Published: 08 September 2011
Parliament pushes for more solidarity in EU science funding
Peter Koekoek, Science|Business
It’s wrong that the lion’s share of research money goes to countries that already have the best science. Funds should be redistributed to build a “stairway to excellence” for all member states, says ITRE
Lambert van Nistelrooij MEP says it is unacceptable that most EU research funding goes to the richer member states
A key committee in the European Parliament is pushing the European Commission to distribute research funding more evenly across the member states in a move that would put a bigger emphasis on solidarity.
In its first session after the summer break on 30 August, the European Parliament’s committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) adopted a report with amendments, on a European Commission Green Paper1 that seeks to create a common framework for EU research programmes such...
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