Science|Business
Policy Analysis: Investment, Policy
Published: 10 May 2012
Call for extra funding for SMEs left behind by Horizon 2020

Peter Koekoek, Science|Business

The European Commission should shift funding towards smaller enterprises that cannot participate in Horizon 2020, says the European Parliament’s rapporteur on a new SME initiative


"I fear that smaller SMEs will not have a chance to participate in Horizon 2020," says Jürgen Creutzmann, MEP (ALDE)

The European Parliament’s Research, Industry and Energy (ITRE) committee is considering shifting funds from the EU’s proposed €80 billion Horizon 2020 R&D programme towards more support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), says Jürgen Creutzmann, the MEP in charge of drafting Parliament’s position on a newly proposed support programme for SMEs.

In an interview with Science|Business, Creutzmann pointed out that many SMEs might not fulfill the participation requirements of Horizon 2020. “I fear that smaller SMEs...

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Related subjects: European Parliament, Germany, SMEs, Horizon 2020, ALDE, Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs

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