EU Framework Programme
The Framework Programme (FP) is the main Community initiative to promote and support R&D&I in the European Union, and its main objective is to improve competitiveness by financing mainly research, technological development, demonstration and innovation activities in transnational collaboration between research institutions and companies both in the countries of the European Union and associated States and in third countries. In addition, it provides financial support for the improvement and coordination of European research infrastructures, the promotion and training of research staff and basic research.
During the period 2014-2020, the Horizon 2020 programme (H2020), the eighth edition of the EU PM, has been developed, which has focused its efforts on three fundamental pillars: strengthening excellent science, promoting industrial leadership, and addressing the challenges of our society.
Horizonte Europa (HE) toma el relevo de H2020 a partir del 2021. This ninth FP9 (2021-2027) will have a bigger budget and new instruments to strengthen the EU’s scientific and technological capabilities, boost its capacity for innovation, improve competitiveness and employment, and meet citizens’ priorities, all while strengthening the values of European society. The three pillars on which the HE is structured are:
- open science,
- global challenges and industrial competitiveness,
- open innovation.