“We are not withdrawing [funding to science], we are putting in the new investment fund [European Fund for Strategic Investment Plan or Juncker] part [of the budget of science], to have more a tool for innovation and science, “said Carlos coins to reporters at the end of a meeting with scientists with grants from the European Research Council, the seat of the Portuguese the European Commission.
The designated Juncker Plan, proposed by the President of European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, provides for a fund to relaunch the European economy. The also called European Fund for Strategic Investments intends to mobilize EUR 315 000 million between public and private sources by 2018.
The proposal provides for the fund to transfer 2.7 billion euros Horizon 2020 Community program to support innovation and science for 2014-2020 and which leave funds for grants from the European Research Council.
Two weeks ago, MEPs of the parliamentary committees on Budget and Economic Affairs and Monetary approved a resolution advocating European Fund financing alternatives for Strategic Investments, which do not involve cuts in the budget for science.
Faced with this position, Carlos coins held today in Lisbon, the proposal the European Commission “is balanced”.
But “we are hearing all parties and in the end come to an agreement that is important to Europe and to increase the investment ‘in science, cautioned Commissioner European for Research, Science and Innovation.
Neuroscientist Rui Costa, the Champalimaud Foundation, and fellow of the European Research Council, warned journalists to “the need to strengthen the transparent financing mechanisms in Europe “, noting that” there is a risk of some money funds “that support the scholarships” going to another type of financing ‘.
Two months ago, 13 European research centers in the area of life sciences, including the Gulbenkian Institute of Science, expressed concern over the “budget cuts” to science, which, in its opinion, “can undermine European competitiveness.”
The Horizon 2020 program has enrolled 80 billion euro, including 13,100 million for the European Research Council.
The cut in funds provided for Horizon 2020, to strengthen Juncker Plan, 221 million euros refer to funding from the European Research Council which supports scientific projects considered to be excellent
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