EU programmes for research and small firms in 2014-2020 approved

The Industry and Research Committee of the European Parliament approved yesterday the research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 and the SMEs programme COSME.

The final votes in Parliament’s plenary session and the Council of Ministers will take place once the EU’s long-term budget has been approved.
The budgets for the new programmes are expected to be €77bn for Horizon 2020 and €2bn for COSME for 2014-2020.

All details can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/mpq4hus