business  support  to  R&D:  over  2000-200632  the  intensity  of  GERD  financed  by  business 
enterprise  has  decreased  in  the  UK,  the  Netherlands,  Belgium,  Luxembourg  and  remained 
unchanged in France. Similar decreases are observed in a set of 5 countries with already low 
levels of business financing of R&D. 

Like for GERD financed by government, significant increases of GERD financed by business 
enterprise have occurred only in countries with relatively small shares of GDP in EU27, hence 
the overall effect has been negative. 

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2.2.5.  To sum up 

The  table  below  summarizes  the  trends  in  government  and  business  enterprise  funding  of 
R&D in all Member States over the period 2000-200633. 

Change in GERD financed by government and by business enterprise 

                  over 2000-2006

GERD financed by 
government

GERD financed by 
business enterprise

Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany 
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg 
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
UK
EU27

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0
- -
-
0

          0  no or not significant change (average annual growth within the range [-1%; +1%])
          -  small decrease (average annual growth within the range  [- 1%; -4%])
          - -  large decrease (average annual growth < - 4%)
         +  small increase (average annual growth within the range [1%; 4%])
         ++  large increase (average annual growth  > 4%)

The  table  highlights  the  catching-up  of  most  Member  States  that  have  low  levels  of  (both 
public and private) R&D investments. The most vigorous catching-up countries are Estonia, 
Cyprus, Latvia, followed by the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland and Lithuania.  

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However,  some  of  the  low  R&D  intensive  countries  have  fallen  further  behind  (Slovakia, 
Poland, Greece) or made only limited progress (Bulgaria, Slovenia).  

Among  more  R&D  intensive  Member  States,  only  Austria  has  increased  the  financing  of 
R&D by both the government and business enterprises.  

2.3. 

Trends in research policies 

2.3.1.  R&D policy priorities in the Member States 

In 2007, national policies for R&D continued to evolve towards more coherent and complex 
policy  mixes.  With  the  view  of  addressing  key  drivers  of  economic  growth,  Member  States 
were  building  up  policy  mixes  by  developing  new  strategies  which  cut  across  different 
Ministries or by changing the institutional settings used for R&D policy.  

Member  States  are  increasingly  developing  new  policy  programmes  aiming  to  achieve 
specific RTDI policy goals. These can be called "mini-mixes" of policy instruments and often 
go beyond R&D policy. Almost all Member States employ a complex policy mix to stimulate 
high-tech  sector  development  and  promote  regions  as  key  actors  in  national  innovation 
policies. 

In  the  frame  of  increasing  the  quality  of  public  research,  institutional  restructuring  of  the 
research performers is an ongoing process in several Member States, generally driven by the 
need  to  assure  that  public  research  performed  in  the  respective  countries  can  compete  on  a 
world scale. 

The  issues  which  emerge  as  policy  priorities  at  national  level  can  be  grouped  under  the 
following categories: 

•  Building coherent policy mixes for R&D 

EU  Member  States  are  increasingly  becoming  aware  that  enhancing  their  economic 
performance  and  responding  to  societal  needs  will  require  R&D  policy  to  be  placed  in  a 
broader context and to be developed in coherence with other policy fields. The most apparent 
approach is the link with the innovation policy, but other policy domains are also taken into 
consideration by national policy makers, such as industrial policy, education policy or fiscal 
policy.  

National  strategies  developed  during  2007  fully  reflect  this  cross-cutting  approach  (e.g. 
Cyprus:  2007-2013  National  Development  Plan,  Spain:  Research,  Development  and 
Innovation  Plan  2008-2011,  Greece:  Strategic  Development  Plan  for  Research,  Technology 
and  Innovation  2007-2013,  Hungary:  Science,  Technology  and  Innovation  policy  strategy 
2007-2013,  Portugal:  a  new  National  Strategic  Reference  Framework,  Romania:  National 
Research,  Development  and  Innovation  Strategy  2007-2013,  Slovakia:  Long  term  Objective 
of  the  State  Science  and  Technology  Policy  up  to  2015).  At  the  same  future  strategies  for 
research and innovation are being prepared in Austria and Finland. 

The  need  to  build  coherence  with  other  policy  fields  starts  is  also  increasingly  reflected  in 
changes  in  the  institutional  settings  used  for  R&D  policy  development,  such  as  mergers 
between  Ministries  dealing  with  research,  education,  employment,  trade  and  industry.  For 
example, in 2007 the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been replaced with a 
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on  skills,  higher  education,  science  and  innovation,  and  offers  the  opportunity  to  deliver  an 
integrated  approach  to  these  key  drivers  of  economic  growth.  In  the  same  line,  the  Finnish 
Ministry of Trade and Industry (main R&D funding ministry) was merged with parts of the 
Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Labour, the new ministry being called the Ministry of 
Employment and Economy. 

Stakeholders are being increasingly involved in policy making processes, fact revealed by the 
broad,  co-participative  foresight  exercises  organised  in  the  last  years  by  numerous  Member 
States with the view of establishing thematic priorities for research funding. 

•  Development of policy programmes ("mini-mixes") to achieve specific RTDI policy goals 

An  increasingly  popular  approach  has  been  the  construction  of  comprehensive  policy 
programmes ("mini-mixes"34) that explicitly use different types of policy instruments together 
(e.g.  human  resource  initiatives,  fiscal  exemptions,  grant  schemes,  regulation)  to  achieve  a 
specific  RTDI  policy  goal  (e.g.  R&D  investments  in  bio-tech)  or  support  a  specific  target 
group  (e.g.  new  technology  based  firms).  These  policy  instruments  can  be  related  to  non-
R&D  policies  –  regulation,  fiscal,  and  innovation  oriented-  as  well.  There  is  an  element  of 
user oriented  programming or systemic analysis  involved in an attempt to tackle issues in a 
coherent and multifaceted manner. 

One  can  distinguish  three  types  of  mini-mixes:  1)  the  cluster  or  Pôle  de  Compétitivité 
approach,  2)  the  packages  of  measures  for  high-tech  starters  and  3)  packaged  R&D 
programmes  with  flexible  /multiple  support  mechanisms.  In  some  cases  there  are  different 
geographic governance levels involved (local, regional, national and international) with pre-
defined  divisions  of  labour.  A  number  of  Member  States  have  adopted  such  "packages"  or 
"mini-mixes" Netherlands has developed the Technopartner programme, which is a package 
of  measures  to  support  new  technology  start-ups,  as  well  as  the  Innovation  Programme  -  a 
flexible policy support framework that focuses on a specific technology domain; France has 
launched  a  multi-annual 
innovation  programme  on 
Transportation  (PREDIT);  also  the  national  Pôle  de  Compétitivité  approach  has  some 
characteristics  of  mini-mixes;  in  Belgium,  a  Pôle  de  Compétitivité  programme  combines 
different  policy  domains  and  includes  packaged  approaches.;  in  Germany,  bundling  and 
simplifying existing SME policies by the Ministry of Industry (BMWi) could also be seen as a 
mini-mix. 

inter-ministerial 

research  and 

•  Cohesion policy and R&D 

Cohesion policy has an important role in supporting the regions in taking the Lisbon strategy 
forward.  For  the  new  programming  period  2007-2013,  the  Member  States  have  drawn  up 
national  strategic  reference  frameworks  and  operational  programmes  in  partnership  with 
national,  regional  and  local  authorities  and  the  Commission.  These  are  based  on  the 
Community Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion Policy, which focus increasingly on the Lisbon 
priorities  including  research  and  spelt  out  in  more  detail  in  regional  or  thematic  operational 
programmes.  An  analysis  of  all  approved  operational  programmes  shows  that  around  50 
billion Euros (i.e. 14% of the total EU Structural Funds 2007-2013) are foreseen for research 
and  technological  development.  This  means  a  massive  increase  compared  to  the  2000-2006 

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period with some € 10.5 billion or an increase with 4.7%. The priorities are supporting RTD 
activities in research centres, RTD in and for SMEs, technology transfer, developing human 
potential  in  the  field  of  innovation  and  research,  R&D  capacity  building,  regional  cross-
border and transnational research cooperation.  

Structural Funds in R&D 

Structural  Funds  have  an  important  role  in  supporting  the  regions  in  taking  the  Lisbon 
strategy  forward.  For  the  new  programming  period  2007-2013,  the  Member  States  have 
drawn up national strategic reference frameworks and operational programmes in partnership 
with  national,  regional  and  local  authorities  and  the  Commission.  These  are  based  on  the 
Community Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion Policy, which focus increasingly on the Lisbon 
priorities  including  research.  Through  the  operational  programmes,  available  budgets  are 
distributed over the different priorities. An analysis of all approved operational programmes 
shows that almost 29 % (99,4 billion Euros) of the total EU Structural Funds 2007-2013 are 
foreseen  for  R&D  and  innovation.  Of  this  amount  are  49,9  billion  Euros  for  research  and 
technological  development  which  means  a  massive  increase  compared  to  the  2000-2006 
period.  The  priorities  are  supporting  RTD  in  and  for  SMEs,  technology  transfer,  R&D 
capacity building, regional cross-border and transnational research cooperation.  

•  Increasing the quality of public research 

Having  an  excellent  public  research  base  is  broadly  recognised  by  Member  States  as  an 
essential  factor  in  attracting  private  investments  in  R&D.  The  reasoning  for  actions  geared 
towards increasing the quality of public research systems is related to the growing awareness 
of  the  globalisation  of  R&D.  However,  the  new  Member  States  are  at  different  stage  of 
development  comparing  to  the  old  Member  States.  Whereas  for  the  last  ones  the  driver  has 
been a willingness to ensure that public research performed in their respective countries can 
compete on a world scale, a number of new Member States are struggling to move towards 
the quality of public research performed  in  the  old  Member  States. Some Eastern European 
countries still have to cope with a massive restructuration of their research system and with 
changing of institutional roles of research performers.  

In 2007, the most visible strategies were related to the institutional restructuring of research 
performers,  setting  up  evaluation  bodies  aiming  to  assess  research  activities  of  R&D 
performers, and a shift towards an increased proportion of competitive funding.  

Denmark  is  restructuring  its  public  research  performers,  aiming  at  the  establishment  of 
internationally  more  competitive  universities.  Finland  has  also  launched  a  revision  of  its 
public  research  base,  attempting  to  cut  down  the  number  of  universities  and  pursuing  a 
regional reallocation of research centres. France has passed a law modernizing the governance 
of universities and giving them more autonomy; besides, a deep re-shaping of public research 
organizations  is  now  in  preparation.  An  independent  Evaluation  Agency  for  University  and 
Research has been set up in Italy. The Lithuanian Science Council has been restructured and 
the evaluation of public research institutions and universities is one of its new tasks. The shift 
towards competitive funding of research comparing to block institutional funding continues in 
the  new  Member  States,  the  establishment  of  a  new  funding  agency  in  Poland  (National  R&D 
Centre) being a relevant example in this respect. 

Increasing human resources in R&D is a critical factor for the quality of public research. It is 
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resources  (Austria  and  Netherlands)  or  improving  the  recruitment  of  researchers  by 
establishing transparent procedures in line with international standards (Italy).  

•  Developing high-tech sectors 

Almost  all  Member  States  employ  a  complex  policy  mix  to  stimulate  high-tech  sector 
development,  even  though  they  have  different  policy  approaches.  Many  mini-mixes 
mentioned above are part of this effort. In particular, attention to new technology-based firms 
has  become  the  focus  of  increasing  attention  across  Europe.  Examples  of  this  dedication  to 
high-tech  sectors  in  Member  States  are:  Biotechnology  and  BioPharma  Programmes  in 
Germany,  ICTRegie  in  the  Netherlands,  introduction  of  thematic  programmes  and 
technology-focussed  schemes  in  Austria,  competitive  clusters  in  France,  building-up  of  a 
public biotechnology research infrastructure in Belgium.  

In some New Member States, the tendency is sometimes to put all efforts on the development 
of high-tech sectors to the detriment of innovation in traditional low technology sectors that 
nevertheless make the bulk of their industry. Due account should also be taken of traditional 
and  low-tech  sectors  which  are  important  in  many  Member  States'  economies,  but  where 
growth potential is hampered by low levels of innovation. 

•  Regional involvement: towards commercialization in specific sectors 

Regions have become key actors in innovation policies of Member States. Many regions have 
developed  their  own  innovation  strategies,  relying  on  local  strengths  and  potential.  Regions 
concentrate on selected areas or technologies to strengthen specific sectors. They complement 
national  opportunities  and  generic  support  by  measures  that  are  more  thematic  and  take  the 
existing local industrial structure into account (this does not exclude however targeted support 
offered  also  at  national  level).  The  main  goal  of  regional  involvement  is  to  promote 
technology transfer, innovation and commercialization. Networking and linking with other 3 
regional layers can therefore produce complementary effects.  

2.3.2.  Stimulating private R&D expenditure: subsidies versus tax incentives 

Public financial support to business R&D comes in either of two different forms: via 1) direct 
funding  of  a  part  of  the  targeted  expenditures  (subsidies  or  grants),  or  2)  fiscal  incentives 
allowing companies to reduce their tax payments and the cost of research. Tax incentives can 
be made available for a wide range of firms and thereby encourage an increase of R&D across 
the whole spectrum of firms without setting a priori what R&D they should perform. Firms 
decide themselves what type of R&D they give a priority. 

Decrease of the share of private R&D which is funded by government 

At  the  beginning  of  the  90s,  governments  were  financing  about  12%  of  total  domestic 
business R&D activities. In 2006, direct government funding of private research represented 
less than 8% of total business R&D expenditure in EU-27. However this gradual reduction of 
direct subsidies to private R&D was accompanied by an increasing indirect support to private 
R&D through the use of fiscal incentives. 

Shift towards more indirect support through tax incentives 

Tax incentives for business R&D were introduced in several EU countries at the beginning of 
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France and the Netherlands. In more recent years, a number of EU countries have introduced 
such  schemes  (see  table  below).  Moreover  some  countries  with  tax  incentives  schemes 
already in place have reinforced them. In countries which currently do not have such schemes 
like Germany, Finland and Sweden, there is a growing interest to use them to stimulate R&D 
in SMEs and foster co-operation between public research and industry.  

An  infinite  variety  of  schemes  can  be  elaborated  by  playing  with  the  different  variables  of 
these schemes: level of generosity, eligible R&D costs, target groups, tax regime. The design 
of tax incentives schemes therefore varies considerably across EU countries. 

Typology of policy-mixes with regard to direct funding and fiscal incentives for business R&D in the EU, 1991, 
2000 and 2006

Analytical category

1991

2000

2006

  Strong direct funding and 
unfavourable tax treatment

4 EU countries : DE, IT, SE, UK 
and EU-17

3 EU countries : CZ, IT, PL

1 EU country : IT

  Little direct funding and unfavourable 
tax treatment

8 EU countries : BE, DK, IE, 
EL, HU, NL, PT, FI

6 EU countries : BE, DE, 
EL, FI, SE, UK

4 EU countries : DE, EL, 
FI, SE

  Little direct funding and favourable 
tax treatment

1 EU country : AT

8 EU countries : DK, IE, ES, 
FR, HU, NL, AT, PT

  Strong direct funding and favourable 
tax treatment

2 EU countries : ES, FR

No countries

8 EU countries : BE, DK, 
IE, FR, HU, NL, AT, PT 
and EU-17
4 EU countries : CZ, ES, 
PL, UK

Source:  DG Research, Warda (2007)                                                                   

Key Figures 2007

Data:  Eurostat, OECD

Fiscal incentives for labour and social charges of R&D personnel 

More  recently  some  countries  have  introduced  fiscal  R&D  incentives  for  labour  social 
charges. Reducing social charges for R&D personnel reduces the operating costs of R&D and 
may  contribute  to  retaining  human  talent.  Such  schemes  are  in  place  in  France  (Young 
Innovative Company scheme), Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain.  

Monitoring the level of indirect public support to R&D 

The level of indirect public support to private R&D (foregone revenue for government) is not 
systematically  monitored  yet.  In  2005,  in  Belgium,  Netherlands,  Portugal  and  Ireland,  tax 
incentives accounted for a greater proportion of government support for business R&D than 
direct  public  government  support  (OECD  Outlook  2008,  Chapter  1).  With  about  USD  800 
million  of  estimated  revenue  losses  in  France  and  the  UK  in  2005,  R&D  tax  incentives 
accounted for about 30% and 33% respectively of direct plus indirect government funding of 
business R&D, and in Spain about 23%. 

Impact of tax incentives on R&D investments by firms 

If the use of tax incentives as an instrument to foster investment in R&D by companies has 
been  on  the  rise  in  EU  countries  over  the  last  decades,  the  clear  demonstration  of  the 
efficiency of these schemes, however, has not been made yet. Business R&D intensity has not 
grown much in many countries with tax incentives in place (see section 2.2.4) 

Impact  of  tax  incentives  has  long  been  studied.  Empirical  studies  agree  in  general  that  on 
average R&D tax incentives induce an increase in a firm's expenditures on R&D by amounts 
that are similar or greater than the foregone tax revenues, although results greatly vary across 
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benefits for the economy and society at large. But evaluations of tax incentives schemes are 
being pursued in several countries. 

2.3.3.  The ERA dimension in national R&D policies 

Reforms in R&D policies have up to now been designed almost exclusively from a national 
perspective. As R&D systems are, however, increasingly interconnected, it is important that 
national  policy  makers  take  explicit  account  of  the  European  perspective  in  their  national 
policies, in order to maximise the benefits from synergies and spillovers. This would increase 
the effectiveness of national systems and would, in the context of the European Research Area 
initiative, make a significant contribution towards developing the EU's research system as a 
whole to be a competitive player on the global scene. 

Although Member States participate in the FP and have bilateral agreements within the EU or 
with non-EU countries, individual Member States have different approaches to and different 
perceptions of ERA. Some Member States have already explicitly integrated ERA into their 
policy  priorities  or  even  changed  their  legislation  accordingly.  Others  are  still  planning  to 
integrate  ERA  or  they  consider  it  as  day-to-day  business  which  does  not  require  particular 
attention.  The  need  for  internationalisation  of  the  R&D  system  is  clearly  more  present  in 
small and medium-sized countries where the pressure towards the opening up of their research 
and innovation systems is stronger. In Austria for example, a strong internationalisation has 
taken  place  over  the  last  years.  Opening  up  the  country  has  been  seen  as  an  opportunity  to 
attract  foreign  investments  in  R&D.  Portugal  and  Spain  are  running  jointly  an  International 
Research Laboratory with an international scope, open to the participation of institutions and 
experts from all over the world aiming at establishing a pool of international excellence in the 
area of nanotechnology. 

In the CREST mutual learning exercise 2007, it came out very clearly that Member States are 
very much focused on the mobility of researchers. Almost every Member State has thus taken 
measures to facilitate the mobility of researchers. Though, it is not always clear whether this 
concerned both cross-country and cross-sectoral mobility. Certain Member States called for a 
more  centralised  role  of  industry  in  the  realisation  of  ERA  as  better  co-ordination  will  lack 
effects without increased investments in R&D by industry. 

However, most of the Member States have recognised the importance of internationalisation 
and of opening up their national research systems as well as the need of an S&T co-operation 
strategy at European level. There is still room for a better coordination of regional, national 
and EU research programmes. Furthermore, cross-border challenges and obstacles need to be 
identified and to be addressed in a co-ordinated way. 

3. 

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS 

During  the  reporting  period  the  development  of  formalised  frameworks  of  international 
scientific and technological cooperation continued. International S&T cooperation is a pillar 
of  sustainable  development  of  our  societies,  a  valuable  instrument  to  promote  the 
competitiveness  of  European  industry  through  global  research  cooperation,  as  well  as  a 
necessary means to tackle global and regional challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity 
loss, health, sustainable food, energy and natural resources. 

Particular  emphasis  was  placed  on  developing  the  international  dimension  of  the  European 
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the candidate countries – Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, as 
well  as  potential  candidate  countries  –  Albania,  Serbia  and  Montenegro.  Moreover, 
agreements  were  pursued  particularly  with  industrialised  and  middle-income  countries 
interested in coordinating S&T policies with the European Union. Developing relations with 
these countries in the context of S&T agreements is to add an institutional dimension to the 
general  trend  of  increasing  international  scientific  cooperation  on  a  project  basis.  Similar  to 
strategies  pursued  by  other  major  industrialised  or  emerging  economies,  international 
scientific  and  technological  cooperation  is  today  a  necessary  dimension  of  international 
relations,  a  way  to  acquire  access  to  knowledge  systems  elsewhere,  to  project  influence  in 
constructive win-win relations with other parts of the world and as a source of renown35. An 
overview of the status of formal agreements is provided on the web36. 

Preparation  of  the  Association  of  Switzerland,  Israel,  the  EEA-EFTA  States  (Island, 
Liechtenstein  and  Norway)  and  the  Enlargement  Countries  (Turkey  and  the  Western 
Balkan Countries) and others to the FP7 

Association Agreements between Switzerland and the EC and EURATOM and Israel and the 
EC were signed and provisionally applied as from 1 January 2007. 

After  FP7 had  been adopted, the EEA Joint Committee decided to adapt Protocol 31 of the 
EEA Agreement associating the three EFTA States to FP7 (EC). 

Following  the  Commission's  strategy  to  encourage  the  enlargement  countries  to  become 
associated  to  FP7  (EC),  Albania  and  Montenegro,  requested  their  association  to  FP7.  The 
terms  and  conditions  of  association  have  been  specified  in  the  draft  Memorandum  of 
Understanding  and  following  the  start  of  FP7  the  Commission  internal  decision  making 
procedure was launched. 

The association of the Western Balkan Countries and Turkey has to be seen in the context of 
their  perspective  to  integrate  into  the  European  Union.  Association  to  FP7  allows  them  to 
become familiar with EU decision-making and European values. In cooperating on research at 
EU level compliance with the acquis communautaire in difficult areas such as environment, 
energy or public health will be facilitated. 

All  draft  association  instruments  foresaw  a  retroactive  application  as  of  1  January  2007  to 
allow  the  entities  of  all  associated  countries  to  participate  from  the  start  of  FP7,  apart  from 
Montenegro, whose Memorandum of Understanding applied as from 1 January 2008. 

Furthermore, during 2007, the Commission received a request from the Faeroe Islands to open 
official negotiations on the conclusion of agreement associating them to FP7 (EC). 

An example of a particularly dynamic and strategic Science and Technology Cooperation 
Agreement: Russia 

Around 176 Russian entities have been retained for participation and funding during the first 
year of FP7 worth approximately €42 million of EC investments. The EC contribution to the 
Russian participation for the reporting period is expected to be €25 million, while the Russian 

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partners  themselves  contributed  around  €  17  million.  The  success  rate  of  Russian  proposals 
was around 25% of those submitted. This is in addition to the numerous and active research 
cooperation activities by the EU Member States with Russia and to the multilateral scientific 
platforms  through  which  the  EU  and  its  Member  States  have  been  cooperating  with  Russia 
(e.g. ITER, CERN, International Space Station, etc.). 

Reflecting  this  rich  and  dynamic  relationship, our  recently  reinforced  S&T  policy  dialogue 
aims  to  develop  greater  sharing  of  research  agendas  through  a  common  decision-shaping 
process.  In  the  present  circumstances,  the  implementation  of  the  4th  Common  Space  for 
Research  is  the  most  advanced  and  the  least  controversial  of  the  four  spaces  in  which  EU-
Russia cooperation is articulated. 

New and upcoming Science and Technology Cooperation Agreements 

In 2007, international scientific cooperation was strengthened with the start of negotiations on 
an  Agreement  on  Scientific  and  Technological  (S&T)  Cooperation  between  the  European 
Community  and  New  Zealand,  following  which  an  agreed  text  was  initialled  by 
representatives of the EC and New Zealand in November of that year. 

Negotiations for an S&T Cooperation agreement with Japan were further pursued.  

Renewal  of  Science  and  Technology  Cooperation  Agreement  with  India,  South  Africa, 
Argentina, Russia 

The  S&T  Cooperation  Agreement  between  India and  the  EC  has  been  extended  for  another 
five years until 2012.  

The S&T Cooperation Agreement between South Africa and the EC was renewed by common 
agreement between the two parties until the end of the FP7 in December 2013. 

The  S&T  Cooperation  Agreement  between  Argentina  and  Euratom  was  automatically 
renewed for a further five year period, as was the agreement on fusion with Russia. 

The  agreement  which  Switzerland  also  has  with  Euratom  on  fusion  was  extended  for  the 
duration of the FP7 Euratom programme, until 2011. 

4. 

CONSULTATION AND MONITORING PROCEDURES 

4.1. 

Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) 

In 2007 CREST held five meetings. The Commission regularly kept CREST informed of new 
policy initiatives and the presidencies informed CREST of the work in the Council. 

With  regard  to  follow-up  of  the  3%  target  in  the  framework  of  the  Open  Method  of  Co-
ordination,  CREST  adopted  recommendations  on  how  to  better  coordinate  the  Framework 
Programme  and  Structural  Funds.  It  also  adopted  recommendations  and  final  reports  of  the 
Working  Groups  on  Policy  mix  and  Internationalisation  of  R&D.  The  Working  Group  on 
R&D in services examined how to develop policies for stimulating R&D in the service sector.  

Furthermore,  CREST  undertook  a  mutual  learning  exercise  on  the  basis  of  the  National 
Reform Programmes and the 2007 Progress reports. One meeting took place at the Directors-

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General  level,  and  was  devoted  to  investments  in  R&D  in  relation  to  the  3%  objective. 
CREST prepared for a fourth 3% OMC cycle, which includes the following topics: 

(a) 

(c) 

Internationalisation of R&D; 

Excellence of research in universities; 

(d) 

Industry-led competence centres; 

(e) 

The series of peer reviews for the purpose of identifying good policy mixes is 
being continued in the fourth cycle, but with a lighter process (for Austria and 
Bulgaria). 

CREST  held  several  exchanges  of  views  on  the  Commission's  Green  Paper  "The  European 
Research Area - New perspectives", and started its discussions on the vision and governance 
of ERA. Presentations and exchanges of views also covered the following topics: 

–  the  Communication  "Improving  knowledge  transfer  between  research  institutions  and 
industry across Europe: embracing open innovation – Implementing the Lisbon agenda"; 

–  the new Community framework for State aid for R&D and innovation; 

–  the report "Science education now: A renewed pedagogy for the future of Europe" ('Rocard 

report'); 

–  the  Final  Review  of  COST  in  FP6  ('Monfret  Panel')  and  exchange  of  views  on  its 

recommendations regarding COST governance and the role of COST in ERA; 

–  the ESFRI roadmap exercise; 

–  the ERA-NET expert group report; 

–  the  Communication  "Competitive  European  Regions  through  Research  and  Innovation", 

with an intervention by a representative of the Committee of the Regions; 

–  the science and research policies in Germany and in Portugal respectively. 

4.2. 

Programme Committees 

New Programme Committees were set up by the Specific Programmes implementing the EC 
and Euratom 7th Framework Programmes for research (collectively called "FP7").  

In 2007, these Programme Committees were involved from the outset in the very crucial first 
steps  of  implementation  of  FP7.  Their  continuous  support  to  the  implementation  of  the 
Specific Programmes contributed to the smooth launch of calls for proposals in a large range 
of areas. 

The Programme Committees for 'Cooperation', 'Ideas', 'People' and 'Capacities' held nearly 80 
meetings  in  2007.  They  were  asked  for  some  75  opinions  by  the  Commission,  both  on  the 
work  programmes  that  allow  publication  of  calls  for  proposals  and  on  the  selection  of 
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The consultative Committee for the Specific Programme under the Euratom Treaty met five 
times and gave nearly 100 positive opinions/recommendations. The Standing Committee  on 
Agricultural Research (SCAR) met twice during 2007.  

As in the past, the Commission and the Programme Committees had positive and constructive 
exchanges in a spirit of good collaboration. In that context, the Programme Committees could 
play  with  efficiency  their  role  of  assisting  the  Commission  in  the  implementation  of  the 
Framework Programmes during this first year of FP7.  

4.3. 

External Advisory Groups 

In continuity with the  method  followed during FP6, Advisory Groups  have been created  by 
the  Commission  during  the  spring  2006,  with  the  mandate  to  provide  consistent  and 
consolidated advice  on  the  scientific and  technical  content  of  the  annual  Work  Programmes 
under FP7. Advisory Groups' advice is meant to complement other sources of external advice 
received  by  the  Commission,  including  from  stakeholder  consultations  and,  where  relevant, 
from  European  Technology  Platforms.  The  different  themes  or  parts  of  the  FP7  Specific 
Programmes are currently covered by sixteen Advisory Groups: Health; Food, agriculture and 
biotechnologies; 
technologies;  Nanosciences, 
nanotechnologies,  materials  and  new  production  technologies;  non  nuclear  Energy  and 
Euratom;  Environment  (including  climate  change);  Transport  (including  aeronautics);  Socio 
economic sciences and Humanities; Space; Security (created in 2007); People; Research for 
SMEs;  Regions  of  knowledge;  Research  potential;  Science  in  Society;  Activities  of 
international co-operation.  

communication 

Information 

and 

The members of Advisory Groups have been selected following the Commission guidelines37, 
on the basis of excellence, independence and pluralism. Efforts have also been made to ensure 
an appropriate balance and diversity in membership of the groups, concerning notably gender, 
geography, and types of organisations. The mandates of the groups are based on those used in 
FP6, but have been broadened in order to reflect the wider scope of FP7. Finally, an additional 
emphasis  has  been  placed  on  transparency.  It  has  notably  been  provided  for  that  the 
memberships and written advice of Advisory groups would be made publicly available on the 
Commission Website, as soon as the procedures requested by the Regulation on the protection 
of personal data38 would have been completed. These procedures have been completed during 
the  following  address: 
the  year  2007,  and  all 
http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/advisory_en.html. 

is  now  available  at 

information 

4.4. 

European Research Advisory Board (ERAB) 

The European Research Advisory Board (EURAB) was established in June 2001 to provide 
the  Commissioner  with  high-level  independent  advice  on  the  implementation  of  ERA,  the 
smooth  running  of  the  6th  Framework  Programme  and  the  preparation  and  launch  of  the  7th 
Framework  Programme.  It  had  45  high-level  experts  from  various  disciplines,  and  in  2007 
produced reports on the following key strategic issues. 

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Communication  on  the  collection  and use of  expertise  by  the  Commission:  principles  and guidelines; 
improving the knowledge base for better policies, COM(2002)713. 
Regulation (EC) N° 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on 
the  protection  of  individuals  with  regard  to  the  processing  of  personal  data  by  the  Community 
institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. 

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– 

– 

– 

"EURAB Recommendations on Ex Post Impact Assessment" (July 2007)  

"Research and Societal Engagement" (June 2007)  

"Research  Management 
Communication and Exploitation" (May 2007)  

in 

the  European  Research  Area  -  Education, 

"Energising  Europe's  Knowledge  Triangle  of  Research,  Education  and 
Innovation through the Structural Funds" (April 2007) 

During its lifetime, EURAB held 28 plenary meetings and 116 working group meetings, and 
produced 38 reports. 

Having  successfully  concluded  its  mandate,  preparations  began  for  its  successor  body,  the 
European Research Area Board (ERAB). As its new name suggests, ERAB's main focus will 
be  the  implementation  of  the  ERA,  more  specifically,  the  realisation  of  the  new  ambitious 
Paper  
the 
objectives 
'The European Research Area: New Perspectives'. 

stipulated 

Green 

ERA, 

the 

for 

as 

in 

In  order  to  ensure  the  transparency  of  the  procedure  to  nominate  ERAB  members,  an 
independent Identification Committee (ICD) of following three high-level experts was set up 
(Dr  Andrew  Dearing,  Secretary  General  of  the  European  Industrial  Research  Management 
Association;  Ms  Claudie  Haigneré,  former  French  Minister  of  Research  and  New 
Technologies and of European Affairs; and Ms Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the former President of 
Latvia). 

The  nomination  process  consisted  of  sending  invitations  to  major  European  organisations 
representing  business,  academia,  NGOs  and  foundation,  asking  them  to  submit  a  list  of 
suitable candidates. Approximately 200 nominations were received.  

The  IDC  produced  two  short-lists  of  potential  candidates  (main  and  reserve)  that  were 
submitted  to  the  Commissioner  on  29  January.  At  his  meeting  with  the  IDC  on  12  March 
2008, the Commissioner endorsed the main list of candidates proposed by the IDC. The first 
meeting of ERAB will take place on 2nd June.  

ERAB was legally established by a Commission decision on 7 December 2007. 

4.5.  Monitoring and evaluation 

2007 was a transitional year for the monitoring activities, with a move from the panel based 
approach  under  FP6  towards  the  internal  monitoring  system  requested  under  FP7.  The 
monitoring report covering 2006 (the last year of FP6) was used to test out new options for 
future  monitoring  activities,  notably  by  presenting  the  results  of  a  survey  among  research 
liaison  offices  on  their  perception  of  the  FP  implementation,  and  by  presenting  the  first 
consistent analysis of the review reports used to assess the ongoing Networks of Excellence. 

While the monitoring activities are primarily focused on the short-term implementation of the 
Framework Programme activities, ex-post evaluation activities are aiming at a more holistic 
assessment  of  its  longer  term  impact.  In  2007,  the  preparation  of  the  ex-post  evaluation  of 
FP6,  due  in  2008,  took  shape,  notably  through  the  preparation  and  launch  of  a  series  of 
supporting studies. The building up of such an evidence base across the different themes of 
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evaluation  of  the  Framework  Programme.  In  late  2007  the  European  Court  of  Auditors 
published a Special Report on the Framework Programme evaluation system, together with a 
detailed reply from the Commission services.  

5. 

STATISTICAL TABLES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 6TH AND 7TH FRAMEWORK 
PROGRAMMES 

FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES 

The statistical annex which accompanies this working document consists of two parts: 

5.1. Implementation data of the 7th Framework Programme during 2007 

It presents data on i) proposals submitted in response to FP7 calls for proposals published and 
processed during 2007, ii) FP7 proposals retained for funding following proposal evaluation 
and selection and iii) FP7 grant agreements signed during 2007. 

The  format,  structure  and  content  of  the  tables  presented  in  this  part  are  similar  but  not 
identical to those of earlier  years  used  to  present  FP6 activities. The reason for the changes 
introduced in this first FP7 report lies with the need to reflect changes in FP7 data structure 
and  terminology  in  comparison  to  FP6.  These  changes  concern  the  classification  of 
organisations according to their type of activity and legal status as presented in tables 3b and 
3e. 

In reading the tables please note the following: 

•  The  tables  are  based  on  data  from  54  FP7  concluded  calls  for  proposals  i.e.,  call  for 
proposals that were published in 2007 and for which evaluation and selection outcomes are 
available. The list of the FP7 proposals is presented by table 1. 

•  As of first of January 2007 Bulgaria and Romania became Member States to the EU and 
they appear in the 'Member States (EU27)' group. In the group ‘Candidate and Associated 
Countries’,  Croatia  and  Turkey  are  both  candidate  and  associated  countries.  FYROM 
(Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) became a candidate country in December 2005 
and it appears under the heading "candidate countries" in the 2007 statistical tables of the 
annual  report.  Iceland,  Liechtenstein  and  Norway  are  associated  countries  in  the 
framework  of  the  European  Economic  Area,  Switzerland  and  Israel  are  associated 
countries in the framework of an association agreement 

•  In  proposals  for  Marie  Curie  Actions  in  support  for  training  and  career  development  of 
researchers,  data  on  project  cost  and  requested  EC  financial  contribution  is  not  collected 
and  therefore  not  reported.  The  reported  financial  data  refer  only  to  78  proposals  for 
Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) submitted in response to the following calls for 
proposals:  FP7-PEOPLE-2007-1-1-NIGHT,  FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-3-ERA-MORE  and 
FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-4-NCP. 

•  Applicants 

in 

the  scope  of  PEOPLE  as  well  as 

IDEAS 

refer 

to  hosting 

organisations/institutions. 

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•  The "Higher Education" and "Non Profit Research Organisations" types of activities (see 
table 3b) are not mutually exclusive categories since a higher education establishment may 
also be a non-profit research organisation and vice versa. 

•  The combinations of legal status categories presented in tables 3b and 3e are all mutually 

exclusive. 

•  The figures related to EC financial contributions refer to commitments and not payments. 

•  A collaborative link is assumed to exist between each pair of participants in each contract. 
The number of collaborative links created by a project is calculated in the following way 

(a)  When  there  are  n  participants  from  a  given  country  in  a  project,  the 
number  of  collaborative  links  between  participants  from  the  given 
country formed as a result of the project is assumed to be n*(n-1)/2. 

(b)  When  there  are  m  participants  from  one  country  and  p  from  another 
country in a project, the number of collaborative links created between 
the two countries as a result of the project is assumed to be m*p. 

The  total  number  of  collaborative  links  is  then  calculated  by  summing  across  all 
projects. 

•  Fusion contracts are omitted in the statistics due to the unavailability of data 

5.2. Implementation of the 6th Framework programme during 2007 

Even though the 6th Framework Programme was concluded by the end of 2006, FP6 contracts 
continued to be signed until the end of 2007. This part presents data on FP6 contracts signed 
during  2007.  The  format  of  the  tables  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  previous  reports  on  FP6 
activities and reflects the structure of the 6th Framework Programme. 

The following notes apply to the tables of 5.2  

•  As of first of January 2007 Bulgaria and Romania became Member States to the EU and 
they appear in the 'Member States (EU27)' group. In the group ‘Candidate and Associated 
Countries’,  Croatia  and  Turkey  are  both  candidate  and  associated  countries.  FYROM 
(Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) became a candidate country in December 2005 
and it appears under the heading "candidate countries" in the 2007 statistical tables of the 
annual  report.  Iceland,  Liechtenstein  and  Norway  are  associated  countries  in  the 
framework  of  the  European  Economic  Area,  Switzerland  and  Israel  are  associated 
countries in the framework of an association agreement. 

•  No FP6 proposals were recorded in the year 2007 (tables 1a to 2b are empty) 

•  The figures related to EC financial contributions refer to commitments and not payments. 

•  SME participation information is missing due to gaps in the provision of relevant data for 

recording in the central FP6 contracts database.  

•  A collaborative link is assumed to exist between each pair of participants in each contract. 
The number of collaborative links created by a project is calculated in the following way 

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(a)  When  there  are  n  participants  from  a  given  country  in  a  project,  the 
number  of  collaborative  links  between  participants  from  the  given 
country formed as a result of the project is assumed to be n*(n-1)/2. 

(c)  When  there  are  m  participants  from  one  country  and  p  from  another 
country in a project, the number of collaborative links created between 
the two countries as a result of the project is assumed to be m*p. 

The total number of collaborative links is calculated by summing across all projects. 

•  RSFU - Fusion contracts are omitted in the statistics due to the unavailability of data. 

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5.3. 

List of tables in the statistical annex 

5.3.1. 

Implementation data of the 7th Framework Programme during 2007 

Table 1: 

List of FP7 concluded calls for proposals in 2007. 

Table 1a: 

FP7 Proposals submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Funding Scheme. 

Table 1b: 

FP7 Proposals submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Country. 

Table 2a: 

FP7  Proposals  retained  for  funding  that  were  submitted  in  2007:  Participation  by 
Priority Area & Funding Scheme 

Table 2b: 

FP7  Proposals  retained  for  funding  that  were  submitted  in  2007:  Participation  by 
Priority Area and Country 

Table 3a: 

FP7  Grant  Agreements  signed  in  2007:  Participation  &  Contribution  by  Priority  Area 
and Funding Scheme 

Table 3b: 

FP7  Grant  Agreements  signed  in  2007:  Participation  &  Contribution  by  Priority  Area 
and Holders' type of activity/Legal Status. 

Table 3c: 

FP7  Grant  Agreements  signed  in  2007:  Participation  &  Contribution  by  Priority  Area 
and Country 

Table 3d: 

FP7 grant agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Funding Scheme 
and Country 

Table 3e: 

FP7  grant  Agreements  signed  in  2007:  Participation  &  Contribution  by  Holders' 
Country of origin and Type of activity/Legal status. 

Table 4: 

Collaborative links grant holders within signed grant agreements in 2007. 

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Table 1: List of concluded FP7 calls for proposals in 2007

Proposal Call Closure 
Date
03-avr-07

Proposal Call Identifier (54)

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-1-1-NIGHT

10-avr-07

19-avr-07

24-avr-07

24-avr-07

24-avr-07

24-avr-07

24-avr-07

24-avr-07

24-avr-07

25-avr-07

25-avr-07

26-avr-07

02-mai-07

02-mai-07

02-mai-07

02-mai-07

02-mai-07

02-mai-07

03-mai-07

03-mai-07

03-mai-07

03-mai-07

08-mai-07

10-mai-07

10-mai-07

23-mai-07

31-mai-07

31-mai-07

31-mai-07

05-juin-07

05-juin-07

05-juin-07

19-juin-07

28-juin-07

28-juin-07

01-juil-07

31-juil-07

14-août-07

14-août-07

14-août-07

24-août-07

24-août-07

04-sept-07

11-sept-07

13-sept-07

17-sept-07

18-sept-07

25-sept-07

04-oct-07

04-oct-07

17-oct-07

17-oct-07

28-nov-07

FP7-2007-COST

FP7-HEALTH-2007-A

FP7-REGIONS-2007-1

FP7-REGIONS-2007-2

FP7-REGIONS-2007-3

FP7-REGPOT-2007-1

FP7-REGPOT-2007-2

FP7-REGPOT-2007-3

FP7-REGPOT-2007-4

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-2-ERG

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-3-IRG

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-2-AWARDS

FP7-ENV-2007-1

FP7-Fission-2007

FP7-INCO-2007-1

FP7-INCO-2007-4

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-1

FP7-KBBE-2007-1

FP7-AAT-2007-RTD-1

FP7-AAT-2007-TREN-1

FP7-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD

FP7-TPT-2007-RTD-1

FP7-ICT-2007-1

FP7-SME-2007-3

FP7-SSH-2007-1

FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2007-1

FP7-ERARESORG-2007-1-RTD

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-3-1-IAPP

FP7-SEC-2007-1

FP7-NMP-2007-CSA-1

FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1

FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1_05June

FP7-SPACE-2007-1

FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN

FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1_28June

FP7-2007-ERANET-4.2.2.2

FP7-ERANET-2007-RTD

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-1-IEF

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-1-IOF

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-2-IIF

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-3-ERA-MORE

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-4-NCP

FP7-SME-2007-1

FP7-INCO-2007-2

FP7-NMP-2007-SMALL-1

ERC-2007-StG

FP7-HEALTH-2007-B

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-1-1-ITN

FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1

FP7-NMP-2007-SME-1

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-2-ERG

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-3-IRG

FP7-SME-2007-2

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Table 1a: FP7 Proposals submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Funding Scheme

Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007

All funding schemes

Priority Area

No. of 
Submitted 
Proposals

Submitted 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants

Applicants % Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Fusion Energy
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

1.819
418
1.840
1.247
561
638
555
533
66
328
25
9.167
4.195
159
786
123
376
182
0
127
0
57
23.202

7,84 %
1,80 %
7,93 %
5,37 %
2,42 %
2,75 %
2,39 %
2,30 %
0,28 %
1,41 %
0,11 %
39,51 %
18,08 %
0,69 %
3,39 %
0,53 %
1,62 %
0,78 %
0,00 %
0,55 %
0,00 %
0,25 %
100,00 %

16.338
4.301
17.399
6.931
5.318
7.335
6.659
4.123
812
3.291
88
11.720
11.728
1.855
7.259
1.063
918
1.335
0
1.009
0
619
110.101

14,84 %
3,91 %
15,80 %
6,30 %
4,83 %
6,66 %
6,05 %
3,74 %
0,74 %
2,99 %
0,08 %
10,64 %
10,65 %
1,68 %
6,59 %
0,97 %
0,83 %
1,21 %
0.00 %
0,92 %
0.00 %
0,56 %
100,00 %

9.226.238.835
1.561.364.633
9.792.498.728
6.718.053.975
3.570.342.205
2.404.027.575
3.021.883.959
848.688.981
409.936.428
1.493.098.664
40.093.814
10.481.375.951
11.423.959
736.693.317
1.427.632.968
98.550.751
385.307.523
125.783.394
0
113.348.088
0
314.351.286
52.780.695.034

17,48 %
2,96 %
18,55 %
12,73 %
6,76 %
4,55 %
5,73 %
1,61 %
0,78 %
2,83 %
0,08 %
19,86 %
0,02 %
1,40 %
2,70 %
0,19 %
0,73 %
0,24 %
0.00 %
0,21 %
0.00 %
0,60 %
100,00 %

6.957.531.994
1.169.263.817
6.902.296.079
4.889.329.043
1.676.159.668
2.038.271.445
2.071.143.388
662.356.544
278.438.730
1.052.569.123
38.586.486
10.257.611.640
9.525.520
577.144.565
998.246.834
90.491.181
351.635.806
109.191.141
0
101.818.673
0
204.234.818
40.435.846.495

17,21 %
2,89 %
17,07 %
12,09 %
4,15 %
5,04 %
5,12 %
1,64 %
0,69 %
2,60 %
0,10 %
25,37 %
0,02 %
1,43 %
2,47 %
0,22 %
0,87 %
0,27 %
0.00 %
0,25 %
0.00 %
0,51 %
100,00 %

Totals

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Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007

Collaborative project

Priority Area

No. of 
Submitted 
Proposals

Submitted 
Proposals %

No. of 
applicants

Applicants % Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Fusion Energy
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

1626
352
1662
1217
476
527
419
480
54
283
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
41
7204

22,57 %
4,89 %
23,07 %
16,89 %
6,61 %
7,32 %
5,82 %
6,66 %
0,75 %
3,93 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,43 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,50 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,57 %
100,00 %

14917
3562
15786
6632
4512
6167
5443
3665
684
2904
0
0
0
349
0
0
0
239
0
0
0
526
65386

22,81 %
5,45 %
24,14 %
10,14 %
6,90 %
9,43 %
8,32 %
5,61 %
1,05 %
4,44 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,53 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,37 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,80 %
100,00 %

8.997.465.471
1.477.913.774
9.421.692.800
6.642.196.422
3.473.620.598
2.182.550.032
2.839.598.903
803.574.233
395.111.387
1.451.797.754
0
0
0
160.752.510
0
0
0
32.049.648
0
0
0
298.341.639
38.176.665.171

23,57 %
3,87 %
24,68 %
17,40 %
9,10 %
5,72 %
7,44 %
2,10 %
1,03 %
3,80 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,42 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,08 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,78 %
100,00 %

6.757.746.684
1.091.930.980
6.597.457.760
4.836.817.919
1.585.515.447
1.630.501.799
1.900.742.905
620.473.998
264.802.626
1.015.639.940
0
0
0
106.605.643
0
0
0
24.663.171
0
0
0
189.383.858
26.622.282.730

25,38 %
4,10 %
24,78 %
18,17 %
5,96 %
6,12 %
7,14 %
2,33 %
0,99 %
3,81 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,40 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,09 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,71 %
100,00 %

Totals

Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007

Combination of CP and CSA

Priority Area

No. of 
Submitted 
Proposals

Submitted 
Proposals %

No. of 
applicants

Applicants % Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Fusion Energy
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

Totals

EN 

0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
101
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
101

68 

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1311
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1311

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
535.164.258
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
535.164.258

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
429.834.089
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
429.834.089

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007

Coordination and support action

Priority Area

No. of 
Submitted 
Proposals

Submitted 
Proposals %

No. of 
applicants

Applicants % Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Fusion Energy
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

193
62
154
30
85
104
134
49
11
45
25
0
78
27
27
123
376
146
0
127
0
16
1812

10,65 %
3,42 %
8,50 %
1,66 %
4,69 %
5,74 %
7,40 %
2,70 %
0,61 %
2,48 %
1,38 %
0,00 %
4,30 %
1,49 %
1,49 %
6,79 %
20,75 %
8,06 %
0,00 %
7,01 %
0,00 %
0,88 %
100,00 %

1421
689
1191
299
806
1069
1180
419
124
387
88
0
346
195
166
1063
918
1096
0
1009
0
93
12559

11,31 %
5,49 %
9,48 %
2,38 %
6,42 %
8,51 %
9,40 %
3,34 %
0,99 %
3,08 %
0,70 %
0.00 %
2,75 %
1,55 %
1,32 %
8,46 %
7,31 %
8,73 %
0.00 %
8,03 %
0.00 %
0,74 %
100,00 %

228.773.364
56.870.626
193.855.670
75.857.553
96.721.607
192.693.986
165.363.682
40.979.014
11.961.941
41.300.910
40.093.814
0
11.423.959
40.776.549
15.659.349
98.550.751
385.307.523
93.733.746
0
113.348.088
0
16.009.647
1.919.281.779

11,92 %
2,96 %
10,10 %
3,95 %
5,04 %
10,04 %
8,62 %
2,14 %
0,62 %
2,15 %
2,09 %
0.00 %
0,60 %
2,12 %
0,82 %
5,13 %
20,08 %
4,88 %
0.00 %
5,91 %
0.00 %
0,83 %
100,00 %

199.785.310
54.766.948
178.491.910
52.511.124
90.644.221
390.221.568
155.532.307
38.503.212
11.502.279
36.929.183
38.586.486
0
9.525.520
40.704.833
13.413.454
90.491.181
351.635.806
84.527.970
0
101.818.673
0
14.850.960
1.954.442.945

10,22 %
2,80 %
9,13 %
2,69 %
4,64 %
19,97 %
7,96 %
1,97 %
0,59 %
1,89 %
1,97 %
0.00 %
0,49 %
2,08 %
0,69 %
4,63 %
17,99 %
4,32 %
0.00 %
5,21 %
0.00 %
0,76 %
100,00 %

Totals

Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007

Network of Excellence

Priority Area

No. of 
Submitted 
Proposals

Submitted 
Proposals %

No. of 
applicants

Applicants % Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Fusion Energy
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

Totals

EN 

0,00 %
12,12 %
72,73 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
6,06 %
6,06 %
0,00 %
3,03 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %

0
4
24
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33

69 

0
50
422
0
0
62
36
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
574

0.00 %
8,71 %
73,52 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
10,80 %
6,27 %
0.00 %
0,70 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

0
26.580.233
176.950.258
0
0
24.458.576
16.921.374
0
2.863.100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
247.773.541

0.00 %
10,73 %
71,42 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
9,87 %
6,83 %
0.00 %
1,16 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

0
22.565.889
126.346.409
0
0
13.997.714
14.868.176
0
2.133.825
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
179.912.013

0.00 %
12,54 %
70,23 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
7,78 %
8,26 %
0.00 %
1,19 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007

Research for the benefit of specific groups

Priority Area

No. of 
Submitted 
Proposals

Submitted 
Proposals %

No. of 
applicants

Applicants % Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Fusion Energy
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

0
0
0
0
0
5
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
759
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
768

0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,65 %
0,00 %
0,52 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
98,83 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
37
0
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
7093
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7169

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,52 %
0.00 %
0,54 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
98,94 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
4.324.981
0
4.135.734
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.411.973.619
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.420.434.334

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,30 %
0.00 %
0,29 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
99,40 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
3.550.364
0
3.379.334
0
0
0
0
0
0
984.833.380
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
991.763.078

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,36 %
0.00 %
0,34 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
99,30 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

Totals

Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007

Support for frontier research (ERC)

Priority Area

No. of 
Submitted 
Proposals

Submitted 
Proposals %

No. of 
applicants

Applicants % Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Fusion Energy
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

Totals

EN 

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9167
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9167

70 

0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11720
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11720

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10.481.375.951
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10.481.375.951

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10.257.611.640
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10.257.611.640

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007

Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)

Priority Area

No. of 
Submitted 
Proposals

Submitted 
Proposals %

No. of 
applicants

Applicants % Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Fusion Energy
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4117
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4117

0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11382
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11382

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

Totals

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %

EN 

71 

EN 

 
  
 
Table 1b: FP7 Proposals submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Country

Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007

Member States

Priority Area

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

No. of 
Submitted 
1.815
416
1.838
1.208
561
634
554
533
66
325
20
8.474
3.856
158
785
119
270
181
117
57
21.987

No. of 
Applicants

13.881
3.456
15.585
6.218
4.587
5.628
6.104
3.481
751
2.983
65
10.571
10.124
1.622
6.663
973
551
1.099
470
576
95.388

Total

Candidate Countries
No. of 
No. of 
Applicants
Submitted 
113
87
138
43
69
74
52
89
5
38
4
210
117
14
71
12
146
27
23
2
1.334

150
144
200
51
107
116
90
111
7
80
6
302
130
17
104
36
171
53
51
3
1.929

Associated Countries
No. of 
No. of 
Submitted 
Applicants
739
169
676
273
163
236
163
171
19
118
3
537
641
70
216
17
34
62
31
18
4.356

1.137
269
1.040
448
261
403
233
241
31
186
6
584
788
110
396
44
45
92
47
20
6.381

Thrid Countries

No. of 
Submitted 
487
156
303
124
177
331
127
139
16
28
3
194
615
43
64
6
101
36
124
10
3.084

No. of 
Applicants

1.170
432
574
214
363
1.188
232
290
23
42
11
263
686
106
96
10
151
91
441
20
6.403

Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007

Priority Area

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

AT

BE

BG

CY

Member States

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

No. of 
Submitted 
120
123
56
1
304
404
109
59
112
17
110
168
248
18
11
108
31
23
34
7
2.063

No. of 
Applicants
176
179
71
1
425
568
163
89
129
24
154
172
312
23
26
183
39
25
47
7
2.813

No. of 
Submitted 
132
146
116
1
446
444
175
83
131
19
210
314
305
10
9
143
40
10
42
35
2.811

No. of 
Applicants
186
200
166
1
601
597
264
111
168
37
354
339
386
13
13
213
48
10
57
54
3.818

No. of 
Submitted 
61
69
50
0
78
126
37
43
79
8
37
51
54
13
13
57
15
36
27
8
862

No. of 
Applicants

73
83
66
0
98
148
40
57
88
10
53
71
76
14
32
85
18
41
36
10
1.099

No. of 
Submitted 
17
23
12
2
45
92
16
16
25
2
14
39
29
2
2
37
4
1
8
2
388

No. of 
Applicants
21
27
15
3
53
103
19
24
26
2
21
49
41
2
4
51
4
1
9
2
477

No. of 
Submitted 
44
72
50
1
148
123
87
41
51
11
77
91
131
4
17
98
24
16
17
19
1.122

No. of 
Applicants

52
100
58
1
173
154
113
62
56
18
97
115
154
7
33
142
28
17
20
27
1.427

No. of 
Submitted 
367
374
208
5
1.139
1.220
568
181
282
42
368
1.125
942
45
43
376
117
35
91
38
7.566

No. of 
Applicants

759
720
349
7
2.173
2.430
1.226
340
368
84
967
1.205
1.419
56
105
740
262
36
120
74
13.440

No. of 
Submitted 
95
101
94
1
288
130
99
24
74
8
43
187
216
6
7
86
22
3
23
3
1.510

No. of 
Applicants

163
133
142
1
371
183
141
46
83
11
49
210
254
8
9
144
24
3
25
5
2.005

No. of 
Submitted 
7
28
16
0
90
32
11
14
46
4
15
14
31
7
6
61
7
12
22
1
424

Total

No. of 
Applicants

8
30
18
0
114
41
15
15
47
4
18
20
35
7
9
79
9
12
23
1
505

No. of 
Submitted 
148
204
111
3
264
659
137
90
83
13
188
351
291
25
23
153
41
71
37
9
2.901

No. of 
Applicants

233
332
170
3
365
1.137
178
155
104
20
308
438
372
29
66
269
60
84
49
11
4.383

EN 

72 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007

Member States

Priority Area

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007

Priority Area

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

ES

FI

FR

HU

No. of 
Submitted 
227
280
193
4
644
799
311
140
197
20
233
611
669
35
29
418
65
22
60
23
4.980

No. of 
Applicants
409
460
335
6
942
1.437
512
228
250
40
442
764
794
46
66
942
121
23
70
39
7.926

No. of 
Submitted 
67
75
58
4
230
302
105
52
97
12
68
245
136
7
21
61
28
4
19
20
1.611

No. of 
Applicants
106
106
87
5
328
445
149
77
111
20
105
260
168
8
53
92
40
4
24
26
2.214

No. of 
Submitted 
190
280
177
9
799
820
361
142
188
41
301
789
920
24
20
253
96
21
61
37
5.529

No. of 
Applicants

341
468
268
11
1.342
1.496
586
293
222
128
759
1.009
1.226
32
39
400
174
22
90
98
9.004

No. of 
Submitted 
65
85
70
1
195
165
69
50
133
10
71
187
123
10
19
108
31
22
33
10
1.457

No. of 
Applicants
81
110
91
1
272
211
91
63
149
12
100
208
143
10
48
164
37
23
38
11
1.863

No. of 
Submitted 
38
33
37
0
143
186
70
29
54
7
42
140
137
0
7
77
19
2
11
3
1.035

IE

No. of 
Applicants

46
47
43
0
174
233
95
32
59
9
50
155
157
0
17
106
22
2
12
3
1.262

IT

LT

LU

LV

No. of 
Submitted 
253
355
240
6
967
1.058
438
165
269
45
308
1.666
655
42
50
389
105
45
75
23
7.154

No. of 
Applicants

488
760
470
8
1.883
2.202
793
414
376
121
670
2.147
919
75
148
886
191
57
106
38
12.752

No. of 
Submitted 
24
24
14
0
56
36
14
19
39
4
22
19
23
3
7
29
5
4
12
7
361

No. of 
Applicants

31
30
16
0
62
42
18
22
40
4
26
19
28
3
15
41
7
4
13
9
430

No. of 
Submitted 
7
10
2
0
20
43
10
6
7
2
11
8
6
0
0
8
1
0
2
1
144

No. of 
Applicants

8
17
2
0
21
47
12
9
7
2
13
9
6
0
0
11
1
0
2
1
168

No. of 
Submitted 
13
14
11
0
31
20
17
9
20
2
13
5
18
1
7
30
4
9
6
0
230

No. of 
Applicants

14
19
13
0
37
25
21
9
21
2
16
5
26
1
9
45
5
9
7
0
284

MT

NL

PL

PT

Member States

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

No. of 
Submitted 
5
22
15
0
17
19
3
7
15
2
12
1
13
3
2
35
4
2
8
0
185

No. of 
Applicants
7
24
16
0
17
21
3
7
16
2
14
1
13
3
4
42
4
2
11
0
207

No. of 
Submitted 
181
205
135
2
616
427
188
95
156
16
181
576
492
11
14
133
73
3
49
24
3.577

No. of 
Applicants
259
331
191
3
912
620
267
146
188
29
330
638
628
12
28
225
119
3
57
32
5.018

No. of 
Submitted 
94
130
70
2
254
228
113
63
128
20
138
216
198
11
23
162
36
49
22
11
1.968

No. of 
Applicants

139
156
81
2
293
302
149
82
139
26
220
294
219
14
35
257
52
49
23
14
2.546

No. of 
Submitted 
70
122
66
0
161
210
101
46
62
6
88
191
145
17
9
111
30
9
29
0
1.473

No. of 
Applicants
107
174
103
0
202
297
157
64
65
13
133
256
171
23
17
189
38
9
39
0
2.057

No. of 
Submitted 
80
106
64
3
131
193
100
68
89
16
90
137
74
16
26
86
19
36
30
10
1.374

No. of 
Applicants

135
160
98
3
165
256
148
103
114
22
133
178
110
18
67
122
22
37
51
11
1.953

No. of 
Submitted 
109
126
91
2
500
353
168
88
104
17
150
495
360
10
10
118
44
3
27
21
2.796

No. of 
Applicants

180
169
134
2
685
512
240
127
119
27
261
525
450
10
18
185
60
3
32
36
3.775

No. of 
Submitted 
44
61
33
0
124
136
64
22
70
5
36
41
74
7
14
68
13
38
17
4
871

No. of 
Applicants

79
92
40
0
146
167
91
28
78
6
76
61
88
10
24
122
13
44
18
4
1.187

No. of 
Submitted 
34
41
25
0
60
52
34
15
38
3
20
45
53
5
10
35
10
12
13
3
508

No. of 
Applicants

50
58
29
0
71
71
49
19
42
3
23
71
63
5
32
49
11
12
14
3
675

No. of 
Submitted 
249
362
229
6
1.139
1.072
400
191
320
36
322
1.248
1.422
31
28
416
107
16
80
30
7.704

No. of 
Applicants

436
643
384
7
1.956
1.840
678
361
416
75
712
1.352
1.866
41
56
879
213
19
106
60
12.100

Total

Total

EN 

73 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007

Candidate Countries

Priority Area

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

HR

MK

TR

No. of 
Submitted 
26
19
32
2
44
23
11
6
26
3
19
24
23
11
6
21
8
31
10
1
346

No. of 
Applicants
33
24
42
4
47
25
12
11
29
3
28
27
27
19
13
25
8
39
14
1
431

No. of 
Submitted 
10
5
8
1
11
4
1
2
15
1
4
1
3
8
0
0
2
33
2
0
111

No. of 
Applicants
10
9
23
1
12
4
1
2
16
1
6
1
3
9
0
0
2
36
4
0
140

No. of 
Submitted 
46
54
59
1
67
115
34
34
60
3
33
185
94
14
6
52
7
95
19
2
980

No. of 
Applicants

64
83
79
1
91
171
38
67
66
3
56
274
100
23
23
79
7
96
35
2
1.358

Total

EN 

74 

EN 

 
  
 
Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007

Priority Area

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

AL

CH

No. of 
Submitted 
5
4
5
0
8
0
0
2
14
0
3
0
2
10
0
0
1
19
2
1
76

No. of 
Applicants
5
4
5
0
10
0
0
3
14
0
3
0
2
12
0
0
1
22
4
1
86

No. of 
Submitted 
87
97
59
2
448
395
178
39
75
11
82
227
368
8
9
85
52
2
22
16
2.262

No. of 
Applicants
112
131
78
2
594
530
265
44
86
13
102
245
419
10
22
118
66
2
28
18
2.885

No. of 
Submitted 
23
62
56
1
240
216
67
58
29
2
42
207
168
6
3
23
11
3
17
0
1.234

Total

IL

No. of 
Applicants

33
88
78
1
317
297
92
79
34
2
59
223
189
8
8
32
14
3
24
0
1.581

Associated Countries

IS

No. of 
Submitted 
3
22
11
0
30
10
5
2
9
0
1
6
22
0
2
12
3
0
7
0
145

No. of 
Applicants
4
25
14
0
41
17
5
3
11
0
1
6
24
0
2
17
4
0
7
0
181

No. of 
Submitted 
0
1
0
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
15

LI

No. of 
Applicants

0
1
0
0
2
2
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
16

ME

NO

No. of 
Submitted 
1
2
8
0
5
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
8
0
1
2
17
1
0
52

No. of 
Applicants

1
2
8
0
5
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
9
0
1
2
17
1
0
53

No. of 
Submitted 
71
110
65
2
136
143
56
38
80
10
49
100
122
8
7
116
18
1
26
1
1.159

No. of 
Applicants

106
152
86
3
168
193
81
55
93
16
66
110
153
8
12
224
23
1
28
1
1.579

Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007

Third Countries

Priority Area

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

AU

BR

CA

CN

No. of 
Submitted 
5
7
5
0
22
9
4
0
10
0
6
8
43
3
0
1
2
6
1
132

No. of 
Applicants
5
7
5
0
26
9
4
0
10
0
8
8
43
3
0
1
3
6
1
139

No. of 
Submitted 
17
48
10
0
39
31
4
0
6
0
11
5
7
18
0
0
1
2
0
199

No. of 
Applicants
22
90
11
0
60
47
4
0
7
0
11
9
7
26
0
0
1
2
0
297

No. of 
Submitted 
6
7
4
0
23
21
11
0
9
1
9
20
52
0
0
1
1
3
0
168

Total

No. of 
Applicants

6
9
9
0
26
22
13
0
9
1
10
21
52
0
0
1
2
3
0
184

No. of 
Submitted 
26
47
15
0
50
50
10
1
17
1
14
3
37
13
0
1
1
3
0
289

No. of 
Applicants
45
116
22
0
95
68
11
1
18
1
21
3
37
19
0
1
3
3
0
464

No. of 
Submitted 
16
26
12
2
73
41
4
0
13
1
12
2
29
6
0
4
3
4
0
248

IN

No. of 
Applicants

22
50
17
8
139
63
4
0
17
1
13
2
29
12
0
4
5
5
0
391

JP

RU

US

ZA

No. of 
Submitted 
4
2
0
0
12
15
6
1
1
0
3
8
16
1
0
0
3
0
1
73

No. of 
Applicants

4
2
0
0
12
18
7
1
1
0
3
8
16
1
0
0
3
0
1
77

No. of 
Submitted 
34
40
17
0
53
38
35
10
22
9
44
14
55
20
1
14
19
3
5
433

No. of 
Applicants

42
72
23
0
72
42
43
13
26
11
64
23
65
54
1
19
23
4
6
603

No. of 
Submitted 
13
32
23
0
92
51
36
4
10
1
16
92
254
6
0
2
12
8
1
653

No. of 
Applicants

16
35
37
0
107
56
60
4
11
2
20
111
263
7
0
2
15
10
1
757

No. of 
Submitted 
6
50
36
0
92
40
6
2
12
0
14
0
16
16
0
6
14
6
2
318

No. of 
Applicants

6
56
40
0
96
42
8
2
14
0
18
0
16
24
0
6
14
6
4
352

EN 

75 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding that were submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Funding Scheme

Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007

All funding schemes

Priority Area

No. of Proposals 
Retained

Retained 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants 
Retained

Applicants 
Retained %

Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

320
66
318
120
71
74
129
65
18
44
4
201
1.102
70
128
17
41
31
20
15
2.854

11,21 %
2,31 %
11,14 %
4,20 %
2,49 %
2,59 %
4,52 %
2,28 %
0,63 %
1,54 %
0,14 %
7,04 %
38,61 %
2,45 %
4,48 %
0,60 %
1,44 %
1,09 %
0,70 %
0,53 %
100,00 %

3.250
858
3.121
1.664
816
975
1.820
543
429
520
22
214
2.075
999
1.209
172
104
321
223
206
19.541

16,63 %
4,39 %
15,97 %
8,52 %
4,18 %
4,99 %
9,31 %
2,78 %
2,20 %
2,66 %
0,11 %
1,10 %
10,62 %
5,11 %
6,19 %
0,88 %
0,53 %
1,64 %
1,14 %
1,05 %
100,00 %

1.674.939.935
263.840.739
1.884.692.636
834.828.534
390.516.181
274.506.600
906.426.372
107.578.749
245.618.764
233.284.535
4.109.204
287.282.542
7.116.650
393.338.405
222.488.907
11.984.235
36.791.139
24.912.352
27.095.996
122.810.905
7.954.163.380

21,06 %
3,32 %
23,69 %
10,50 %
4,91 %
3,45 %
11,40 %
1,35 %
3,09 %
2,93 %
0,05 %
3,61 %
0,09 %
4,95 %
2,80 %
0,15 %
0,46 %
0,31 %
0,34 %
1,54 %
100,00 %

1.248.125.189
196.163.448
1.293.739.084
594.794.760
250.665.260
208.437.183
598.781.063
85.047.673
161.478.669
161.078.630
4.109.204
279.127.851
5.768.810
304.267.847
169.085.682
10.995.211
33.859.756
22.440.401
24.913.326
71.719.947
5.724.598.994

21,80 %
3,43 %
22,60 %
10,39 %
4,38 %
3,64 %
10,46 %
1,49 %
2,82 %
2,81 %
0,07 %
4,88 %
0,10 %
5,32 %
2,95 %
0,19 %
0,59 %
0,39 %
0,44 %
1,25 %
100,00 %

Totals

Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007

Collaborative project

Priority Area

No. of Retained 
Proposals

Retained 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants 
Retained

Applicants 
Retained %

Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
Research Infrastructures
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Capacities

Euratom

Totals

EN 

271
51
261
109
59
53
82
56
15
32
9
6
11
1015

76 

26,70 %
5,02 %
25,71 %
10,74 %
5,81 %
5,22 %
8,08 %
5,52 %
1,48 %
3,15 %
0,89 %
0,59 %
1,08 %
100,00 %

2838
634
2529
1514
658
720
1383
431
391
382
108
46
177
11811

24,03 %
5,37 %
21,41 %
12,82 %
5,57 %
6,10 %
11,71 %
3,65 %
3,31 %
3,23 %
0,91 %
0,39 %
1,50 %
100,00 %

1.618.589.132
247.453.595
1.739.301.472
792.400.571
374.914.167
245.377.513
846.234.758
97.586.945
241.439.695
220.992.786
51.304.899
5.535.631
116.582.012
6.597.713.176

24,53 %
3,75 %
26,36 %
12,01 %
5,68 %
3,72 %
12,83 %
1,48 %
3,66 %
3,35 %
0,78 %
0,08 %
1,77 %
100,00 %

1.198.523.369
181.313.085
1.188.443.726
568.864.796
235.512.479
181.555.543
540.554.267
75.891.303
157.299.600
149.226.361
30.287.186
4.298.494
65.741.494
4.577.511.703

26,18 %
3,96 %
25,96 %
12,43 %
5,14 %
3,97 %
11,81 %
1,66 %
3,44 %
3,26 %
0,66 %
0,09 %
1,44 %
100,00 %

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007

Combination of CP and CSA

Capacities

Research Infrastructures

Priority Area

No. of Retained 
Proposals

Retained 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants 
Retained

Applicants 
Retained %

Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Totals

50
50

100,00 %
100,00 %

755
755

100,00 %
100,00 %

319.259.149
319.259.149

100,00 %
100,00 %

251.206.296
251.206.296

100,00 %
100,00 %

Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007

Coordination and support action

Priority Area

No. of Retained 
Proposals

Retained 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants 
Retained

Applicants 
Retained %

Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

49
15
46
11
12
19
47
8
3
12
4
36
11
3
17
41
25
20
4
383

12,79 %
3,92 %
12,01 %
2,87 %
3,13 %
4,96 %
12,27 %
2,09 %
0,78 %
3,13 %
1,04 %
9,40 %
2,87 %
0,78 %
4,44 %
10,70 %
6,53 %
5,22 %
1,04 %
100,00 %

412
224
356
150
158
241
437
97
38
138
22
183
136
21
172
104
275
223
29
3416

12,06 %
6,56 %
10,42 %
4,39 %
4,63 %
7,06 %
12,79 %
2,84 %
1,11 %
4,04 %
0,64 %
5,36 %
3,98 %
0,61 %
5,04 %
3,04 %
8,05 %
6,53 %
0,85 %
100,00 %

56.350.803
16.387.144
51.681.077
42.427.963
15.602.014
27.006.706
60.191.614
8.751.934
4.179.069
12.291.749
4.109.204
7.116.650
22.774.357
2.249.511
11.984.235
36.791.139
19.376.721
27.095.996
6.228.893
432.596.779

13,03 %
3,79 %
11,95 %
9,81 %
3,61 %
6,24 %
13,91 %
2,02 %
0,97 %
2,84 %
0,95 %
1,65 %
5,26 %
0,52 %
2,77 %
8,50 %
4,48 %
6,26 %
1,44 %
100,00 %

49.601.820
14.850.363
43.526.478
25.929.964
15.152.781
25.215.071
58.226.796
8.158.268
4.179.069
11.852.269
4.109.204
5.768.810
22.774.365
2.249.511
10.995.211
33.859.756
18.141.907
24.913.326
5.978.453
385.483.422

12,87 %
3,85 %
11,29 %
6,73 %
3,93 %
6,54 %
15,10 %
2,12 %
1,08 %
3,07 %
1,07 %
1,50 %
5,91 %
0,58 %
2,85 %
8,78 %
4,71 %
6,46 %
1,55 %
100,00 %

Totals

Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007

Network of Excellence

Cooperation

Information and Communication Technologies

Priority Area

No. of Retained 
Proposals

Retained 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants 
Retained

Applicants 
Retained %

Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Totals

11
11

100,00 %
100,00 %

236
236

100,00 %
100,00 %

93.710.087
93.710.087

100,00 %
100,00 %

61.768.880
61.768.880

100,00 %
100,00 %

Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007

Research for the benefit of specific groups

Cooperation

Capacities

Environment (including Climate Change)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Research for the benefit of SMEs

Priority Area

No. of Retained 
Proposals

Retained 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants 
Retained

Applicants 
Retained %

Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

2
1
125
128

1,56 %
0,78 %
97,66 %
100,00 %

14
15
1188
1217

1,15 %
1,23 %
97,62 %
100,00 %

2.122.381
1.239.870
220.239.396
223.601.647

0,95 %
0,55 %
98,50 %
100,00 %

1.666.569
998.102
166.836.171
169.500.842

0,98 %
0,59 %
98,43 %
100,00 %

Totals

EN 

77 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007

Support for frontier research (ERC)

Ideas

ERC

Priority Area

No. of Retained 
Proposals

Retained 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants 
Retained

Applicants 
Retained %

Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Totals

201
201

100,00 %
100,00 %

214
214

100,00 %
100,00 %

287.282.542
287.282.542

100,00 %
100,00 %

279.127.851
279.127.851

100,00 %
100,00 %

Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007

Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)

People

Marie-Curie Actions

Priority Area

No. of Retained 
Proposals

Retained 
Proposals %

No. of 
Applicants 
Retained

Applicants 
Retained %

Project Total Cost (€)

Project Total 
Cost %

EC requested financial 
contribution (€)

EC requested 
financial 
contribution %

Totals

1066
1066

100,00 %
100,00 %

1892
1892

100,00 %
100,00 %

0
0

0.00 %
0.00 %

0
0

0.00 %
0.00 %

EN 

78 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 2b: FP7 Proposals retained for funding that were submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area and Country

Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007

Priority Area

Health
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Security
General Activities - Annex IV
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

Total

Member States

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

Candidate Countries
No. of 
No. of 
Applicants
Retained 

Associated Countries
No. of 
No. of 
Applicants
Retained 

Thrid Countries

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

320
66
318
125
71
74
129
65
18
44
4
170
994
70
128
17
33
31
15
15
2.707

2.778
716
2.820
1.493
705
771
1.681
471
395
469
20
176
1.738
890
1.096
165
72
259
118
189
17.022

8
14
12
12
5
8
11
7
3
6
0
0
17
5
14
3
11
4
5
0
145

10
17
15
17
9
8
20
9
5
10
0
0
20
8
21
7
13
17
10
0
216

146
29
114
64
28
40
38
18
8
20
1
32
143
36
50
0
2
14
6
7
796

225
44
173
114
49
70
54
27
18
35
2
32
170
66
88
0
2
22
11
8
1.210

90
28
46
24
22
32
29
16
5
4
0
3
147
14
3
0
13
7
20
5
508

237
81
113
45
53
126
65
36
11
6
0
6
147
35
4
0
17
23
84
9
1.098

Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007

AT

BE

BG

CY

Member States

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

Priority Area

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

120
123
56
1
304
404
109
59
112
17
110
168
248
18
11
108
31
23
34
7
2.063

176
179
71
1
425
568
163
89
129
24
154
172
312
23
26
183
39
25
47
7
2.813

132
146
116
1
446
444
175
83
131
19
210
314
305
10
9
143
40
10
42
35
2.811

186
200
166
1
601
597
264
111
168
37
354
339
386
13
13
213
48
10
57
54
3.818

Total

EN 

61
69
50
0
78
126
37
43
79
8
37
51
54
13
13
57
15
36
27
8
862

73
83
66
0
98
148
40
57
88
10
53
71
76
14
32
85
18
41
36
10
1.099

79 

17
23
12
2
45
92
16
16
25
2
14
39
29
2
2
37
4
1
8
2
388

21
27
15
3
53
103
19
24
26
2
21
49
41
2
4
51
4
1
9
2
477

44
72
50
1
148
123
87
41
51
11
77
91
131
4
17
98
24
16
17
19
1.122

52
100
58
1
173
154
113
62
56
18
97
115
154
7
33
142
28
17
20
27
1.427

367
374
208
5
1.139
1.220
568
181
282
42
368
1.125
942
45
43
376
117
35
91
38
7.566

759
720
349
7
2.173
2.430
1.226
340
368
84
967
1.205
1.419
56
105
740
262
36
120
74
13.440

95
101
94
1
288
130
99
24
74
8
43
187
216
6
7
86
22
3
23
3
1.510

163
133
142
1
371
183
141
46
83
11
49
210
254
8
9
144
24
3
25
5
2.005

7
28
16
0
90
32
11
14
46
4
15
14
31
7
6
61
7
12
22
1
424

8
30
18
0
114
41
15
15
47
4
18
20
35
7
9
79
9
12
23
1
505

148
204
111
3
264
659
137
90
83
13
188
351
291
25
23
153
41
71
37
9
2.901

233
332
170
3
365
1.137
178
155
104
20
308
438
372
29
66
269
60
84
49
11
4.383

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007

ES

FI

FR

HU

Member States

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

Priority Area

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

227
280
193
4
644
799
311
140
197
20
233
611
669
35
29
418
65
22
60
23
4.980

409
460
335
6
942
1.437
512
228
250
40
442
764
794
46
66
942
121
23
70
39
7.926

67
75
58
4
230
302
105
52
97
12
68
245
136
7
21
61
28
4
19
20
1.611

106
106
87
5
328
445
149
77
111
20
105
260
168
8
53
92
40
4
24
26
2.214

190
280
177
9
799
820
361
142
188
41
301
789
920
24
20
253
96
21
61
37
5.529

341
468
268
11
1.342
1.496
586
293
222
128
759
1.009
1.226
32
39
400
174
22
90
98
9.004

65
85
70
1
195
165
69
50
133
10
71
187
123
10
19
108
31
22
33
10
1.457

81
110
91
1
272
211
91
63
149
12
100
208
143
10
48
164
37
23
38
11
1.863

38
33
37
0
143
186
70
29
54
7
42
140
137
0
7
77
19
2
11
3
1.035

46
47
43
0
174
233
95
32
59
9
50
155
157
0
17
106
22
2
12
3
1.262

253
355
240
6
967
1.058
438
165
269
45
308
1.666
655
42
50
389
105
45
75
23
7.154

488
760
470
8
1.883
2.202
793
414
376
121
670
2.147
919
75
148
886
191
57
106
38
12.752

24
24
14
0
56
36
14
19
39
4
22
19
23
3
7
29
5
4
12
7
361

31
30
16
0
62
42
18
22
40
4
26
19
28
3
15
41
7
4
13
9
430

7
10
2
0
20
43
10
6
7
2
11
8
6
0
0
8
1
0
2
1
144

8
17
2
0
21
47
12
9
7
2
13
9
6
0
0
11
1
0
2
1
168

13
14
11
0
31
20
17
9
20
2
13
5
18
1
7
30
4
9
6
0
230

14
19
13
0
37
25
21
9
21
2
16
5
26
1
9
45
5
9
7
0
284

Total

Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007

MT

NL

PL

PT

Member States

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

Priority Area

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

5
22
15
0
17
19
3
7
15
2
12
1
13
3
2
35
4
2
8
0
185

7
24
16
0
17
21
3
7
16
2
14
1
13
3
4
42
4
2
11
0
207

181
205
135
2
616
427
188
95
156
16
181
576
492
11
14
133
73
3
49
24
3.577

259
331
191
3
912
620
267
146
188
29
330
638
628
12
28
225
119
3
57
32
5.018

94
130
70
2
254
228
113
63
128
20
138
216
198
11
23
162
36
49
22
11
1.968

139
156
81
2
293
302
149
82
139
26
220
294
219
14
35
257
52
49
23
14
2.546

70
122
66
0
161
210
101
46
62
6
88
191
145
17
9
111
30
9
29
0
1.473

107
174
103
0
202
297
157
64
65
13
133
256
171
23
17
189
38
9
39
0
2.057

80
106
64
3
131
193
100
68
89
16
90
137
74
16
26
86
19
36
30
10
1.374

135
160
98
3
165
256
148
103
114
22
133
178
110
18
67
122
22
37
51
11
1.953

109
126
91
2
500
353
168
88
104
17
150
495
360
10
10
118
44
3
27
21
2.796

180
169
134
2
685
512
240
127
119
27
261
525
450
10
18
185
60
3
32
36
3.775

44
61
33
0
124
136
64
22
70
5
36
41
74
7
14
68
13
38
17
4
871

79
92
40
0
146
167
91
28
78
6
76
61
88
10
24
122
13
44
18
4
1.187

34
41
25
0
60
52
34
15
38
3
20
45
53
5
10
35
10
12
13
3
508

50
58
29
0
71
71
49
19
42
3
23
71
63
5
32
49
11
12
14
3
675

249
362
229
6
1.139
1.072
400
191
320
36
322
1.248
1.422
31
28
416
107
16
80
30
7.704

436
643
384
7
1.956
1.840
678
361
416
75
712
1.352
1.866
41
56
879
213
19
106
60
12.100

Total

EN 

80 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007

Candidate Countries

Priority Area

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

HR

MK

TR

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

26
19
32
2
44
23
11
6
26
3
19
24
23
11
6
21
8
31
10
1
346

33
24
42
4
47
25
12
11
29
3
28
27
27
19
13
25
8
39
14
1
431

10
5
8
1
11
4
1
2
15
1
4
1
3
8
0
0
2
33
2
0
111

10
9
23
1
12
4
1
2
16
1
6
1
3
9
0
0
2
36
4
0
140

46
54
59
1
67
115
34
34
60
3
33
185
94
14
6
52
7
95
19
2
980

64
83
79
1
91
171
38
67
66
3
56
274
100
23
23
79
7
96
35
2
1.358

Total

EN 

81 

EN 

 
  
 
Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007

Associated Countries

Priority Area

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

AL

CH

IL

IS

LI

ME

NO

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

5
4
5
0
8
0
0
2
14
0
3
0
2
10
0
0
1
19
2
1
76

5
4
5
0
10
0
0
3
14
0
3
0
2
12
0
0
1
22
4
1
86

87
97
59
2
448
395
178
39
75
11
82
227
368
8
9
85
52
2
22
16
2.262

112
131
78
2
594
530
265
44
86
13
102
245
419
10
22
118
66
2
28
18
2.885

23
62
56
1
240
216
67
58
29
2
42
207
168
6
3
23
11
3
17
0
1.234

33
88
78
1
317
297
92
79
34
2
59
223
189
8
8
32
14
3
24
0
1.581

3
22
11
0
30
10
5
2
9
0
1
6
22
0
2
12
3
0
7
0
145

4
25
14
0
41
17
5
3
11
0
1
6
24
0
2
17
4
0
7
0
181

0
1
0
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
15

0
1
0
0
2
2
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
16

1
2
8
0
5
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
8
0
1
2
17
1
0
52

1
2
8
0
5
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
9
0
1
2
17
1
0
53

71
110
65
2
136
143
56
38
80
10
49
100
122
8
7
116
18
1
26
1
1.159

106
152
86
3
168
193
81
55
93
16
66
110
153
8
12
224
23
1
28
1
1.579

Total

Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007

AU

BR

CA

CN

Third Countries

IN

JP

RU

US

ZA

Priority Area

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

No. of 
Retained 

No. of 
Applicants

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Security
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Space
Transport (including Aeronautics)
ERC
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastructures
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Ideas
People

Capacities

Euratom

5
7
5
0
22
9
4
0
10
0
6
8
43
3
0
1
2
6
1
132

5
7
5
0
26
9
4
0
10
0
8
8
43
3
0
1
3
6
1
139

17
48
10
0
39
31
4
0
6
0
11
5
7
18
0
0
1
2
0
199

22
90
11
0
60
47
4
0
7
0
11
9
7
26
0
0
1
2
0
297

6
7
4
0
23
21
11
0
9
1
9
20
52
0
0
1
1
3
0
168

6
9
9
0
26
22
13
0
9
1
10
21
52
0
0
1
2
3
0
184

26
47
15
0
50
50
10
1
17
1
14
3
37
13
0
1
1
3
0
289

45
116
22
0
95
68
11
1
18
1
21
3
37
19
0
1
3
3
0
464

16
26
12
2
73
41
4
0
13
1
12
2
29
6
0
4
3
4
0
248

22
50
17
8
139
63
4
0
17
1
13
2
29
12
0
4
5
5
0
391

4
2
0
0
12
15
6
1
1
0
3
8
16
1
0
0
3
0
1
73

4
2
0
0
12
18
7
1
1
0
3
8
16
1
0
0
3
0
1
77

34
40
17
0
53
38
35
10
22
9
44
14
55
20
1
14
19
3
5
433

42
72
23
0
72
42
43
13
26
11
64
23
65
54
1
19
23
4
6
603

13
32
23
0
92
51
36
4
10
1
16
92
254
6
0
2
12
8
1
653

16
35
37
0
107
56
60
4
11
2
20
111
263
7
0
2
15
10
1
757

6
50
36
0
92
40
6
2
12
0
14
0
16
16
0
6
14
6
2
318

6
56
40
0
96
42
8
2
14
0
18
0
16
24
0
6
14
6
4
352

Total

EN 

82 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 3a: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area and Funding Scheme

Table 3a: FP7 Grant agreements signed in 2007

All funding schemes

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

No. of Grant 
Agreements %

No. of 
Participants

No. of 
Participants %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
General Activities - Annex IV
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Research Infrastructures
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

Capacities

Euratom

Capacities

Research Infrastructures

Priority Area

Priority Area

EN 

Total

Total

Total

83 

35
276
1
27
5
4
145
19
11
1
1
6
8
544

6,43 %
50,74 %
0,18 %
4,96 %
0,92 %
0,74 %
26,65 %
3,49 %
2,02 %
0,18 %
0,18 %
1,10 %
1,47 %
99,08 %

347
2.727
8
248
59
4
267
269
117
16
7
120
120
4.373

7,94 %
62,36 %
0,18 %
5,67 %
1,35 %
0,09 %
6,11 %
6,15 %
2,68 %
0,37 %
0,16 %
2,74 %
2,74 %
98,54 %

160.044.290
1.002.796.261
1.200.000
77.715.602
5.279.196
60.095.186
11.709.040
57.800.000
8.206.861
492.553
489.122
14.861.739
30.018.352
1.483.761.415

10,79 %
67,58 %
0,08 %
5,24 %
0,36 %
4,05 %
0,79 %
3,90 %
0,55 %
0,03 %
0,03 %
1,00 %
2,02 %
100,00 %

No. of Grant 
Agreements

No. of Grant 
Agreements %

No. of 
Participants

No. of 
Participants %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

Collaborative project

34
225
24
2
1
7
293

11,60 %
76,79 %
8,19 %
0,68 %
0,34 %
2,39 %
100,00 %

342
2.173
224
30
5
99
2.873

11,90 %
75,64 %
7,80 %
1,04 %
0,17 %
3,45 %
100,00 %

159.695.690,00
918.456.403,00
74.837.937,00
2.477.012,00
1.173.000,00
28.518.354,00
1.185.158.396

13,47 %
77,50 %
6,31 %
0,21 %
0,10 %
2,41 %
100,00 %

Combination of CP & CSA

No. of Grant 
Agreements

No. of Grant 
Agreements %

No. of 
Participants

No. of 
Participants %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

17
17

100,00 %
100,00 %

254
254

100,00 %
100,00 %

54.130.000,00
54.130.000

100,00 %
100,00 %

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

No. of Grant 
Agreements %

No. of 
Participants

No. of 
Participants %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

Coordination and support action

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Space
General Activities - Annex IV
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

Cooperation

Information and Communication Technologies

People

Marie-Curie Actions

Priority Area

Priority Area

1
41
1
3
3
1
4
39
1
2
11
1
1
2
6
1
118

0,85 %
34,75 %
0,85 %
2,54 %
2,54 %
0,85 %
3,39 %
33,05 %
0,85 %
1,69 %
9,32 %
0,85 %
0,85 %
1,69 %
5,08 %
0,85 %
100,00 %

5
318
8
24
29
1
4
161
10
61
117
16
7
2
120
21
904

0,55 %
35,18 %
0,88 %
2,65 %
3,21 %
0,11 %
0,44 %
17,81 %
1,11 %
6,75 %
12,94 %
1,77 %
0,77 %
0,22 %
13,27 %
2,32 %
100,00 %

348.600,00
38.815.037,00
1.200.000,00
2.877.665,00
2.802.184,00
48.000.000,00
60.095.186,00
2.991.540,00
2.497.000,00
2.866.595,00
8.206.860,51
492.553,10
489.122,00
2.186.619,00
14.861.738,74
1.499.998,00
190.230.698

0,18 %
20,40 %
0,63 %
1,51 %
1,47 %
25,23 %
31,59 %
1,57 %
1,31 %
1,51 %
4,31 %
0,26 %
0,26 %
1,15 %
7,81 %
0,79 %
100,00 %

Network of Excellence

No. of Grant 
Agreements

No. of Grant 
Agreements %

No. of 
Participants

No. of 
Participants %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

10
10

100,00 %
100,00 %

236
236

100,00 %
100,00 %

45.524.821,00
45.524.821

100,00 %
100,00 %

Total

Total

Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

No. of Grant 
Agreements %

No. of 
Participants

No. of 
Participants %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

Total

106
106

100,00 %
100,00 %

106
106

100,00 %
100,00 %

8.717.500,00
8.717.500

100,00 %
100,00 %

EN 

84 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Table 3b: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area and Holders' Type of Activity/ Legal Status

Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007

Higher Education

Priority Area

Number of 
Participants

Number of 
Participants %

Participant Total 
Cost (€)

Participant 
Total Cost %

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Participant EC 
Contribution %

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

196
1.095
2
76
7
129
117
17
1
3
16
42
1.701

11,52 %
64,37 %
0,12 %
4,47 %
0,41 %
7,58 %
6,88 %
1,00 %
0,06 %
0,18 %
0,94 %
2,47 %
100,00 %

128.817.453
534.151.716
293.520
32.380.902
620.977
7.397.986
29.217.644
1.116.078
69.647
245.587
3.619.210
13.370.117
751.300.836

17,15 %
71,10 %
0,04 %
4,31 %
0,08 %
0,98 %
3,89 %
0,15 %
0,01 %
0,03 %
0,48 %
1,78 %
100,00 %

92.978.061
397.691.887
216.000
24.797.402
516.039
6.828.628
21.301.765
916.918
54.570
219.737
3.293.752
9.375.934
558.190.693

16,66 %
71,25 %
0,04 %
4,44 %
0,09 %
1,22 %
3,82 %
0,16 %
0,01 %
0,04 %
0,59 %
1,68 %
100,00 %

Total

Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007

Non Profit Research Organisations

Priority Area

Number of 
Participants

Number of 
Participants %

Participant Total 
Cost (€)

Participant 
Total Cost %

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Participant EC 
Contribution %

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Space
General Activities - Annex IV
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

EN 

187
1.430
4
111
13
1
2
96
183
3
23
6
2
1
45
70
2.177

8,59 %
65,69 %
0,18 %
5,10 %
0,60 %
0,05 %
0,09 %
4,41 %
8,41 %
0,14 %
1,06 %
0,28 %
0,09 %
0,05 %
2,07 %
3,22 %
100,00 %

125.901.599
737.134.385
929.289
55.824.664
1.253.502
48.000.000
63.985.643
5.974.922
61.726.807
184.085
1.639.470
324.127
158.400
2.417.690
9.379.050
36.753.507
1.151.587.138

10,93 %
64,01 %
0,08 %
4,85 %
0,11 %
4,17 %
5,56 %
0,52 %
5,36 %
0,02 %
0,14 %
0,03 %
0,01 %
0,21 %
0,81 %
3,19 %
100,00 %

91.917.875
552.008.758
654.000
42.057.749
1.090.417
48.000.000
21.095.186
5.524.137
43.209.647
184.085
1.354.919
282.116
141.889
2.000.000
7.885.789
18.841.933
836.248.499

10,99 %
66,01 %
0,08 %
5,03 %
0,13 %
5,74 %
2,52 %
0,66 %
5,17 %
0,02 %
0,16 %
0,03 %
0,02 %
0,24 %
0,94 %
2,25 %
100,00 %

EN 

Total

85 

 
  
 
 
Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007

PUBLIC bodies

Total

For-profit

Non-profit

For-profit

Non-Public bodies
Non-profit

Undefined

Undefined
Undefined

Priority Areas

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Space
General Activities - Annex IV
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007

Priority Areas

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Space
General Activities - Annex IV
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

7,94 %
62,36 %
0,18 %
5,67 %
1,35 %
0,02 %
0,09 %
6,11 %
6,15 %
1,39 %
2,68 %
0,37 %
0,16 %
0,05 %
2,74 %
2,74 %
100,00 %

347
2.727
8
248
59
1
4
267
269
61
117
16
7
2
120
120
4.373

Total

242
1.485
5
109
15
1
1
139
205
32
44
10
3
1
85
82
2.459

9,84 %
60,39 %
0,20 %
4,43 %
0,61 %
0,04 %
0,04 %
5,65 %
8,34 %
1,30 %
1,79 %
0,41 %
0,12 %
0,04 %
3,46 %
3,33 %
100,00 %

7
1
0
11
0
0
0
10
0
3
12
1
0
0
8
3
56

12,50 %
1,79 %
0.00 %
19,64 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
17,86 %
0.00 %
5,36 %
21,43 %
1,79 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
14,29 %
5,36 %
100,00 %

41
0
2
55
4
0
2
20
0
13
16
5
4
1
21
16
200

20,50 %
0.00 %
1,00 %
27,50 %
2,00 %
0.00 %
1,00 %
10,00 %
0.00 %
6,50 %
8,00 %
2,50 %
2,00 %
0,50 %
10,50 %
8,00 %
100,00 %

53
1.222
1
71
39
0
0
16
52
12
41
0
0
0
5
19
1.531

3,46 %
79,82 %
0,07 %
4,64 %
2,55 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
1,05 %
3,40 %
0,78 %
2,68 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,33 %
1,24 %
100,00 %

0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9

0.00 %
77,78 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
22,22 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

4
12
0
2
1
0
1
82
10
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
118

3,39 %
10,17 %
0.00 %
1,69 %
0,85 %
0.00 %
0,85 %
69,49 %
8,47 %
0,85 %
3,39 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,85 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

PUBLIC bodies

For-profit

Non-profit

For-profit

Non-Public bodies
Non-profit

Undefined

Undefined
Undefined

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution 
%

160.044.290
1.002.796.261
1.200.000
77.715.602
5.279.196
48.000.000
60.095.186
11.709.040
57.800.000
2.866.595
8.206.861
492.553
489.122
2.186.619
14.861.739
30.018.352
1.483.761.415

10,79 %
67,58 %
0,08 %
5,24 %
0,36 %
3,24 %
4,05 %
0,79 %
3,90 %
0,19 %
0,55 %
0,03 %
0,03 %
0,15 %
1,00 %
2,02 %
100,00 %

119.945.194
545.972.882
717.000
32.471.107
1.223.063
48.000.000
95.186
7.730.755
47.490.296
1.372.874
3.106.886
275.964
246.231
2.000.000
8.548.235
21.213.033
840.408.706

9,84 %
60,39 %
0,20 %
4,43 %
0,61 %
0,04 %
0,04 %
5,65 %
8,34 %
1,30 %
1,79 %
0,41 %
0,12 %
0,04 %
3,46 %
3,33 %
100,00 %

EC Financial 
Contribution 
(€ )
2.704.784
98.440
0
2.930.732
0
0
0
618.539
0
132.605
1.042.720
8.560
0
0
1.098.918
511.340
9.146.638

EC Financial 
Contribution 
%
12,50 %
1,79 %
0.00 %
19,64 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
17,86 %
0.00 %
5,36 %
21,43 %
1,79 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
14,29 %
5,36 %
100,00 %

EC Financial 
Contribution 
(€ )

18.921.823
0
313.000
23.142.796
375.670
0
51.000.000
1.029.229
0
476.849
1.025.509
208.029
242.891
186.619
4.650.260
4.818.947
106.391.623

EC Financial 
Contribution %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

EC Financial 
Contribution %

20,50 %
0.00 %
1,00 %
27,50 %
2,00 %
0.00 %
1,00 %
10,00 %
0.00 %
6,50 %
8,00 %
2,50 %
2,00 %
0,50 %
10,50 %
8,00 %
100,00 %

17.020.357
453.759.096
170.000
18.591.939
3.621.088
0
0
698.076
9.771.659
855.671
2.711.819
0
0
0
533.275
3.475.032
511.208.013

3,46 %
79,82 %
0,07 %
4,64 %
2,55 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
1,05 %
3,40 %
0,78 %
2,68 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,33 %
1,24 %
100,00 %

0
2.965.843
0
0
0
0
0
0
538.045
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.503.888

0.00 %
77,78 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
22,22 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

1.452.132
0
0
579.028
59.375
0
9.000.000
1.632.441
0
28.596
319.926
0
0
0
31.050
0
13.102.548

3,39 %
10,17 %
0.00 %
1,69 %
0,85 %
0.00 %
0,85 %
69,49 %
8,47 %
0,85 %
3,39 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,85 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

Total

Total

EN 

86 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007

Total

SMEs

Priority Area

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

EC Financial 
Contribution (€)

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Space
General Activities - Annex IV
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

347
2.727
8
248
59
1
4
267
269
61
117
16
7
2
120
120
4.373

7,94 %
62,36 %
0,18 %
5,67 %
1,35 %
0,02 %
0,09 %
6,11 %
6,15 %
1,39 %
2,68 %
0,37 %
0,16 %
0,05 %
2,74 %
2,74 %
100,00 %

160.044.290
1.002.796.261
1.200.000
77.715.602
5.279.196
48.000.000
60.095.186
11.709.040
57.800.000
2.866.595
8.206.861
492.553
489.122
2.186.619
14.861.739
30.018.352
1.483.761.415

Total

EC Financial 
Contribution 
%
10,79 %
67,58 %
0,08 %
5,24 %
0,36 %
3,24 %
4,05 %
0,79 %
3,90 %
0,19 %
0,55 %
0,03 %
0,03 %
0,15 %
1,00 %
2,02 %
100,00 %

No. of Partici- 
pations

No. of Partici- 
pations %

12
21
8
22
12
0
0
18
18
29
29
0
0
0
45
15
228

5,08 %
9,12 %
3,52 %
9,54 %
5,13 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
7,97 %
8,02 %
12,74 %
12,67 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
19,56 %
6,65 %
100,00 %

EC Financial 
Contribution 
(€)
9.082.557
155.049.812
160.000
9.604.190
862.395
0
0
331.529
3.213.944
193.866
1.208.604
0
0
0
471.772
1.608.250
181.786.919

EC Financial 
Contribution %

5,00 %
85,29 %
0,09 %
5,28 %
0,47 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,18 %
1,77 %
0,11 %
0,66 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0,26 %
0,88 %
100,00 %

EN 

87 

EN 

 
  
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area and Country

Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

Member States

Candidate Countries

Associated Countries

Thrid Countries

Priority Area

No. Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Energy
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Space
General Activities - Annex IV
Marie-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Support for the coherent development of research policies
Activities of International Cooperation
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

35
276
1
27
5
1
4
119
19
2
11
1
1
1
6
8
517

303
2.461
7
210
58
1
4
231
215
52
112
12
6
1
58
110
3.841

143.779.707
929.391.750
1.089.000
62.666.980
5.164.599
48.000.000
60.095.186
9.340.040
52.229.316
2.214.623
7.945.014
442.242
427.481
186.619
9.386.078
27.719.739
1.360.078.373

0
12
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
1
2
1
0
0
5
0
28

0
16
0
0
0
0
0
7
9
2
5
2
0
0
10
0
51

0
3.782.703
0
0
0
0
0
439.000
435.422
64.082
261.847
31.800
0
0
849.851
0
5.864.705

15
101
0
16
1
0
0
20
9
2
0
1
1
0
4
4
174

28
154
0
27
1
0
0
29
18
7
0
1
1
0
5
5
276

12.444.952
63.492.605
0
13.652.030
114.597
0
0
1.930.000
3.671.227
587.890
0
11.128
61.641
0
355.028
1.171.613
97.492.711

9
40
1
5
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
6
2
70

15
95
1
8
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
1
0
0
46
3
195

3.669.631
5.802.087
111.000
827.269
0
0
0
0
1.195.635
0
0
7.383
0
0
4.231.119
0
15.844.124

Total

Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

Member States

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Energy
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

5
0
5
69
1
0
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
92

6

9
104
1

7
6
8
3
1

145

719.880
0
2.612.410
41.375.486
136.000
0
205.170
1.214.051
654.551
941.829
45.903
0
0
47.905.280

2
0
10
81
0
3
3
2
0
3
0
0
6
110

2

12
116

5
8
3

3

7
156

483.404
0
5.117.157
42.810.826
0
696.141
300.000
183.242
0
427.828
0
0
2.684.526
52.703.124

1
0
1
9
0
0
3
2
3
1
1
1
0
22

1

1
9

8
2
6
2
1
1

31

221.100
0
209.000
1.817.646
0
0
175.000
84.412
240.889
215.978
12.733
43.338
0
3.020.096

0
0
0
9
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
12

9

9

18

0
0
0
2.469.999
0
0
245.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.714.999

1
0
1
19
1
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
3
31

2

1
23
1

6

2
2

6
43

313.800
0
289.400
7.386.805
80.000
0
138.148
0
281.805
370.083
0
0
384.220
9.244.261

21
2
24
209
1
2
6
6
7
15
1
0
7
301

41
2
49
463
1
3
9
9
25
23
1

17
643

13.627.055
21.095.186
21.574.684
215.594.011
153.000
251.093
517.000
2.559.423
1.627.153
10.699.101
54.570
0
6.967.513
294.719.789

Total

Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

Member States

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Energy
General Activities - Annex IV
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

4
0
14
22
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
46

8

20
31

1
1

3
2

66

4.293.139
0
10.014.565
12.541.293
0
48.240
69.769
0
302.267
130.165
0
0
0
27.399.438

1
0
1
4
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
11

1

1
5

4
1
1

1

14

99.540
0
159.000
1.316.841
0
0
86.342
80.727
58.374
0
0
57.664
0
1.858.488

7
0
2
75
0
3
17
4
3
8
1
0
2
122

7

2
122

3
24
6
7
12
1

2
186

1.450.099
0
480.011
45.654.409
0
227.407
1.436.139
962.357
564.260
2.327.081
63.398
0
376.249
53.541.409

9
0
16
117
0
1
22
1
2
8
1
1
5
183

13

19
194

1
25
3
4
17
1
1
9
287

4.010.648
0
6.682.392
62.679.675
0
15.500
1.747.940
646.066
359.254
4.982.250
35.909
58.372
1.996.856
83.214.861

3
1
10
53
0
1
3
2
1
4
0
0
3
81

4
1
15
78

2
9
2
1
5

6
123

1.064.571
9.000.000
6.827.733
30.146.091
0
118.532
275.000
102.301
103.249
1.330.330
0
0
529.732
49.497.539

19
1
22
160
1
2
5
3
3
13
0
1
5
235

34
1
39
327
2
3
22
6
5
28

1
17
485

11.481.233
30.000.000
23.940.133
112.621.805
330.000
203.158
342.000
995.221
385.924
6.486.407
0
110.011
5.274.250
192.170.141

Total

EN 

88 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

Member States

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Energy
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

4
2
22
0
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
38

5
2
27

1
12
1
1
6
1
1
57

741.250
504.358
7.931.896
0
58.500
110.000
168.097
126.126
924.069
10.593
79.308
10.654.197

1
6
35
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
45

1
6
39

1

2
2

51

17.334
1.971.924
14.285.899
0
0
100.000
0
91.000
491.662
0
0
16.957.819

15
15
148
1
3
8
3
5
15
1
5
219

22
26
286
1
5
19
4
14
31
1
10
419

5.794.599
10.790.957
93.187.411
230.000
391.629
709.265
300.136
1.130.097
9.483.321
62.007
1.943.757
124.023.178

3
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
9

3

3

1

1
1
9

185.234
0
306.242
0
0
0
0
19.388
0
8.560
46.965
566.389

1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6

1

5

6

580.100
0
1.424.384
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.004.484

1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
7

1
1
1

9

2

1

15

71.580
125.200
159.519
0
0
62.730
0
62.021
0
21.293
0
502.343

Total

Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

Member States

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Energy
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

0
0
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
6

3

1
1

1

6

0
0
459.599
0
68.377
159.751
0
0
25.038
0
0
712.765

14
15
85
1
3
2
2
9
0
1
5
137

20
18
129
6
3
2
7
27

1
9
222

7.401.219
10.752.776
54.055.038
334.656
114.830
155.667
645.998
2.424.244
0
83.517
1.329.832
77.297.777

4
1
28
1
9
2
2
5
1
0
3
56

5
1
32
2
11
2
2
5
1

4
65

1.268.064
143.940
5.781.787
251.800
590.049
170.786
155.549
1.243.265
41.195
0
488.114
10.134.549

Total

Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

SI

0
2
33
2
2
2
1
4
0
0
1
47

2
45
2
4
2
3
4

1
63

0
610.766
14.361.679
223.042
170.000
631.995
249.328
375.559
0
0
20.000
16.642.369

Member States
SK

1
1
17
1
4
1
4
2
1
0
1
33

1
2
18
1
7
1
11
6
1

1
49

46.500
473.460
4.038.008
41.195
252.397
36.722
254.583
228.669
61.044
0
251.495
5.684.072

10
23
102

11
3
2
7

7
165

3.063.064
11.757.931
37.801.492
0
204.000
218.322
131.011
1.250.915
0
0
1.507.996
55.934.731

6
15
70
0
2
3
1
5
0
0
5
107

UK

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Energy
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research Infrastructures
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

1
1
13
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
23

1
1
16

4
2
1
3
2

1
31

226.152
150.000
4.991.868
0
169.715
72.584
43.878
190.860
107.460
0
423.114
6.375.631

1
0
7
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
1
14

1

9

5

1
1

1
18

29.700
0
2.278.899
0
0
228.300
0
191.660
16.800
0
46.712
2.792.071

12
22
163
1
1
14
3
1
15
1
5
238

19
53
265
1
1
14
3
1
27
1
10
395

4.793.591
28.591.910
111.913.142
160.000
134.006
1.120.000
672.924
119.669
7.772.300
74.579
3.369.100
158.721.221

Total

EN 

89 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

HR

Candidate Countries
MK

TR

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Cooperation
People

Capacities

Information and Communication Technologies
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Regions of Knowledge
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential

3
1
1
1
1
1
8

3
1
2
4
3
1
14

266.757
37.500
100.966
211.075
112.558
6.762
735.619

1
0
1
0
1
0
3

1

1

3

5

124.800
0
68.591
0
103.985
0
297.376

9
5
5
1
1
1
22

12
6
7
1
3
1
30

3.391.146
401.500
680.294
50.772
218.879
25.038
4.767.628

Total

Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

Associated Countries

AL

CH

IL

IS

ME

NO

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Energy
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Marie-Curie Actions
Activities of International Cooperation
Research Infrastructures
Research Potential
Science in Society
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Cooperation

People

Capacities

Euratom

Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

Priority Area

Cooperation

Capacities

Euratom

Energy
Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Activities of International Cooperation
Research Infrastructures
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2

2
2

4

0
0
0
0
0
77.657
72.312
0
0
0
149.969

11
12
69
0
2
0
8
0
0
4
106

14
17
90

2

10

5
138

6.270.548
6.013.257
35.869.857
0
170.000
0
2.823.990
0
0
1.171.613
52.319.265

2
4
33
0
16
1
1
1
0
0
58

2
5
42

25
1
1
1

77

410.248
1.913.868
18.206.011
0
1.590.000
41.302
36.160
11.128
0
0
22.208.717

0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
5

3

1

1

5

0
2.382.977
0
0
70.000
0
0
0
61.641
0
2.514.618

0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1

2

2

0
0
0
0
0
0
80.076
0
0
0
80.076

8
3
17
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
34

11
3
22
1
1
2
3

43

6.971.234
2.134.850
9.416.737
114.597
100.000
236.069
658.689
0
0
0
19.632.176

AU

BR

CA

CN

IN

RU

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

0
1
1
0
0
1
3

1
1

1
3

0
0
240.000
0
0
0
240.000

0
0
3
0
0
0
3

4

4

0
0
287.170
0
0
0
287.170

0
1
2
0
0
0
3

2
2

4

0
214.176
0
0
0
0
214.176

1
1
10
0
0
0
12

3
1
11

15

106.678
450.000
720.133
0
0
0
1.276.811

0
2
3
0
0
0
5

2
5

7

0
575.031
149.683
0
0
0
724.714

4
1
2
2
1
0
10

4
1
2
2
1

10

610.591
106.800
499.447
431.935
43.809
0
1.692.582

Third Countries

Total

Total

Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007

Third Countries

US

ZA

Priority Area

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

Participant EC 
Contribution (€)

Cooperation

Capacities

Euratom

Health
Information and Communication Technologies
Activities of International Cooperation
Research Infrastructures
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

0
11
0
1
1
13

12

1
1
14

0
675.771
0
0
0
675.771

4
12
4
2
0
22

4
12
6
2

24

916.874
543.374
895.150
319.144
0
2.674.542

Total

EN 

90 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
Table 3d: FP7 Contracts signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Funding Scheme and Country

Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Member States

Candidate Countries

Associated Countries

Thrid Countries

Funding Scheme

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

Collaborative project
Combination of CP and CSA
Coordination and support action
Network of Excellence
Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)

293
17
112
10
85
517

2.604
201
733
218
85
3.841

1.084.082.696
49.074.842
176.925.030
43.190.805
6.805.000
1.360.078.373

10
1
10
2
5
28

13
9
21
3
5
51

3.533.223
435.422
1.284.080
249.480
362.500
5.864.705

117
8
25
8
16
174

183
17
45
15
16
276

87.109.791
3.155.701
3.592.683
2.084.536
1.550.000
97.492.711

45
6
19
0
0
70

66
26
103
0
0
195

8.259.247
1.195.635
6.389.242
0
0
15.844.124

Total

Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Member States

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
NOE - Network of Excellence

No. of Grant 
Agreements

AT
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

BE
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

BG
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

CY
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

CZ
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

DE
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

66
2
16
1
7
92

103
2
31
1
8
145

42.482.751
409.131
3.622.663
100.000
1.290.735
47.905.280

76
3
21
2
8
110

106
3
34
2
11
156

42.363.781
427.828
4.346.844
130.000
5.434.671
52.703.124

9
1
10
2
0
22

9
2
18
2
0
31

2.092.146
215.978
621.972
90.000
0
3.020.096

9
0
1
2
0
12

9
0
7
2
0
18

2.469.999
0
70.000
175.000
0
2.714.999

22
1
7
1
0
31

30
1
11
1
0
43

8.329.108
234.728
605.425
75.000
0
9.244.261

236
13
37
5
10
301

506
21
78
5
33
643

246.332.764
10.282.215
29.566.419
445.000
8.093.391
294.719.789

Total

Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Member States

No. of Grant 
Agreements

DK
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

EE
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

EL
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

ES
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

FI
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

FR
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
NOE - Network of Excellence

32
2
8
0
4
46

48
2
11
0
5
66

24.857.193
130.165
1.757.056
0
655.024
27.399.438

6
0
5
0
0
11

Total

Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
NOE - Network of Excellence

No. of Grant 
Agreements

HU
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

IE
Partici- 
pations

23
4
9
0
2
38

29
6
20
0
2
57

8.472.949
924.069
945.099
0
312.080
10.654.197

35
1
6
1
2
45

Total

7
0
7
0
0
14

39
2
7
1
2
51

1.575.381
0
283.107
0
0
1.858.488

75
7
20
13
7
122

117
11
33
13
12
186

45.794.044
2.155.444
2.711.440
1.195.000
1.685.481
53.541.409

123
8
24
21
7
183

193
17
40
21
16
287

69.511.720
4.982.250
5.182.063
1.675.000
1.863.828
83.214.861

60
3
14
2
2
81

90
4
23
2
4
123

37.201.894
1.146.860
10.382.831
175.000
590.954
49.497.539

166
12
46
2
9
235

320
26
95
2
42
485

139.852.261
6.088.581
39.039.402
175.000
7.014.897
192.170.141

Member States

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

IT
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

LT
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

LU
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

LV
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

14.681.798
491.662
1.288.074
100.000
396.285
16.957.819

158
13
36
4
8
219

293
28
69
4
25
419

102.873.203
8.831.278
6.887.309
290.000
5.141.388
124.023.178

7
0
2
0
0
9

7
0
2
0
0
9

538.441
0
27.948
0
0
566.389

5
0
1
0
0
6

5
0
1
0
0
6

1.855.754
0
148.730
0
0
2.004.484

3
0
4
0
0
7

3
0
12
0
0
15

356.299
0
146.044
0
0
502.343

Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Member States

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
NOE - Network of Excellence

No. of Grant 
Agreements

MT
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

NL
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

PL
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

PT
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

RO
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

SE
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

2
0
4
0
0
6

2
0
4
0
0
6

408.260
0
304.505
0
0
712.765

97
8
22
2
8
137

157
26
28
2
9
222

69.212.485
2.157.994
2.782.288
75.000
3.070.010
77.297.777

26
5
13
6
6
56

31
5
15
6
8
65

6.878.299
1.243.265
726.094
420.000
866.891
10.134.549

31
4
7
1
4
47

41
4
11
1
6
63

13.797.601
375.559
1.650.252
100.000
718.957
16.642.369

18
2
10
3
0
33

20
6
20
3
0
49

4.647.866
228.669
617.537
190.000
0
5.684.072

78
5
16
1
7
107

111
7
31
1
15
165

50.522.405
1.250.915
1.718.461
100.000
2.342.950
55.934.731

Total

EN 

91 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Member States

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
NOE - Network of Excellence

No. of Grant 
Agreements

SI
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

SK
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

UK
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

16
2
5
0
0
23

19
2
10
0
0
31

5.684.345
107.460
583.826
0
0
6.375.631

8
1
3
2
0
14

10
1
5
2
0
18

2.312.244
16.800
288.027
175.000
0
2.792.071

171
13
31
14
9
238

299
25
37
14
20
395

138.977.705
7.373.991
7.536.262
1.120.000
3.713.263
158.721.221

Total

Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Candidate Countries

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
NOE - Network of Excellence

No. of Grant 
Agreements

HR
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

MK
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

TR
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

2
1
3
1
1
8

2
3
7
1
1
14

220.389
112.558
318.804
37.500
46.368
735.619

1
1
1
0
0
3

1
3
1
0
0
5

124.800
103.985
68.591
0
0
297.376

7
1
8
4
2
22

10
3
11
4
2
30

3.188.034
218.879
832.603
325.000
203.112
4.767.628

Total

Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Associated Countries

No. of Grant 
Agreements

AL
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

CH
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

IL
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

IS
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

ME
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

NO
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
NOE - Network of Excellence

0
1
1
0
0
2

Total

Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action

No. of Grant 
Agreements

AU
Partici- 
pations

3
0
0
3

Total

0
2
2
0
0
4

3
0
0
3

0
72.312
77.657
0
0
149.969

83
7
10
1
5
106

107
9
12
1
9
138

46.593.095
2.308.464
1.733.805
100.000
1.583.901
52.319.265

33
1
6
15
3
58

41
1
16
15
4
77

19.927.436
36.160
438.049
1.450.000
357.072
22.208.717

3
0
2
0
0
5

3
0
2
0
0
5

2.382.977
0
131.641
0
0
2.514.618

0
1
0
0
0
1

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

240.000
0
0
240.000

2
0
1
3

BR
Partici- 
pations

3
0
1
4

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

287.170
0
0
287.170

3
0
0
3

CA
Partici- 
pations

4
0
0
4

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

214.176
0
0
214.176

9
0
3
12

CN
Partici- 
pations

10
0
5
15

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

IN
Partici- 
pations

1.119.218
0
157.593
1.276.811

2
0
3
5

Third Countries

0
2
0
0
0
2

2
0
5
7

0
80.076
0
0
0
80.076

24
2
6
0
2
34

32
3
6
0
2
43

18.206.283
658.689
623.641
0
143.563
19.632.176

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

RU
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

575.031
0
149.683
724.714

6
1
3
10

6
1
3
10

1.216.838
43.809
431.935
1.692.582

EN 

92 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007

Third Countries

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA
CSA - Coordination and support action

No. of Grant 
Agreements

US
Partici- 
pations

EC Contribution (€)

No. of Grant 
Agreements

11
1
1
13

12
1
1
14

675.771
0
0
675.771

4
2
16
22

ZA
Partici- 
pations

4
2
18
24

EC Contribution (€)

916.874
319.144
1.438.524
2.674.542

Total

EN 

93 

EN 

 
  
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Holders' Country of origin and Type of Activity/ Legal Status

Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

Type of Beneficiary

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
NON-PUBLIC-Undefined
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Partici- 
pations

1.547
212
9
58
2.486
4.312

Total

Total

%

35,88 %
4,92 %
0,21 %
1,35 %
57,65 %
100,00 %

Member States

Candidate Countries

Associated Countries

Thrid Countries

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

511.564.790
116.127.196
3.503.888
9.183.434
836.513.028
1.476.892.336

34,64 %
7,86 %
0,24 %
0,62 %
56,64 %
100,00 %

1.416
194
8
44
2.147
3.809

35,88 %
4,92 %
0,21 %
1,35 %
57,65 %
100,00 %

470.777.899
109.440.517
3.353.605
5.398.821
768.962.328
1.357.933.170

34,64 %
7,86 %
0,24 %
0,62 %
56,64 %
100,00 %

8
2
0
3
35
48

35,88 %
4,92 %
0,21 %
1,35 %
57,65 %
100,00 %

938.031
12.762
0
156.947
4.756.965
5.864.705

34,64 %
7,86 %
0,24 %
0,62 %
56,64 %
100,00 %

83
11
0
6
172
272

35,88 %
4,92 %
0,21 %
1,35 %
57,65 %
100,00 %

37.258.250
6.062.828
0
2.680.577
51.248.682
97.250.337

34,64 %
7,86 %
0,24 %
0,62 %
56,64 %
100,00 %

40
5
1
5
132
183

35,88 %
4,92 %
0,21 %
1,35 %
57,65 %
100,00 %

2.590.610
611.089
150.283
947.089
11.545.053
15.844.124

34,64 %
7,86 %
0,24 %
0,62 %
56,64 %
100,00 %

Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

Type of Beneficiary

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
NON-PUBLIC-Undefined
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

Partici- 
pations

61
5
0
1
76
143

%

42,66 %
3,50 %
0.00 %
0,70 %
53,15 %
100,00 %

Total

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

22.354.798
1.122.331
0
53.674
24.000.448
47.531.251

47,03 %
2,36 %
0.00 %
0,11 %
50,49 %
100,00 %

72
18
1
0
72
163

44,17 %
11,04 %
0,61 %
0.00 %
44,17 %
100,00 %

26.490.704
4.368.439
0
0
22.914.961
53.774.104

49,26 %
8,12 %
0,00 %
0.00 %
42,61 %
100,00 %

11
5
0
1
16
33

33,33 %
15,15 %
0.00 %
3,03 %
48,48 %
100,00 %

1.753.737
136.751
0
49.481
1.122.659
3.062.628

57,26 %
4,47 %
0.00 %
1,62 %
36,66 %
100,00 %

10
5
0
0
5
20

50,00 %
25,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
25,00 %
100,00 %

2.042.747
101.091
0
0
631.054
2.774.892

73,62 %
3,64 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
22,74 %
100,00 %

12
0
0
2
30
44

27,27 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
4,55 %
68,18 %
100,00 %

4.513.179
0
0
120.359
4.640.148
9.273.686

48,67 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
1,30 %
50,04 %
100,00 %

Partici- 
pations
247
50
7
2
340
646

DE

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

38,24 %
7,74 %
1,08 %
0,31 %
52,63 %
100,00 %

104.224.163
39.835.923
3.353.605
312.175
146.838.307
294.564.174

35,38 %
13,52 %
1,14 %
0,11 %
49,85 %
100,00 %

Member States

Member States

Type of Beneficiary

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Partici- 
pations

18
5
0
44
67

%

26,87 %
7,46 %
0.00 %
65,67 %
100,00 %

Total

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

6.758.414
1.234.094
0
19.435.526
27.428.034

24,64 %
4,50 %
0.00 %
70,86 %
100,00 %

3
6
0
6
15

20,00 %
40,00 %
0.00 %
40,00 %
100,00 %

744.897
341.558
0
791.828
1.878.283

39,66 %
18,18 %
0.00 %
42,16 %
100,00 %

56
6
0
125
187

29,95 %
3,21 %
0.00 %
66,84 %
100,00 %

17.091.033
740.937
0
35.763.742
53.595.712

31,89 %
1,38 %
0.00 %
66,73 %
100,00 %

115
16
1
157
289

39,79 %
5,54 %
0,35 %
54,33 %
100,00 %

35.389.147
4.006.319
337.340
43.596.436
83.329.242

42,47 %
4,81 %
0,40 %
52,32 %
100,00 %

39
2
3
76
120

32,50 %
1,67 %
2,50 %
63,33 %
100,00 %

9.928.813
9.103.249
179.176
30.260.185
49.471.423

20,07 %
18,40 %
0,36 %
61,17 %
100,00 %

Partici- 
pations
227
9
6
250
492

FR

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

46,14 %
1,83 %
1,22 %
50,81 %
100,00 %

73.027.575
33.439.289
1.136.841
133.887.260
241.490.964

30,24 %
13,85 %
0,47 %
55,44 %
100,00 %

Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

Member States

Type of Beneficiary

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Partici- 
pations

19
5
1
34
59

%

32,20 %
8,47 %
1,69 %
57,63 %
100,00 %

Total

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

5.301.063
594.473
9.039
4.774.551
10.679.126

49,64 %
5,57 %
0,08 %
44,71 %
100,00 %

19
0
2
32
53

35,85 %
0.00 %
3,77 %
60,38 %
100,00 %

6.354.690
0
113.559
10.603.129
17.071.378

37,22 %
0.00 %
0,67 %
62,11 %
100,00 %

162
16
8
234
420

38,57 %
3,81 %
1,90 %
55,71 %
100,00 %

50.196.141
3.651.207
1.007.547
69.576.528
124.431.422

40,34 %
2,93 %
0,81 %
55,92 %
100,00 %

2
0
3
6
11

18,18 %
0.00 %
27,27 %
54,55 %
100,00 %

60.915
0
46.994
482.341
590.250

10,32 %
0.00 %
7,96 %
81,72 %
100,00 %

6
2
0
0
8

75,00 %
25,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

2.004.484
60.188
0
0
2.064.672

97,08 %
2,92 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

Partici- 
pations
2
3
0
8
13

LV

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

15,38 %
23,08 %
0.00 %
61,54 %
100,00 %

102.610
44.322
0
366.648
513.580

19,98 %
8,63 %
0.00 %
71,39 %
100,00 %

Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

Member States

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Total

%

12,50 %
12,50 %
0.00 %
75,00 %
100,00 %

1
1
0
6
8

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

308.700
68.377
0
358.426
735.503

41,97 %
9,30 %
0.00 %
48,73 %
100,00 %

79
15
2
126
222

35,59 %
6,76 %
0,90 %
56,76 %
100,00 %

25.490.361
5.352.729
607.315
45.887.646
77.338.051

32,96 %
6,92 %
0,79 %
59,33 %
100,00 %

17
1
1
47
66

25,76 %
1,52 %
1,52 %
71,21 %
100,00 %

3.561.212
19.046
100.000
6.460.651
10.140.909

35,12 %
0,19 %
0,99 %
63,71 %
100,00 %

22
3
2
38
65

33,85 %
4,62 %
3,08 %
58,46 %
100,00 %

5.064.832
439.911
117.501
11.045.323
16.667.567

30,39 %
2,64 %
0,70 %
66,27 %
100,00 %

16
2
2
29
49

32,65 %
4,08 %
4,08 %
59,18 %
100,00 %

2.033.375
45.600
55.500
3.576.561
5.711.036

35,60 %
0,80 %
0,97 %
62,63 %
100,00 %

Partici- 
pations
60
6
0
100
166

SE

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

36,14 %
3,61 %
0.00 %
60,24 %
100,00 %

20.092.443
943.517
0
34.439.307
55.475.267

36,22 %
1,70 %
0.00 %
62,08 %
100,00 %

EN 

94 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

SI

Member States

SK

UK

Type of Beneficiary

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Partici- 
pations

10
1
0
21
32

%

31,25 %
3,13 %
0.00 %
65,63 %
100,00 %

Total

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

2.128.992
11.066
0
4.255.368
6.395.426

33,29 %
0,17 %
0.00 %
66,54 %
100,00 %

8
1
0
10
19

42,11 %
5,26 %
0.00 %
52,63 %
100,00 %

1.410.123
5.190
0
1.381.948
2.797.261

50,41 %
0,19 %
0.00 %
49,40 %
100,00 %

122
11
7
259
399

30,58 %
2,76 %
1,75 %
64,91 %
100,00 %

42.348.751
3.774.911
1.152.320
111.871.348
159.147.330

26,61 %
2,37 %
0,72 %
70,29 %
100,00 %

Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

Type of Beneficiary

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Partici- 
pations

6
1
2
5
14

%

42,86 %
7,14 %
14,29 %
35,71 %
100,00 %

Total

Candidate Countries

HR

MK

TR

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

377.131
6.762
127.522
251.639
763.054

49,42 %
0,89 %
16,71 %
32,98 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
4
4

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

Associated Countries

0
0
0
297.376
297.376

0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

2
1
1
26
30

ME

6,67 %
3,33 %
3,33 %
86,67 %
100,00 %

560.900
6.000
29.425
4.207.951
4.804.276

11,68 %
0,12 %
0,61 %
87,59 %
100,00 %

AL

CH

IL

IS

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

56.312
0
0
93.657
149.969

37,55 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
62,45 %
100,00 %

41
4
2
91
138

29,71 %
2,90 %
1,45 %
65,94 %
100,00 %

19.393.459
651.100
567.000
31.554.590
52.166.149

37,18 %
1,25 %
1,09 %
60,49 %
100,00 %

27
0
0
50
77

35,06 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
64,94 %
100,00 %

12.929.127
0
0
9.639.049
22.568.176

57,29 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
42,71 %
100,00 %

3
0
0
4
7

42,86 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
57,14 %
100,00 %

2.382.977
0
0
183.609
2.566.586

92,85 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
7,15 %
100,00 %

1
0
0
1
2

50,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
50,00 %
100,00 %

0
0
0
80.076
80.076

0,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

Partici- 
pations
10
7
4
24
45

NO

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

22,22 %
15,56 %
8,89 %
53,33 %
100,00 %

2.496.375
5.411.728
2.113.577
9.697.701
19.719.381

12,66 %
27,44 %
10,72 %
49,18 %
100,00 %

AU

BR

CA

CN

IN

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

0
0
240.000
240.000

0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

3
0
0
3

100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

287.170
0
0
287.170

100,00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %

1
0
3
4

25,00 %
0.00 %
75,00 %
100,00 %

0
0
214.176
214.176

0,00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

1
0
13
14

7,14 %
0.00 %
92,86 %
100,00 %

52.000
0
1.224.811
1.276.811

4,07 %
0.00 %
95,93 %
100,00 %

0
0
6
6

0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

0
0
724.714
724.714

0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

Partici- 
pations
0
1
3
4

JP

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

0.00 %
25,00 %
75,00 %
100,00 %

0
0
460.200
460.200

0.00 %
0,00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

Third Countries

Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Total

Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Total

%

33,33 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
66,67 %
100,00 %

%

0.00 %
0.00 %
100,00 %
100,00 %

1
0
0
2
3

0
0
3
3

EN 

95 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007

RU

Third Countries

US

ZA

Type of Beneficiary

NON-PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-For profit
PUBLIC-Non-Profit

Partici- 
pations

%

11,11 %
22,22 %
66,67 %
100,00 %

1
2
6
9

Total

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

499.447
431.935
761.200
1.692.582

29,51 %
25,52 %
44,97 %
100,00 %

6
0
7
13

46,15 %
0.00 %
53,85 %
100,00 %

33.000
0
642.771
675.771

4,88 %
0.00 %
95,12 %
100,00 %

2
0
9
11

18,18 %
0.00 %
81,82 %
100,00 %

386.460
0
950.811
1.337.271

28,90 %
0.00 %
71,10 %
100,00 %

EN 

96 

EN 

 
  
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Holders' Country of origin and Type of Activity/ Legal Status

Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by

holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007 Type of 
Higher Education
Research
SME

Total

Partici- 
pations

Total

%

1.701
2.167
577
4.445

38,27 %
48,75 %
12,98 %
100,00 %

Member States

Candidate Countries

Associated Countries

Thrid Countries

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

558.190.693
831.766.997
181.786.919
1.571.744.609

35,51 %
52,92 %
11,57 %
100,00 %

1.489
1.946
526
3.961

37,59 %
49,13 %
13,28 %
100,00 %

505.783.980
773.687.696
165.990.391
1.445.462.067

34,99 %
53,53 %
11,48 %
100,00 %

22
25
2
49

44,90 %
51,02 %
4,08 %
100,00 %

3.628.421
3.863.483
558.100
8.050.003

45,07 %
47,99 %
6,93 %
100,00 %

134
108
38
280

47,86 %
38,57 %
13,57 %
100,00 %

43.076.585
45.440.082
14.123.405
102.640.072

41,97 %
44,27 %
13,76 %
100,00 %

56
88
11
155

36,13 %
56,77 %
7,10 %
100,00 %

5.701.707
8.775.737
1.115.023
15.592.467

36,57 %
56,28 %
7,15 %
100,00 %

Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

Member States

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

Higher Education
Research
SME

61
68
34
163

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

21.543.405
25.637.975
12.290.248
59.471.628

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

50
92
12
154

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

17.582.639
38.488.461
4.319.210
60.390.310

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

7
8
6
21

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

168.943
1.042.271
1.458.890
2.670.104

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

4
7
8
19

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

626.595
782.017
1.170.018
2.578.630

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

15
22
8
45

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

3.131.603
3.991.146
3.540.299
10.663.048

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

248
349
82
679

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

99.054.885
176.627.153
28.509.282
304.191.320

Total

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

Member States

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

Higher Education
Research
SME

36
43
7
86

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

17.120.957
18.802.387
2.350.254
38.273.598

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

2
4
3
9

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

525.536
647.854
744.897
1.918.287

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

64
119
26
209

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

18.777.061
35.786.505
9.301.247
63.864.813

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

100
167
34
301

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

29.634.384
47.289.679
10.663.024
87.587.087

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

44
51
13
108

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

16.725.551
23.114.416
2.693.546
42.533.513

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

102
237
70
409

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

21.600.955
133.014.324
22.972.251
177.587.529

Total

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

Member States

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

Higher Education
Research
SME

25
13
11
49

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

2.996.664
2.088.367
3.906.132
8.991.163

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

32
28
8
68

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

10.603.129
9.612.628
2.795.090
23.010.847

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

165
217
61
443

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

52.444.194
67.162.296
15.600.073
135.206.562

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

4
4
0
8

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

353.207
331.999
0
685.206

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

0
0
2
2

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

0
0
830.451
830.451

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

4
4
1
9

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

186.561
297.866
71.580
556.007

Total

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

Member States

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

Higher Education
Research
SME

0
1
1
2

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

0
51.339
308.700
360.039

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

101
128
26
255

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

38.188.291
48.002.357
11.286.068
97.476.716

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

29
30
7
66

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

3.980.733
4.102.062
2.245.816
10.328.611

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

23
36
10
69

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

6.000.086
9.722.341
2.381.422
18.103.850

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

17
12
11
40

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

2.405.839
2.257.366
1.501.472
6.164.677

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

97
82
16
195

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

35.404.402
29.241.890
4.140.077
68.786.369

Total

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

%

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

%

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

%

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

%

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

EN 

97 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

Member States

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Higher Education
Research
SME

8
14
5
27

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

1.288.638
3.807.377
1.236.097
6.332.113

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

6
6
2
14

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

664.261
831.615
688.400
2.184.276

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

245
204
62
511

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

104.775.461
90.954.004
18.985.848
214.715.313

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

Total

SI

SK

UK

Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

Candidate Countries

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

HR

MK

TR

Higher Education
Research
SME

Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

3
3
1
7

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

173.890
196.426
123.000
493.316

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

Total

3
2
0
5

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

Associated Countries

228.785
228.785
0
457.570

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

16
20
1
37

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

3.225.746
3.438.272
435.100
7.099.118

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

Higher Education
Research
SME

1
1
0
2

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

72.312
72.312
0
144.624

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

80
57
21
158

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

28.977.705
23.672.447
6.599.492
59.249.644

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

41
26
13
80

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

9.000.602
7.486.274
6.434.268
22.921.144

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

1
0
0
1

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

61.641
0
0
61.641

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

1
1
0
2

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

80.076
80.076
0
160.152

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

10
23
4
37

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

4.884.249
14.128.973
1.089.645
20.102.867

Total

AL

CH

IL

IS

ME

NO

Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

Third Countries

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

Higher Education
Research

1
3
4

38,18 %
48,87 %
100,00 %

240.000
240.000
480.000

35,41 %
53,05 %
100,00 %

0
1
1

38,18 %
48,87 %
100,00 %

Total

0
95.520
95.520

35,41 %
53,05 %
100,00 %

2
2
4

38,18 %
48,87 %
100,00 %

162.000
52.176
214.176

35,41 %
53,05 %
100,00 %

9
12
21

38,18 %
48,87 %
100,00 %

1.041.868
1.184.997
2.226.865

35,41 %
53,05 %
100,00 %

2
5
7

38,18 %
48,87 %
100,00 %

75.609
687.404
763.013

35,41 %
53,05 %
100,00 %

3
4
7

38,18 %
48,87 %
100,00 %

460.200
460.200
920.400

AU

BR

CA

CN

IN

JP

EN 

98 

%

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

%

35,41 %
53,05 %
100,00 %

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007

Third Countries

Type of Beneficiary

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Partici- 
pations

%

EC Contribution to 
Participants

%

Higher Education
Research
SME

4
5
0
9

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

654.735
472.450
0
1.127.185

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

10
7
1
18

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

675.771
642.771
0
1.318.542

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

4
6
2
12

38,18 %
48,87 %
12,95 %
100,00 %

470.687
559.314
386.460
1.416.461

35,41 %
53,05 %
11,53 %
100,00 %

Total

RU

US

ZA

EN 

99 

EN 

 
  
 
Table 4: FP7 Collaborative links for grant holders within signed grant agreements in 2007

FP7 Collaborative links for grant holders within signed grant agreements in 2007

EU Member States

Candidate & Associated Countries

69

109

27
15

36
46

46
5

24
8
54

FI
44
50
9
3
13

ES
103
141
20
9
36

14
13
23
2
4
25
3
6
44
20
9
17
11
3
37
4
3
4
4
7
6
5
18
9
4
0
11

7
5
2
21
3
19
2
2
17
9
3
9
4
2
12
2
2
1
2
5
3
12
2
3
2
1
9

24
15
4
3
21
58
15
1
23
36
13
58
9
5
57
1
3
1
3
31
7
7
2
18
2
3
44

LT
6
8
4
2
1
16
2
3
6
9
5
11
6
2
15
0
2
4
3
6
4
2
6
6
1
1
12

LU
5
5
3
2
3
15
1
1
9
9
4
7
3
2
8
2
0
1
3
4
2
4
3
3
1
2
4

IT
170
182
37
12
57
736
74
8
284
448
123
559
62
62
382
15
8
7
11
223
88
69
39
180
50
20
437

28
321
31
306
3
25
2
19
15
58
92
701
23
92
3
13
23
286
46
510
244
24
974 131
75
99
736
16
15
9
6
422
107
124
88
368
58
11
742

PL
LV MT NL
25
60
3
2
33
132
5
3
6
7
4
4
3
5
2
1
31
3
1
7
422 107 124
6
9
20
16
60
1
3
1
3
8
3
3
56
43
68
8
4
76
61
146
11
4
72
4
4
28
24
303 106 104
7
4
15
25
3
4
11
35
3
1
88
223
11
7
4
6
3
4
2
4
3
1
4
4
2
36
3
2
0
2
50
247
2
4
9
50
3
4
17
45
3
1
8
27
3
4
30
110
3
4
5
31
1
1
7
4
2
0
63
279
3
3

FR HU
EL
34
201
64
13
265
89
11
17
44
4
9
17
9
23
58
75
286 510 244 974
7
131
23
3
6
8
38
208
106 209
36
209 170 109 408
27
54
162
66
208 408 162 576
76
66
38
6
18
71
62
284 448 123 559
6
11
3
7
4
4
3
7
25
303
15
106
7
104
19
53
25
274
5
16
2
8
41

AT BE BG CY CZ DE DK EE
64
3
78
73
3
64
13
6
14
2
5
7
1
24
15
13
321 306
3
31
28
4
3
3
8
89
64
5
103 141
8
44
50
6
201 265
3
13
34
1
15
25
8
170 182
3
1
3
3
8
3
1
3
10
1
0
12

IE
15
AT
25
BE
3
BG
2
CY
5
CZ
99
DE
8
DK
1
EE
18
EL
46
ES
15
FI
71
FR
6
HU
7
IE
62
IT
2
LT
2
LU
1
LV
3
MT
35
NL
11
PL
8
PT
12
RO
1963
18
SE
333
5
SI
130
1
SK
3871
60
UK
Total 1526 1774 306 161 464 6425 733 122 1951 3118 1369 5136 622 541 4343 143 106 118 102 2406 750 793 516 1963 333 130 3871 39822
6
54
0
AL
43
28
1497
CH
9
1
HR
24
9
IL
2
2
IS
0
0
LI
0
0
ME
3
0
MK
19
6
NO
0
8
RS
4
TR
11
Total 125 136
9
50 357
Total 1651 1910 378 177 497 6937 796 136 2174 3334 1482 5553 727 591 4700 160 115 129 118 2586 811 852 649 2133 374 145 4213 43328 104 1610 291 687 106

AL CH HR
9
43
6
8
54
4
11
7
6
1
4
0
2
21
0
16
267
4
2
32
0
1
1
0
23
60
1951 12
11
99
0
3118
6
56
0
1369
3
218
0
5136
13
25
6
622
1
28
0
541
37
154
2
4343
2
4
0
143
1
1
0
106
2
1
0
118
2
1
0
102
6
75
2
2406
4
22
750
0
2
23
0
793
17
15
516 10
5
90
0
16
9
2
0
7
0
0
7
180
54 1497 208 581
2
2
208 10
0
581
0
97
0
0
4
28
8
61
531
0
142 16
8
307
50 113
3506

SK UK Total
1526
11
1774
8
306
0
161
1
464
3
6425
11
733
2
0
122
10
11
6
8
2
1
20
1
2
0
2
4
7
2
2
2
0
5
9

PT RO SE
64
13
17
87
16
26
9
18
5
3
2
12
18
2
7
368
88
37
10
10
3
56
40
136
25
98
13
274
53
25
19
18
12
180
39
6
6
3
3
4
4
3
3
110
27
30
8
43
14
20
36
117
20
14
3
2
2
228
37

0
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
6
0
2
14 223 216 113 417 105

6
9
4
8
68
43
56
40
56
14
10
166 312 139 532

0
23
2
16
3
0
0
0
8
0
7
59 133 170

0
21
2
3
1
0
0
0
4
1
1
33 512

6
5
2
3
60
25
17
13
64
21
11
129 165

0
1
2
4
2
0
0
0
2
1
4
16 180

0
7
0
6
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
15 342

129
165
11
9
44
742
69
12
166
312
139
532
41
60
437
12
4
3
3
279
63
76
37
228
31
9
258

SI
21
11
4
2
2
58
2
1
14
22
18
16
5
5
50
1
1
1
1
31
5
4
3
14
10
0
31

IL
24
23
3
3
3
96
18
1
22
48
24
84
4
9
60
3
2
2
4
27
11
16
7
26
3
6
52

IS
2
6
3
2
1
7
1
3
3
6
4
6
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
8
2
3
4
7
1
1
14

0
32
2
18
1
0
0
0
7
0
3
63

2
9
16
3
1
0
0
1
5
2
2
41

0
180
7
52
14
0
0
2
59
5
23

0
218
3
84
6
0
0
0
67
3
36

2
154
37
60
2
0
0
3
62
6
31

4
267
16
96
7
0
0
4
76
9
33

9
9
4
11
146
61
76
25
136
22
11

8
5
3
5
132
33
26
16
87
11
8

97
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
1

0
4
1
3
2
0
0
0
5
0
1
16

0
4
2
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
3
17

0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
11

7
8
69
2
4
1
3
45
17
22
14
43
4
2
76

7
8
74
2
1
3
1
60
16
20
10
37
2
2
69

10
15
17
7
4
0
10
15
5
31
19

6
7
11
3
3
0
4
7
3
15
13

4
54
8
23
6
0
0
2
22
4
13

2
75
6
27
8
0
0
1
50
4
7

0
22
4
11
2
0
0
0
11
1
10

2
37
4
31
2
0
2
3
19
7
6

0
90
5
26
7
0
0
0
35
0
7

10
4
10
2
1
0
6
11
2
23
14

6
25
13
4
2
0
6
9
6
19
15

12
60
23
22
3
0
8
14
20
30
31

0
99
11
48
6
0
0
0
30
1
21

0
56
6
24
4
0
0
0
17
0
6

0
31
2
58
2
0
0
0
7
1
5

5
4
4
4
72
24
28
13
98
18
6

0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
1

83 106

61

72

9

19
22
3
5
4
76
7
6
20
30
17
67
6
6
62
2
2
1
2
50
11
8
5
35
5
1
59

LI ME MK NO RS
8
3
0
4
2
0
15
7
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
14
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
19
9
0
0
0
0
6
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
31
15
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
5
0
61 531 142 307
8
3
11
0
0
0
6
3
0
20
10

0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
28
4
2
6
0
0
0
1
6
0
12
6
37
61
65 122 576

TR Total
125
11
136
13
72
13
16
1
1
33
512
33
63
3
2
14
223
31
216
21
113
6
417
36
105
15
4
50
357
31
17
3
9
1
11
3
4
16
180
7
61
10
59
7
133
19
170
7
41
2
0
15
342
23
3506
50
113
83
106
9
0
37
61
45
116
84
704
4210

0
19
2
7
3
0
0
0
11
0
3
45 116

16
7
23
1
0
0
12
20
0
16
21

8
6
14
5
1
0
6
10
3
21
10

84
258 391

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0

0

Total

1651
1910
378
177
497
6937
796
136
2174
3334
1482
5553
727
591
4700
160
115
129
118
2586
811
852
649
2133
374
145
4213
43328
104
1610
291
687
106
0
65
122
576
258
391
4210
47538

EU Member 
States

Candidate & 
Associated 
Countries

EN 

100 

EN 

 
  
 
5.3.2. 

Implementation of the 6th Framework Programme during 2007 

Table 3a: 

FP6  Contracts  signed  in  2007:  Participation  &  Contribution  by  Priority  Area  and 
Instrument 

Table 3b: 

FP6 Contracts signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area and Type 
of Beneficiary 

Table 3c: 

FP6  Contracts  signed  in  2007:  Participation  &  Contribution  by  Priority  Area  and 
Country 

Table 3d: 

FP6 Contracts signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Instrument and Country 

Table 3e: 

FP6 Contracts signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary and 
Country 

Table 4: 

Collaborative Links within contracts signed in 2007 

EN 

101 

   EN 

 
Table 3a: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Instrument

Priority Area

Contracts Signed

Participations

EC financial contribution 
to contracts

Contracts Signed

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
contracts

Contracts Signed

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
contracts

Contracts Signed

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
contracts

All Instruments

Integrated Projects

Networks of Excellence

Specific Targeted Research Projects

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i
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a
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          1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

          2. Information society technologies
          3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices

          4. Aeronautics and space

          5. Food quality and safety

          6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

          7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

          Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

          Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

          Specific measures in support of international cooperation

     Support for the coordination of activities

     Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t

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A
R
E
e
h
t

     Research and innovation

     Human resources and mobility

     Research infrastructures

     Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

109

234

207

26

120

598

No.

66

67

19

12

16

78

1

85

1

29

3

1

2

%

6,8%

6,9%

1,9%

1,2%

1,6%

8,0%

0,1%

8,7%

0,1%

3,0%

0,3%

0,1%

0,2%

572

4

19

58,7%

0,4%

1,9%

No.

615

837

289

139

344

1.139

2

719

22

151

38

9

13

651

30

101

%

'000 Euros

%

No.

%

12,1%

16,4%

5,7%

2,7%

6,7%

22,3%

0,0%

14,1%

0,4%

3,0%

0,7%

0,2%

0,3%

12,8%

0,6%

2,0%

185.552

218.118

68.500

47.315

79.981

18,0%

21,1%

6,6%

4,6%

7,8%

225.494

21,9%

7

11

10

1

3

22

13,0%

20,4%

18,5%

1,9%

5,6%

40,7%

200

86.824

1.400

12.747

1.866

725

3.524

88.094

5.353

6.013

0,0%

8,4%

0,1%

1,2%

0,2%

0,1%

0,3%

8,5%

0,5%

0,6%

%

'000 Euros

%

No.

%

%

'000 Euros

%

No.

%

No.

17

96

12,5%

37,5%

7,1%

39,8%

10.000

12.400

15,1%

18,8%

8,4%

18,1%

16,0%

2,0%

9,3%

46,2%

73.707

97.638

55.571

17.403

35.117

154.263

17,0%

22,5%

12,8%

4,0%

8,1%

35,6%

1

3

3

1

37,5%

12,5%

85

43

35,3%

17,8%

36.700

7.000

55,5%

10,6%

40

44

6

10

1

25

22,0%

24,2%

3,3%

5,5%

0,5%

13,7%

No.

332

386

53

102

15

226

%

'000 Euros

%

21,2%

24,7%

3,4%

6,5%

1,0%

14,5%

91.993

99.635

11.699

29.138

3.270

39.590

26,3%

28,5%

3,3%

8,3%

0,9%

11,3%

53

29,1%

427

27,3%

69.872

20,0%

2

1

1,1%

16

1,0%

2.999

0,9%

0,5%

7

0,4%

1.700

0,5%

975

100,0%

5.099

100,0%

1.031.705

100,0%

54

100,0%

1.294

100,0%

433.698

100,0%

8

100,0%

241

100,0%

66.100

100,0%

182

100,0% 1.564

100,0%

349.895

100,0%

Table 3a: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Instrument

Priority Area

Contracts Signed

Participations

EC financial contribution 
to contracts

Contracts Signed

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
contracts

Contracts Signed

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
contracts

Contracts Signed

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
contracts

Coordination Actions

Specific Support Actions

Specific Projects for SMEs / Specific Actions to 
Promote Research Infrastr. / OSA

Marie Curie Actions on Mobility, Training and 
Excellence Recognition

No.

2

%

8,3%

No.

41

%

11,3%

'000 Euros

1.050

%

5,2%

No.

16

9

%

11,9%

6,7%

No.

116

121

%

'000 Euros

%

No.

%

No.

%

'000 Euros

%

No.

%

No.

%

'000 Euros

%

12,2%

12,8%

8.802

8.445

12,8%

12,3%

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          1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

          2. Information society technologies

          3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices

          4. Aeronautics and space

          5. Food quality and safety

          6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

          7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

          Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

          Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

          Specific measures in support of international cooperation

     Support for the coordination of activities

     Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies

g
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u
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A
R
E
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     Research and innovation

     Human resources and mobility

     Research infrastructures

     Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

EN 

1

1

5

9

2

1

3

24

4,2%

4,2%

20,8%

11

26

61

3,0%

7,2%

16,9%

775

900

4.895

3,8%

4,5%

24,3%

37,5%

147

40,6%

7.805

38,7%

8,3%

4,2%

33

27

9,1%

7,5%

2.169

1.200

10,8%

6,0%

3

8

25

1

23

25

2

1

1

1

3

2,2%

29

3,1%

1.230

1,8%

6,0%

18,7%

0,7%

17,2%

18,7%

1,5%

0,7%

0,7%

0,7%

2,2%

98

211

2

145

102

11

9

6

2

11

85

10,3%

22,3%

0,2%

15,3%

10,8%

1,2%

0,9%

0,6%

0,2%

1,2%

9,0%

3.995

19.746

200

9.146

7.579

666

725

1.824

150

1.453

4.662

5,8%

28,8%

0,3%

13,3%

11,0%

1,0%

1,1%

2,7%

0,2%

2,1%

6,8%

12,5%

16

4,4%

1.350

6,7%

16

11,9%

100,0%

362

100,0%

20.144

100,0%

134

100,0%

948

100,0%

68.623

100,0%

1

50,0%

22

53,7%

1.400

26,4%

50,0%

19

46,3%

3.900

73,6%

571

100,0%

649

100,0%

87.944

100,0%

100,0%

41

100,0%

5.300

100,0%

571

100,0%

649

100,0%

87.944

100,0%

1

2

102 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3b: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Type of Beneficiary

Priority Area

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Higher Education

Industry

Research Center

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          1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

          2. Information society technologies
          3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional 
materials and new production processes and devices

          4. Aeronautics and space

          5. Food quality and safety

          6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

          7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

          Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

          Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

          Specific measures in support of international cooperation

     Support for the coordination of activities

     Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies

g
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r
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S

A
R
E
e
h
t

     Research and innovation

     Human resources and mobility

     Research infrastructures

     Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

237

269

70

22

108

274

2

281

2

53

23

5

444

9

26

%

13,0%

14,7%

3,8%

1,2%

5,9%

15,0%

0,1%

15,4%

0,1%

2,9%

1,3%

0,3%

24,3%

0,5%

1,4%

'000 Euros

76.689

65.605

20.820

4.553

30.165

47.062

200

38.728

189

6.180

971

1.108

61.503

1.030

1.909

%

21,5%

18,4%

5,8%

1,3%

8,5%

13,2%

0,1%

10,9%

0,1%

1,7%

0,3%

0,3%

17,2%

0,3%

0,5%

No.

121

176

125

40

45

159

27

12

2

1

1

8

2

%

16,8%

24,5%

17,4%

5,6%

6,3%

22,1%

3,8%

1,7%

0,3%

0,1%

0,1%

1,1%

0,3%

'000 Euros

32.428

49.831

25.880

14.722

4.225

27.362

3.004

452

157

150

281

2.387

163

%

20,1%

30,9%

16,1%

9,1%

2,6%

17,0%

1,9%

0,3%

0,1%

0,1%

0,2%

1,5%

0,1%

No.

169

183

70

28

116

325

%

11,4%

12,4%

4,7%

1,9%

7,8%

21,9%

295

19,9%

3

58

11

2

2

183

15

21

0,2%

3,9%

0,7%

0,1%

0,1%

12,4%

1,0%

1,4%

'000 Euros

63.012

57.400

17.711

10.022

33.612

64.071

33.843

474

4.229

760

138

592

24.168

3.935

962

%

20,0%

18,2%

5,6%

3,2%

10,7%

20,3%

10,7%

0,2%

1,3%

0,2%

0,0%

0,2%

7,7%

1,2%

0,3%

1.825

100,0%

356.712

100,0%

719

100,0%

161.042

100,0% 1.481

100,0%

314.927

100,0%

EN 

103 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3b: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Type of Beneficiary

Priority Area

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Other

All Activity Types

Of which SMEs

          1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

          2. Information society technologies
          3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional 
materials and new production processes and devices

          4. Aeronautics and space

          5. Food quality and safety

No.

88

209

24

49

75

%

8,2%

19,5%

2,2%

4,6%

7,0%

          6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

381

35,5%

          7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

          Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

          Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

          Specific measures in support of international cooperation

     Support for the coordination of activities

     Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

'000 Euros

13.423

44.715

4.089

18.018

11.979

87.378

11.250

286

2.180

135

438

1.543

683

387

2.978

%

6,7%

22,4%

2,0%

9,0%

6,0%

No.

615

837

289

139

344

43,8%

1.139

5,6%

0,1%

1,1%

0,1%

0,2%

0,8%

0,3%

0,2%

1,5%

2

719

22

151

38

9

13

651

30

101

%

12,1%

16,4%

5,7%

2,7%

6,7%

22,3%

0,0%

14,1%

0,4%

3,0%

0,7%

0,2%

0,3%

12,8%

0,6%

2,0%

'000 Euros

185.552

217.550

68.500

47.315

79.981

225.874

200

86.824

1.400

12.747

1.866

725

3.524

88.741

5.353

6.013

%

18,0%

21,1%

6,6%

4,6%

7,7%

21,9%

0,0%

8,4%

0,1%

1,2%

0,2%

0,1%

0,3%

8,6%

0,5%

0,6%

No.

112

%

31,7%

'000 Euros

32.156

%

46,9%

108

30,6%

19.824

28,9%

47

27

37

3

9

1

1

5

3

13,3%

7,6%

10,5%

0,8%

2,5%

0,3%

0,3%

1,4%

0,8%

6.954

2.994

4.558

221

542

87

281

640

319

10,1%

4,4%

6,6%

0,3%

0,8%

0,1%

0,4%

0,9%

0,5%

116

5

38

4

6

5

16

6

52

10,8%

0,5%

3,5%

0,4%

0,6%

0,5%

1,5%

0,6%

4,8%

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t
S

A
R
E
e
h
t

     Research and innovation

     Human resources and mobility

     Research infrastructures

     Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

1.074

100,0%

199.483

100,0%

5.099

100,0%

1.032.163

100,0%

353

100,0%

68.577

100,0%

EN 

104 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

EU27- Member States

AT - Austria

BE - Belgium

BG - Bulgaria

CY - Cyprus

CZ - Czech Republic

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 
devices

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t

S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

64

66

19

12

16

78

1

85

1

20

3

1

2

482

4

19

873

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

165.650

196.893

61.262

45.726

70.055

197.438

200

79.346

1.400

4.465

1.805

662

3.197

76.292

5.106

5.877

Contracts

Participations

No.

11

10

4

4

5

21

23

3

1

1

8

5

No.

16

10

5

5

11

38

32

5

1

2

8

8

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

3.054

3.696

1.796

1.403

1.667

8.932

4.924

540

38

204

899

661

No.

540

756

248

130

273

958

2

628

22

54

35

8

12

509

23

97

No.

18

20

7

6

8

27

1

22

3

1

11

10

No.

25

28

12

7

12

36

1

32

3

1

11

13

5.426

9.293

3.910

4.856

2.938

7.291

84

2.765

152

34

1.456

756

1

4

2

3

13

11

1

1

1

1

5

4

3

20

12

1

1

2

49

38

460

438

325

1.798

539

52

19

82

3.752

1

4

1

2

6

2

1

2

19

1

4

1

2

7

2

1

2

20

21

781

131

219

672

27

80

274

2.204

No.

10

12

3

2

4

9

13

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

61

No.

11

17

3

2

4

9

14

3

1

1

1

1

2

1

70

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

1.340

2.546

397

485

563

508

1.057

131

12

21

88

308

270

4

7.731

4.295

915.375

96

141

27.813

134

181

38.961

37

Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

DE - Germany

DK - Denmark

EE - Estonia

EL - Greece

ES - Spain

FI - Finland

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t

S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

46

52

14

7

12

49

50

5

2

1

46

4

5

No.

102

129

47

15

27

118

80

6

3

2

47

4

10

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

31.705

44.913

11.787

5.814

5.327

30.312

12.839

516

67

484

7.132

465

800

No.

17

11

4

2

5

19

20

1

17

3

99

18

18

4

2

12

50

24

1

18

3

150

11.769

5.844

1.299

111

7.067

16.883

2.029

134

3.066

193

48.395

7

4

1

7

3

2

24

8

5

1

8

3

2

27

2.035

362

210

436

101

40

No.

6

21

7

3

9

24

16

2

1

13

1

3

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

10

35

11

4

13

48

16

2

1

13

1

6

2.343

9.248

3.539

634

3.191

7.450

1.673

74

9

1.950

4

458

23

27

8

5

11

30

32

1

5

1

1

38

1

4

31

42

24

9

27

62

44

8

5

1

1

38

1

4

6.952

10.813

5.061

5.371

7.128

10.829

4.958

459

372

18

95

5.130

107

213

No.

6

13

6

5

9

10

1

5

1

2

No.

'000 Euros

7

21

12

5

14

11

1

5

1

2

1.739

7.063

3.145

1.307

2.315

1.048

44

652

233

128

293

590

152.161

3.185

106

160

30.572

187

297

57.507

58

79

17.674

EN 

105 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

FR - France

HU - Hungary

 IE - Ireland

IT - Italy

LT - Lithuania

LU - Luxembourg

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t

S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

31

43

10

10

9

36

1

36

6

3

1

74

2

9

No.

54

120

31

22

22

81

1

58

6

6

3

74

2

16

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

16.451

31.170

6.130

7.467

7.679

12.612

116

7.068

282

384

730

11.761

254

647

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

No.

8

17

1

2

7

9

10

2

1

1

8

1

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

9

24

2

2

10

14

12

2

4

1

8

1

1.050

4.190

667

409

1.830

2.054

785

105

100

84

648

67

3

7

1

5

10

4

1

7

3

9

1

8

25

4

1

7

553

1.686

203

3.019

7.966

179

9

837

24

39

11

6

11

40

39

1

6

1

36

2

6

No.

45

94

23

22

33

103

56

4

8

1

36

2

7

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

3

1

3

5

352

1.404

1

5

1

1

5

1

1

1

15.340

22.108

4.432

7.571

8.161

19.762

8.373

228

695

389

4.513

121

571

1

5

1

1

8

1

1

1

10

406

136

67

570

12

33

80

271

496

102.749

67

89

11.989

38

58

14.452

222

434

92.263

16

19

1.316

4

8

1.755

Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

LV - Latvia

MT - Malta

NL - Netherlands

PL - Poland

PT - Portugal

RO - Romania

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t

S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

2

3

2

4

1

1

13

No.

2

3

2

4

1

1

13

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

532

263

82

152

47

7

1.083

2

1

3

1

1

8

2

1

3

1

2

9

74

42

145

131

169

561

No.

28

15

7

8

9

36

41

1

5

2

1

34

1

6

No.

'000 Euros

60

31

20

12

21

95

65

4

7

2

1

37

3

6

20.435

8.782

7.134

4.552

5.477

33.471

11.244

503

1.237

93

147

7.169

2.118

366

194

364

102.728

No.

7

13

7

10

23

20

1

11

1

2

95

No.

10

15

9

14

31

20

1

11

2

3

'000 Euros

No.

1.646

1.993

1.664

2.208

2.740

1.052

21

996

196

105

7

8

4

1

2

13

6

1

5

2

No.

8

10

5

2

2

22

6

1

5

2

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

1.338

1.750

1.189

232

243

2.939

300

42

597

113

1

7

1

1

4

13

11

1

1

2

1

1

8

1

1

5

19

13

1

1

3

1

28

854

53

31

237

1.160

458

15

52

144

34

116

12.621

49

63

8.745

43

54

3.067

EN 

106 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

SE - Sweden

SI - Slovenia

SK - Slovakia

UK - United Kingdom

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t
S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

21

15

5

3

4

23

19

3

15

1

No.

33

29

8

5

4

30

21

3

15

1

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

11.992

8.035

1.533

2.021

1.105

4.420

2.739

139

2.221

136

No.

5

11

1

5

7

1

1

1

No.

5

12

1

13

7

2

1

1

466

2.188

18

3.526

418

46

27

19

3

6

1

2

4

5

1

1

1

3

6

1

2

4

5

1

1

1

234

454

224

333

347

240

87

36

10

40

37

14

10

13

38

54

4

3

2

161

2

4

382

76

71

24

16

35

93

86

4

10

4

165

4

5

593

29.154

17.568

6.530

4.089

10.234

16.815

14.366

181

910

1.140

26.487

1.423

182

129.078

109

149

34.340

32

42

6.709

24

24

1.963

EN 

107 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

Candidate Countries

HR - Croatia

MK - FYROM

TR - Turkey

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t
S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

6

5

3

5

12

4

8

1

10

1

55

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

7

9

3

10

17

4

9

1

10

1

71

4

2

1

1

4

2

4

1

1

4

2

1

2

4

2

4

1

1

758

82

24

18

1.103

53

1.219

63

80

1.000

865

244

1.374

2.805

102

2.174

63

850

8

9.485

20

21

3.401

No.

2

No.

3

4

6

4

7

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

107

925

3

3

2

5

10

2

1

9

1

3

4

2

8

13

2

1

9

1

242

677

220

1.356

1.701

49

29

770

8

1.032

36

43

5.052

Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

Associated Countries

IS - Iceland

LI - Liechtenstein

NO - Norway

CH - Switzerland

IL - Israel

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

'000 Euros

No.

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t

S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

22

26

9

3

9

27

34

1

1

62

3

No.

'000 Euros

39

37

21

5

18

67

43

1

1

62

3

12.636

16.085

6.298

1.041

3.416

16.388

5.720

18

327

10.768

128

197

297

72.825

No.

1

1

No.

1

1

2

4

2

4

260

24

160

444

7

6

3

1

6

15

15

7

1

61

9

8

3

1

9

29

15

7

1

82

2.702

4.731

1.591

299

2.451

6.407

1.881

1.051

33

No.

15

15

9

2

2

12

19

1

1

31

2

22

18

14

4

3

28

22

1

1

31

2

8.875

8.311

3.698

743

678

8.938

3.396

18

327

5.415

95

21.146

109

146

40.494

7

9

2

3

5

5

22

53

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

798

3.020

1.009

287

1.043

442

4.142

10.742

No.

7

10

4

6

10

6

22

65

EN 

108 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

Third Countries

AU - Australia

BR - Brazil

CA - Canada

CN - China

IN - India

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t

S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

No.

16

10

4

3

10

22

14

23

1

70

2

29

35

17

4

43

97

44

88

2

70

7

6.267

3.706

696

548

5.136

9.243

1.656

6.108

43

830

246

1

1

1

2

1

6

1

1

1

1

2

1

6

2

203

15

37

255

Contracts

Participations

No.

1

No.

1

5

2

2

7

3

3

134

150

609

204

94

1

3

2

1

3

1

3

2

1

3

2

2

1

2

2

10

4

1

6

2

250

349

92

398

1.545

668

518

220

238

89

2

1

1

6

1

2

1

1

2

6

4

3

4

16

11

4

6

2

58

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

235

114

1.065

81

309

43

36

No.

2

1

4

10

1

4

2

1

175

436

34.478

13

14

10

14

1.056

10

10

134

32

4.366

15

25

1.883

Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country

JP - Japan

RU - Russian Federation

US - United States

ZA - South Africa

Others

Priority Area

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

1

No.

1

2

2

3

1

3

1

3

4

4

2

3

1

4

1

8

4

1.030

240

311

150

320

161

381

143

2

1

2

4

3

41

1

54

3

1

3

4

3

41

1

56

634

50

60

744

Contracts

Participations

No.

2

No.

2

2

2

1

2

1

2

3

1

2

1

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

'000 Euros

No.

372

313

147

20

318

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

No.

13

21

9

20

55

25

67

9

1

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

3.596

2.779

292

2.556

6.839

811

4.786

413

40

10

11

1.190

220

22.113

1

1

19

27

2.737

i

A
R
E
e
h
t
g
n
n
e
t
h
g
n
e
r
t
s
d
n
a
g
n
i
t
a
r
g
e
t
n

I

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs

Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Support for the coordination of activities

Support for the coherent development of research & innovation poli

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
u
r
t
S

A
R
E
e
h
t

Research and innovation

Human resources and mobility

Research infrastructures

Science and society

Euratom Euratom
Total

EN 

109 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

EU27- Member States

AT - Austria

BE - Belgium

BG - Bulgaria

CY - Cyprus

CZ - Czech Republic

Instrument

Contracts

Participations

Contracts

Participations

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

Total

No.

54

8

182

24

122

1

481

1

873

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

384.122

57.411

317.562

17.611

57.470

1.400

76.142

3.657

No.

1.123

214

1.393

299

724

22

507

13

No.

25

5

41

8

44

11

No.

'000 Euros

39

8

54

14

55

11

16.734

1.927

12.724

841

5.280

1.456

No.

8

2

8

3

15

1

37

No.

14

2

11

4

17

1

49

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

1.660

245

1.081

65

681

19

4

1

4

2

7

1

4

1

5

2

7

1

948

204

532

87

353

80

3.752

19

20

2.204

6

2

29

5

16

1

2

61

6

2

36

5

16

3

2

70

637

590

5.396

299

407

131

270

7.731

4.295

915.375

141

27.813

134

181

38.961

Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

DE - Germany

DK - Denmark

EE - Estonia

EL - Greece

ES - Spain

FI - Finland

Instrument

Contracts

Participations

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

Total

No.

48

8

120

15

56

45

1

293

No.

169

21

237

31

86

45

1

590

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

66.957

5.104

60.778

2.755

9.288

6.982

296

152.161

Contracts

Participations

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

No.

5

1

9

2

7

No.

6

2

10

2

7

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

880

699

1.399

47

159

18

4

41

8

22

13

41

8

63

8

27

13

9.958

2.211

14.483

182

1.788

1.950

28

6

66

13

34

1

38

1

78

13

95

21

43

8

38

1

22.344

4.317

21.691

703

2.757

459

5.130

107

150

48.395

24

27

3.185

106

160

30.572

187

297

57.507

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

8.490

771

6.499

394

635

652

233

17.674

No.

16

2

18

7

9

5

1

58

No.

29

2

23

9

10

5

1

79

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

10.744

1.778

9.463

1.297

3.630

899

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

33.135

2.703

7.608

210

1.674

No.

31

5

41

16

40

8

No.

56

8

38

10

20

18

3.066

No.

17

2

29

13

27

8

96

No.

21

4

30

9

18

17

99

Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

FR - France

HU - Hungary

 IE - Ireland

IT - Italy

LT - Lithuania

LU - Luxembourg

Instrument

Contracts

Participations

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

No.

40

7

85

17

48

74

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

40.556

8.889

34.614

1.156

5.774

No.

125

40

157

26

74

74

11.761

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

3.914

2.083

4.319

176

850

648

Contracts

Participations

No.

12

6

20

4

17

8

67

No.

18

7

29

7

20

8

89

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

12

2

5

5

7

7

No.

30

3

5

5

8

7

'000 Euros

No.

11.431

583

1.011

125

465

837

38

7

85

13

41

1

36

1

No.

124

23

158

29

59

4

36

1

37.281

5.474

36.658

2.738

5.255

228

4.513

117

2

1

4

1

6

1

1

3

1

6

1

6

1

1

53

192

714

12

231

33

80

1

2

1

4

5

2

1

8

1.404

352

1.755

Total

271

496

102.749

11.989

38

58

14.452

222

434

92.263

16

19

1.316

EN 

110 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

LV - Latvia

MT - Malta

NL - Netherlands

PL - Poland

PT - Portugal

RO - Romania

Instrument

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

Total

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

No.

No.

'000 Euros

1

4

2

5

1

13

1

4

2

5

1

13

73

843

25

95

47

1.083

Contracts

Participations

No.

1

No.

1

1

5

1

8

1

6

1

9

61

42

327

131

561

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

'000 Euros

No.

No.

109

15

121

30

45

4

37

3

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

51.174

5.088

30.564

1.979

4.135

503

7.169

2.118

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

No.

23

4

26

8

22

11

1

95

No.

'000 Euros

36

4

30

8

25

11

2

4.559

1.464

4.013

203

1.189

996

196

116

12.621

No.

11

5

12

2

14

5

49

No.

17

9

16

2

14

5

63

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

2.935

1.553

3.034

86

539

597

8.745

Contracts

Participations

No.

5

14

6

16

2

43

No.

6

16

9

20

3

54

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

184

1.954

147

638

144

3.067

34

7

66

15

36

1

34

1

194

364

102.728

Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

SE - Sweden

SI - Slovenia

SK - Slovakia

UK - United Kingdom

Instrument

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

No.

No.

'000 Euros

23

4

34

11

21

15

1

39

11

46

13

24

15

1

14.884

1.532

12.995

912

1.660

2.221

136

Total

109

149

34.340

Contracts

Participations

No.

5

11

4

10

1

1

32

No.

9

16

4

10

2

1

42

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

2.861

2.964

224

596

46

19

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

No.

No.

'000 Euros

5

7

3

8

1

5

7

3

8

1

750

795

46

337

36

6.709

24

24

1.963

Contracts

Participations

No.

40

8

104

16

52

161

1

382

No.

122

29

167

37

71

165

2

593

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

39.516

10.002

41.079

2.858

8.727

26.487

408

129.078

EN 

111 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

Candidate Countries

HR - Croatia

MK - FYROM

TR - Turkey

Instrument

Contracts

Participations

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

Total

No.

7

3

10

2

23

10

55

No.

8

6

13

2

32

10

71

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

1.300

1.472

2.488

25

3.350

850

9.485

No.

2

1

2

2

12

1

20

No.

2

1

2

2

13

1

21

178

64

964

25

2.090

80

3.401

1

5

6

2

5

7

89

943

1.032

6

2

7

12

9

36

6

5

9

14

9

43

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

Instrument

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

Associated Countries

IS - Iceland

LI - Liechtenstein

NO - Norway

CH - Switzerland

IL - Israel

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

No.

35

7

59

13

21

62

95

11

81

18

30

62

38.013

3.365

18.469

469

1.741

10.768

Total

197

297

72.825

1

1

2

4

1

1

2

4

260

24

160

444

No.

16

4

20

5

9

7

61

No.

31

6

23

5

10

7

82

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

12.054

1.689

5.555

71

727

1.051

22

4

34

9

9

31

49

4

43

10

9

31

22.744

1.472

9.878

335

651

5.415

21.146

109

146

40.494

9

1

11

2

8

22

53

No.

15

1

14

3

10

22

65

Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

Third Countries

AU - Australia

BR - Brazil

CA - Canada

CN - China

IN - India

Instrument

Contracts

Participations

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

Total

No.

17

3

35

7

42

70

1

175

No.

68

10

77

43

162

70

6

436

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

10.264

3.662

11.377

2.040

6.062

830

243

34.478

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

No.

2

4

6

1

13

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

2

4

6

2

14

218

37

255

2

2

1

5

4

3

1

6

421

313

39

283

2

1

2

2

3

2

1

2

2

3

134

10

14

1.056

10

10

134

No.

8

1

4

2

10

6

1

32

No.

11

2

6

5

27

6

1

58

'000 Euros

No.

701

1.442

689

229

983

238

85

3

5

3

3

1

4.366

15

No.

5

5

10

4

1

25

1.122

1.408

1.435

317

770

5.052

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

3.216

204

2.777

63

340

4.142

10.742

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

751

579

424

93

36

1.883

EN 

112 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country

JP - Japan

RU - Russian Federation

US - United States

ZA - South Africa

Others

Contracts

Participations

No.

1

No.

1

Instrument

  IP - Integrated Projects

  NOE - Networks of Excellence
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects

  CA - Coordination Actions

  SSA - Specific Support Actions

  CLR - Collective Research Projects

  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects

  MCA - Marie Curie Actions

  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures

  RSFU - Fusion Contracts

Total

1

1

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

Contracts

Participations

'000 Euros

No.

2

7

1

5

4

19

No.

3

9

1

10

4

27

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

No.

'000 Euros

No.

275

1.860

45

414

143

2.737

5

3

1

3

41

1
54

6

3

2

3

41

1
56

624

50

10

60
744

1

4

1

3

1
10

1

4

1

4

1
11

58

647

110

355

20
1.190

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

No.

33

7

41

23

106

9

1
220

EC financial 
contribution to 
participants

'000 Euros

7.435

2.221

6.886

1.184

3.934

413

40
22.113

Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country

EU27 - Member States

AT - Austria

BE - Belgium

BG - Bulgaria

CY - Cyprus

CZ - Czech Republic

DE - Germany

Type of Beneficiary

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

  HES - Higher Education

  IND - Industry

  REC - Research

  OTH - Others

Total

Of which SMEs

No.

1.499

666

1.198

932
4.295

%

34,9%

15,5%

27,9%

21,7%

100,0%

'000 Euros

311.669

147.522

274.160

182.023
915.375

%

34,0%

16,1%

30,0%

19,9%

100,0%

No.

40

17

40

44
141

%

'000 Euros

%

28,4%

12,1%

28,4%

31,2%

100,0%

6.731

4.149

7.587

9.344
27.813

24,2%

14,9%

27,3%

33,6%

100,0%

No.

57

20

39

65
181

%

'000 Euros

%

31,5%

11,0%

21,5%

35,9%

100,0%

11.911

3.123

7.823

16.104
38.961

30,6%

8,0%

20,1%

41,3%

100,0%

No.

10

5

17

17
49

%

'000 Euros

%

20,4%

10,2%

34,7%

34,7%

100,0%

980

943

1.063

766
3.752

26,1%

25,1%

28,3%

20,4%

100,0%

No.

5

3

1

11
20

%

'000 Euros

%

25,0%

15,0%

5,0%

55,0%

100,0%

1.059

263

9

873
2.204

48,1%

11,9%

0,4%

39,6%

100,0%

No.

20

9

20

21
70

%

'000 Euros

%

28,6%

12,9%

28,6%

30,0%

100,0%

2.702

829

2.458

1.742
7.731

34,9%

10,7%

31,8%

22,5%

100,0%

No.

165

124

208

93
590

%

'000 Euros

%

28,0%

21,0%

35,3%

15,8%

100,0%

42.198

36.192

51.009

22.763
152.161

27,7%

23,8%

33,5%

15,0%

100,0%

Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country

DK - Denmark

EE - Estonia

EL - Greece

ES - Spain

FI - Finland

FR - France

HU - Hungary

Type of Beneficiary

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

  HES - Higher Education

  IND - Industry

  REC - Research

  OTH - Others

Total

Of which SMEs

No.

67

22

20

41
150

%

44,7%

14,7%

13,3%

27,3%

100,0%

'000 Euros

19.945

2.127

11.275

15.048
48.395

%

41,2%

4,4%

23,3%

31,1%

100,0%

No.

8

4

3

12
27

%

29,6%

14,8%

11,1%

44,4%

100,0%

'000 Euros

1.237

735

704

508
3.185

%

38,9%

23,1%

22,1%

15,9%

100,0%

No.

61

14

49

36
160

%

38,1%

8,8%

30,6%

22,5%

100,0%

'000 Euros

12.731

2.094

9.942

5.805
30.572

%

41,6%

6,9%

32,5%

19,0%

100,0%

No.

94

46

91

66
297

%

31,6%

15,5%

30,6%

22,2%

100,0%

'000 Euros

15.215

6.879

19.329

16.084
57.507

%

26,5%

12,0%

33,6%

28,0%

100,0%

No.

33

17

22

7
79

%

41,8%

21,5%

27,8%

8,9%

100,0%

'000 Euros

8.117

3.722

4.839

995
17.674

%

45,9%

21,1%

27,4%

5,6%

100,0%

No.

90

91

224

91
496

%

18,1%

18,3%

45,2%

18,3%

100,0%

'000 Euros

12.431

19.963

56.772

13.583
102.749

%

12,1%

19,4%

55,3%

13,2%

100,0%

No.

31

9

25

24
89

%

34,8%

10,1%

28,1%

27,0%

100,0%

'000 Euros

4.925

1.132

2.091

3.841
11.989

%

41,1%

9,4%

17,4%

32,0%

100,0%

Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country

 IE - Ireland

IT - Italy

LT - Lithuania

LU - Luxembourg

LV - Latvia

MT - Malta

NL - Netherlands

Type of Beneficiary

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

  HES - Higher Education

  IND - Industry

  REC - Research

  OTH - Others

Total

Of which SMEs

No.

22

15

7

14
58

%

37,9%

25,9%

12,1%

24,1%

100,0%

'000 Euros

4.212

3.420

2.482

4.338
14.452

%

29,1%

23,7%

17,2%

30,0%

100,0%

No.

136

68

120

110
434

%

31,3%

15,7%

27,6%

25,3%

100,0%

'000 Euros

21.347

16.996

31.945

21.975
92.263

%

23,1%

18,4%

34,6%

23,8%

100,0%

No.

4

3

3

9
19

%

21,1%

15,8%

15,8%

47,4%

100,0%

'000 Euros

372

170

358

416
1.316

%

28,2%

12,9%

27,2%

31,6%

100,0%

No.

%

'000 Euros

%

3

1

4
8

37,5%

12,5%

50,0%

100,0%

352

214

1.190
1.755

20,0%

12,2%

67,8%

100,0%

No.

3

5

5
13

%

23,1%

'000 Euros

82

%

7,6%

38,5%

38,5%

100,0%

662

339
1.083

61,1%

31,3%

100,0%

No.

3

1

5
9

%

33,3%

11,1%

55,6%

100,0%

'000 Euros

267

42

251
561

%

47,6%

7,6%

44,8%

100,0%

No.

126

61

100

77
364

%

34,6%

16,8%

27,5%

21,2%

100,0%

'000 Euros

35.789

16.856

27.342

22.741
102.728

%

34,8%

16,4%

26,6%

22,1%

100,0%

EN 

113 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country

PL - Poland

PT - Portugal

RO - Romania

SE - Sweden

SI - Slovenia

SK - Slovakia

UK - United Kingdom

Type of Beneficiary

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

  HES - Higher Education

  IND - Industry

  REC - Research

  OTH - Others

Total

Of which SMEs

No.

44

6

46

20
116

%

37,9%

5,2%

39,7%

17,2%

100,0%

'000 Euros

4.749

496

5.275

2.102
12.621

%

37,6%

3,9%

41,8%

16,7%

100,0%

No.

22

7

18

16
63

%

34,9%

11,1%

28,6%

25,4%

100,0%

'000 Euros

2.364

1.385

3.714

1.283
8.745

%

27,0%

15,8%

42,5%

14,7%

100,0%

No.

11

2

19

22
54

%

20,4%

3,7%

35,2%

40,7%

100,0%

'000 Euros

692

183

1.041

1.151
3.067

%

22,6%

6,0%

33,9%

37,5%

100,0%

No.

72

30

23

24
149

%

48,3%

20,1%

15,4%

16,1%

100,0%

'000 Euros

18.178

7.796

5.429

2.938
34.340

%

52,9%

22,7%

15,8%

8,6%

100,0%

No.

12

5

9

16
42

%

28,6%

11,9%

21,4%

38,1%

100,0%

'000 Euros

1.790

649

892

3.377
6.709

%

26,7%

9,7%

13,3%

50,3%

100,0%

No.

8

8

8
24

%

18,6%

18,6%

18,6%

55,8%

'000 Euros

721

617

625
1.963

%

14,3%

12,2%

12,4%

38,9%

No.

355

84

80

74
593

%

'000 Euros

%

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

80.922

17.026

19.290

11.840
129.078

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country

Candidate Countries

HR - Croatia

MK - FYROM

TR - Turkey

Type of Beneficiary

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

  HES - Higher Education

  IND - Industry

  REC - Research

  OTH - Others

Total

Of which SMEs

No.

35

5

14

17
71

%

'000 Euros

%

49,3%

7,0%

19,7%

23,9%

100,0%

5.301

1.319

1.914

951
9.485

55,9%

13,9%

20,2%

10,0%

100,0%

No.

7

2

4

8
21

%

'000 Euros

%

No.

%

'000 Euros

%

33,3%

9,5%

19,0%

38,1%

100,0%

1.244

920

855

382
3.401

36,6%

27,1%

25,1%

11,2%

100,0%

3

4
7

42,9%

875

84,7%

57,1%

100,0%

158
1.032

15,3%

100,0%

No.

25

3

10

5
43

%

'000 Euros

%

58,1%

7,0%

23,3%

11,6%

100,0%

3.182

399

1.059

412
5.052

63,0%

7,9%

21,0%

8,1%

100,0%

Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country

Associated Countries

IS - Iceland

LI - Liechtenstein

NO - Norway

CH - Switzerland

IL - Israel

Type of Beneficiary

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

  HES - Higher Education

  IND - Industry

  REC - Research

  OTH - Others

Total

Of which SMEs

No.

134

38

79

46
297

%

45,1%

12,8%

26,6%

15,5%

100,0%

'000 Euros

30.329

9.320

23.766

9.411
72.825

%

41,6%

12,8%

32,6%

12,9%

100,0%

No.

3

1

4

%

75,0%

25,0%

'000 Euros

184

260

%

41,4%

58,6%

100,0%

444

100,0%

No.

%

'000 Euros

%

No.

31

9

35

7
82

%

37,8%

11,0%

42,7%

8,5%

100,0%

'000 Euros

8.435

2.045

9.010

1.657
21.146

%

39,9%

9,7%

42,6%

7,8%

100,0%

No.

62

21

37

26
146

%

42,5%

14,4%

25,3%

17,8%

100,0%

'000 Euros

16.031

5.152

13.961

5.349
40.494

%

39,6%

12,7%

34,5%

13,2%

100,0%

No.

38

7

7

13
65

%

58,5%

10,8%

10,8%

20,0%

100,0%

'000 Euros

5.680

1.863

795

2.405
10.742

%

52,9%

17,3%

7,4%

22,4%

100,0%

Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country

Third Countries

AU - Australia

BR - Brazil

CA - Canada

CN - China

IN - India

JP - Japan

Type of Beneficiary

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

  HES - Higher Education

  IND - Industry

  REC - Research

  OTH - Others

Total

Of which SMEs

No.

157

10

190

79
436

%

36,0%

2,3%

43,6%

18,1%

100,0%

'000 Euros

9.413

2.881

15.086

7.097
34.478

%

27,3%

8,4%

43,8%

20,6%

100,0%

No.

3

8

3
14

%

'000 Euros

%

21,4%

57,1%

21,4%

100,0%

203

35

17
255

79,6%

13,7%

6,7%

100,0%

No.

6

1

5

2
14

%

'000 Euros

%

42,9%

7,1%

35,7%

14,3%

100,0%

500

41

373

143
1.056

47,3%

3,9%

35,3%

13,5%

100,0%

No.

3

1

5

1
10

%

'000 Euros

%

30,0%

10,0%

50,0%

10,0%

100,0%

134

100,0%

134

100,0%

No.

24

2

22

10
58

%

'000 Euros

%

41,4%

3,4%

37,9%

17,2%

100,0%

1.340

66

1.201

1.758
4.366

30,7%

1,5%

27,5%

40,3%

100,0%

No.

8

1

9

7
25

%

'000 Euros

%

No.

%

'000 Euros

%

32,0%

4,0%

36,0%

28,0%

100,0%

792

42,1%

637

454
1.883

33,8%

24,1%

100,0%

1
1

100,0%

100,0%

EN 

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Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007

Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country

RU - Russian Federation

US - United States

ZA - South Africa

Others

Type of Beneficiary

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

Participations

EC financial contribution to 
participants

  HES - Higher Education

  IND - Industry

  REC - Research

  OTH - Others

Total

Of which SMEs

No.

7

1

18

1
27

%

25,9%

3,7%

66,7%

3,7%

100,0%

'000 Euros

566

206

1.873

92
2.737

%

20,7%

7,5%

68,4%

3,4%

100,0%

No.

39

7

10
56

%

69,6%

12,5%

17,9%

100,0%

'000 Euros

63

673

7
744

%

8,5%

90,5%

1,0%

100,0%

No.

5

5

1
11

%

45,5%

'000 Euros

674

%

56,6%

45,5%

9,1%

100,0%

501

15
1.190

42,1%

1,3%

100,0%

No.

62

4

111

43
220

%

28,2%

1,8%

50,5%

19,5%

100,0%

'000 Euros

5.275

2.434

9.792

4.612
22.113

%

23,9%

11,0%

44,3%

20,9%

100,0%

EN 

115 

EN 

 
  
 
BE

BG

CY

CZ

DK

EE

PT

RO

SE

Candidate & Associated Countries

EU

MK

HR

TR

IS

LI

NO

CH

Country

C + A

Table 4: Collaborative Links within contracts signed in 2007

LU

26

3

1

2

1

LV

8

12

7

5

6

MT

3

6

6

6

2

37

21

11

8

7

7

9

6

13

6

3

6

4

6

12

4

10

2

4

12

12

DE

257

299

68

28

92

603

254

39

306

539

151

950

129

117

823

18

37

21

11

660

211

126

72

326

68

38

73

79

38

12

18

254

121

35

96

170

46

253

33

50

202

1

1

8

6

256

68

34

38

80

17

6

24

32

18

6

11

92

18

12

28

74

13

56

39

7

74

13

1

6

2

66

30

17

11

22

17

11

89

Member States (EU27)

EL

58

ES

89

102

166

34

30

28

306

96

20

107

240

42

54

29

74

539

170

22

240

242

77

FI

27

42

10

6

13

151

46

7

42

77

29

252

447

137

29

43

59

75

25

17

353

586

112

4

7

7

6

130

67

53

30

62

28

9

14

2

9

12

355

128

91

34

138

36

16

3

1

6

4

83

26

11

8

65

8

5

FR

137

289

70

20

56

950

253

41

252

447

137

526

150

112

751

16

1

13

10

533

159

137

66

269

31

29

HU

45

65

44

9

39

IE

46

52

14

8

7

129

117

33

15

29

59

25

50

6

43

75

17

150

112

36

18

110

19

2

6

2

130

46

18

24

38

17

16

18

52

93

4

1

3

4

74

28

21

12

29

7

2

IT

156

246

54

31

74

823

202

33

353

586

112

751

110

93

536

28

3

12

12

416

149

151

55

230

51

26

LT

12

11

13

2

13

18

1

5

4

14

3

16

19

4

28

4

6

4

2

24

14

2

4

4

9

4

279

471

138

840

156

134

713

19

1

1

7

2

1

1

2

1

3

6

10

1

1

1

17

1

2

1

8

1

4

13

23

12

7

12

39

35

3

20

22

7

41

15

6

33

5

1

7

4

36

16

8

11

12

10

7

39

NL

109

196

102

19

66

660

256

36

130

355

83

533

130

74

416

24

1

15

5

354

164

80

45

199

49

19

PL

60

73

36

14

30

17

42

18

8

17

211

126

68

16

67

128

26

159

46

28

34

8

53

91

11

137

18

21

149

151

14

17

13

4

164

26

24

30

43

32

11

2

1

6

2

80

24

20

9

42

10

7

28

31

25

8

11

72

38

11

30

34

8

66

24

12

55

4

2

7

4

45

30

9

13

15

13

7

66

46

96

12

7

22

326

80

12

62

138

65

269

38

29

230

4

1

7

3

199

43

42

15

65

8

5

236

SI

26

23

16

7

17

68

17

10

28

36

8

31

17

7

51

9

8

6

2

49

32

10

13

8

19

8

42

4

1

0

3

15

13

6

7

7

6

8

26

226

4

1

6

1

0

8

4

4

2

1

3

1

5

4

2

4

3

2

3

3

1

4

1

0

7

1

6

Country

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

EU

HR

MK

TR

IS

LI

NO

CH

IL

)
7
2
U
E

(
s
e
t
a
t
S
r
e
b
m
e
M

d
e
t
a
i
c
o
s
s
A
&
e
t
a
d
d
n
a
C

i

s
e
i
r
t
n
u
o
C

  C + A

Country

AT

70

59

17

5

24

257

73

13

58

89

27

137

45

46

156

12

26

8

3

59

67

24

19

32

299

79

23

102

166

42

289

65

52

246

11

3

12

6

17

24

19

10

18

68

38

12

34

54

10

70

44

14

54

13

1

7

6

109

196

102

60

17

28

46

26

16

73

42

31

96

23

14

167

264

36

18

25

12

16

9

72

1.594

2.335

803

10

2

20

1

0

37

57

19

146

AT

10

1

20

4

0

74

43

19

171

BE

8

1

14

1

0

26

10

10

70

BG

5

19

10

1

6

28

12

7

30

29

6

20

9

8

31

2

2

5

6

19

14

8

8

7

7

5

35

339

5

1

6

1

0

15

7

8

43

CY

SK

16

14

9

5

11

38

6

7

9

16

5

29

16

2

26

4

1

8

3

19

11

7

7

5

8

0

30

312

5

1

6

1

0

9

10

8

40

SK

UK

167

264

72

35

89

890

263

39

279

471

138

840

156

134

713

19

4

26

13

612

172

103

66

236

42

30

1.594

2.335

803

339

789

7.133

2.258

444

2.422

4.175

1.099

6.295

1.280

1.029

6.006

259

142

226

137

4.732

1.661

1.058

668

2.060

568

312

10

10

8

5

6

24

11

5

9

20

5

25

11

13

22

1

1

4

3

17

12

7

11

10

5

5

2

1

1

1

7

4

1

1

6

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

20

20

14

6

7

68

9

6

33

31

11

55

17

13

70

2

1

6

4

36

22

22

22

20

3

6

56

580

10

1

9

1

0

31

6

8

66

TR

1

4

1

1

1

3

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

37

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IS

LI

37

74

26

15

19

57

43

10

7

18

IL

19

19

10

8

8

188

221

120

65

17

75

118

34

184

29

49

45

14

60

112

39

157

15

62

30

7

51

87

19

93

8

8

146

162

132

3

1

8

7

4

1

4

1

163

124

51

43

20

52

9

9

34

18

8

37

13

10

2

1

4

6

40

12

15

7

15

5

8

204

185

81

146

171

70

43

66

628

163

51

236

370

110

516

82

147

536

14

7

28

23

382

133

107

70

136

38

40

554

1.646

1.461

815

4.867

12

1

31

1

0

32

18

21

116

NO

6

1

6

1

0

18

75

25

132

CH

5

1

8

1

0

21

25

16

77

IL

37

8

66

6

0

116

132

77

288

C + A

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

EU

  HR

MK

  TR

  IS

  LI

  NO

  CH

  IL

)
7
2
U
E

(
s
e
t
a
t
S
r
e
b
m
e
M

d
e
t
a
i
c
o
s
s
A
&
e
t
a
d
d
n
a
C

i

s
e
i
r
t
n
u
o
C

  C + A

Country

890

263

789

7.133

2.258

444

2.422

4.175

1.099

6.295

1.280

1.029

6.006

259

142

6

7

7

1

0

19

18

8

66

CZ

24

4

68

3

0

188

221

120

628

DE

11

1

9

2

0

65

45

30

163

DK

5

1

6

1

0

17

14

7

51

EE

9

6

33

2

0

75

60

51

236

EL

20

1

31

1

0

118

112

87

370

ES

5

1

11

1

0

34

39

19

110

FI

25

1

55

1

0

184

157

93

516

FR

11

1

17

1

0

29

15

8

82

HU

13

1

13

1

0

49

62

8

147

IE

22

3

70

1

0

146

162

132

536

IT

1

1

2

1

0

3

4

2

14

LT

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

7

LU

13

612

172

103

137

4.732

1.661

1.058

668

2.060

568

17

1

36

1

0

163

124

40

382

NL

12

1

22

1

0

51

34

12

7

1

22

1

0

43

18

15

11

1

22

1

0

20

8

7

10

1

20

1

0

52

37

15

133

PL

107

PT

70

RO

136

SE

5

2

3

1

0

9

13

5

38

SI

28

LV

23

MT

411

6.284

22

6.284

29.727

282

46

22

2

56

4

0

204

185

81

554

UK

282

46

580

37

0

1.646

1.461

815

4.867

EU

1

2

10

1

0

12

6

5

37

MK

2

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

8

HR

Member States (EU27)

Candidate & Associated Countries

EN 

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Appendix.  Acronyms 

AAR: 

ABB: 

AMP: 

AOSD: 

APS: 

ASUR: 

BA: 

CAP: 

Annual Activity Report 

Activity-Based Budgeting 

Annual Management Plan 

Authorising Officer by Sub - Delegation 

Annual Policy Strategy 

centralised 
recommendations 

IT 

tool 

for  monitoring 

the 

follow-up  of  audit 

Broader Approach 

Common Agricultural Policy 

CORDIS: 

Community Research & Development Information Service 

COST: 

CREST: 

CSA: 

CSO: 

CT: 

Scientific and Technological Cooperation 

Scientific and Technology Research Committee 

Coordinated Support Action 

Civil Society Organisations 

Computer Tomography 

DEMO: 

Demonstration Reactor 

DIS: 

EA: 

Dedicated Implementation Structure 

Executive Agency 

EEA/EFTA 

European Economic Area / European Free Trade Association 

EFDA: 

EIB: 

European Fusion Development Agreement 

European Investment Bank 

EIROforum: 

European Intergovernmental Research Organisations Forum 

ENP: 

EP: 

ERA: 

European Neighbourhood Policy  

European Parliament 

European Research Area 

ERAB: 

European Research Advisory Board: 

EN 

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ERA-MORE: 

European Research Area-Mobility of Researchers 

ERA-NET Plus: 

An  action  comprising  the  launch,  management  and  financing  of  the 
joint call between several national programmes 

ERA-NET: 

Networking of national or regional programmes 

ERAWATCH: 

Integrated Information system for ERA 

ERC: 

ERCEA: 

ESFRI: 

ETP: 

EU: 

EURAB: 

Euratom: 

FP: 

FP5: 

FP6: 

FP7: 

European Research Council 

European Research Council Executive Agency 

European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures  

European Technology Platform  

European Union 

European Research Advisory Board 

European Atomic Energy Community  

Framework Programme 

Fifth Framework Programme 

Sixth Framework Programme 

Seventh Framework Programme  

FYROM 

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 

GERD 

GDP: 

HIRO: 

HIV: 

IAC: 

IAPP: 

IAS: 

ICC: 

ICPC: 

ICS: 

Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development  

Gross Domestic Product 

Heads of International Health Research Organisations 

Human Immodeficiency Virus 

Internal Audit Capability 

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways  

Internal Audit Service 

Internal Control Coordinator 

International Cooperation Partner Countries 

Internal Control Standard  

EN 

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IMI: 

IMS: 

INCO: 

IPCC: 

ISTC: 

ITER: 

ITN: 

JTI: 

Innovative Medicines Initiative 

Intelligent Manufacturing Systems 

International Cooperation 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 

International Science and Technology Centre 

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor 

Initial Training Networks  

Joint Technology Initiative 

KBBE: 

Knowledge Based Bio-Economy 

KBBE-Net: 

Experts  Group  of  officials  from  Member  States  on  the  Knowledge 
Based Bio-Economy 

MCA: 

MPC: 

MS: 

NCP: 

NERE: 

OLAF: 

OMC: 

REA: 

R&D: 

RFCS: 

RMP: 

RSFF: 

RTD: 

S&T 

Marie Curie Actions 

Mediterranean Partner Countries 

Member State 

National Contact Point 

Non European Researchers in Europe – link 

European Anti-Fraud Office  

Open Method of Coordination 

Research Executive Agency  

Research and Development 

Research Fund for Coal and Steel 

Researchers' Mobility Portal 

Risk-Sharing Finance Facility 

Research and Technological Development 

Science and Technology 

SECUNDA: 

IT tool for FP6 access rights  

SESAM: 

On-line Submission Tool 

EN 

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SET-Plan: 

Strategic Energy Technology Plan' 

SICA: 

Specific International Collaboration Actions 

SINAPSE: 

Scientific Information for Policy Support in Europe 

SME: 

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise 

SNE-TP: 

Sustainable Nuclear Energy Platform 

SPP: 

SSH: 

STCU: 

TB: 

UBR: 

WBC: 

WHO: 

WP: 

Strategic Planning and Programming  

Social Sciences and Humanities 

Science and Technology Centre  

Tuberculosis 

University-based Research 

West Balkan Countries 

World Health Organization 

Work Programme 

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