The Joint Research Council of the European Union published on the 2nd of December its 2017 edition of the EU R&D Scoreboard (the Scoreboard), comprising the 2500 companies investing the largest sums in R&D in the world in 2016/17. These companies, based in 43 countries, each invested...
On the 1st of December 2017, the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the transition from the Interim Evaluation of Horizon 2020 towards the ninth Framework Programme. They highlight that that R&I is essential for ensuring long-term sustainable economic growth, industrial competitiveness, social inclusion and...
On the 15th of November, the European Commission published a report on "Low-carbon research and innovation - Building a low-carbon, climate-resilient future". Climate change is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges of our time. The European Union is a world leader in climate action. The EU’s...
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On the 19th of October 2017, the OECD published a report entitled "Investing in innovation and skills. Thriving in global value chains". This paper synthesises the main policy implications of OECD work focusing on the interplay between participation and positioning in global value chains (GVCs), employment...
On the 18th of October 2017, the High Level Group on the Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth of the Automotive Industry in the European Union, set-up by the European Commission and where CLEPA was seating, adopted its final report "Ensuring that Europe has the most competitive, innovative...
On the 16th of October 2017, the European Commission published a case study of a European SME having benefited from COSME funding to develop its business. Through the European Union's COSME programme, loans to companies are counter-guaranteed by the European Investment Fund (EIF). This increases the access...
On the 2nd of October 2017, the European Commission published a report on the Joint Research Council Implementation for 2017 in the context of the interim evaluation of the Horizon 2020 Programme. This report presents an external assessment of the follow-up that the JRC has given...
The Directorate General for External Policies of the European Parliament published a study on "Current and emerging trends in disruptive technologies: implications for the present and future of EU's trade policy". Digital technologies, taken as a broad generic category of technological inventions and applications, fall under...
We, the undersigned associations representing European key industrial research and innovation stakeholders, call on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to develop an ambitious next EU Research & Innovation Framework Programme (FP9) as a strong support for EU industrial...