News archive - EU policies during the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2012
Although the Council is one body, in practice it is organized into ten different configurations depending on the topics and policies that are at issue. EU policy covers a wide range of areas, ranging from gender politics to foreign policy, and within each policy area, there are a number of important cases which will be on the ministers agenda during the six months Denmark is chairman of the Council. Below you can read more about the Research and Innovation during the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU as well as about the 10 Council formations and what the ministers will deal with during the Danish EU Presidency.
The European research and innovation cooperation and the close connection between research, innovation and education play a decisive role in securing future growth. Therefore, the EU gives high priority to this area and allocates considerable funds annually to finance the research programmes.
During the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, there are two dossiers on the research- and innovation area that will dominate the work of the Council.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Commission has announced a proposal to change the current regulation establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) before the end of 2011. The amendment will ensure the continuation of EIT as well as provide a connection to the forthcoming framework programme for research and innovation - Horizon 2020.
EIT has intensified the effort to integrate the three pillars of a knowledge society – education, research and innovation – by promoting new administration and financial models. EIT has created three Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) within the fields of climate change, ICT and sustainable energy. The objective of the KICs is to gather the best creative and innovative global talent from research, business and academic communities to solve significant societal challenges. The current budget of EIT is EUR 308.7 million.
The EU framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon 2020
The current framework programme has a total approximate budget of EUR 50 billion from 2007 to 2013 and is the world’s largest framework research programme.
The Commission has proposed a reinforcement of the new Horizon 2020 programme and is paving the way for an increased budget of EUR 80 billion in the period 2014-2020. The Commission also proposes that Horizon 2020 should encompass innovation support and represent a collective framework for research and innovation. This is to ensure a closer connection between research and innovation with a view to translating new research results into marketable solutions and growth.
During the Danish EU Presidency, Denmark hopes to achieve agreement between Member States on the overall objective and structure of the programmes.
The 10 Council formations and what the ministers will deal with during the Danish EU Presidency
General Affairs (GAC)
Foreign Affairs (FAC)
Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)
Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO)
Competitiveness (COMPET)
Transport, telecommunications and Energy (TTE)
Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRI)
Environment (ENVI)
Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYSC)
Source: http://eu2012.dk/en/EU-and-the-Presidency/About-the-Presidency/Policy-Areas
- International; Other
- Cross-thematic/Interdisciplinary
- General
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Entry created by Ines Marinkovic on January 9, 2012
Modified on April 17, 2012
