Europe: this month, the European Parliament published the new Framework Program for Research and Technological Development (FPRTD) for 2002-2006. (Region Watch).
Europe: This month, the European Parliament European Parliament, a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It convenes on a monthly basis in Strasbourg, France; most meetings of the separate parliamentary committees are held in Brussels, Belgium, and its Secretariat is located in Luxembourg. published the new
Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FPRTD FPRTD Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development )
for 2002-2006. The sixth FPRTD makes some minor changes to the research
themes and budget, with the most significant changes being structural.
The fifth FPRTD was comprised of two main research areas. The nuclear
area, run by the European Atomic Energy Community European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom or EAEC), economic organization that came into being as the 3d treaty organization of what has become the European Union; established by the Treaty of Rome (1958). (EURATOM Euratom: see European Atomic Energy Community. ), covers the
safe and economic use of nuclear energy. The thematic area, run by the
European Community, covers four programs that concentrate on economic
advancement, protection of natural resources, the improvement of the
quality of life, and the education of citizens about industry and
technology. The sixth FPRTD differs thematically in that it designates
three interconnected targets for accomplishing one goal: the
establishment of the European Research Area The European Research Area (ERA) is a system of scientific research programmes integrating the European Union's scientific resources. Since its creation in 2000, the structure has been concentrated on multi-national co-operation in the fields of medical, environmental, industrial (ERA). The three targets aim
to establish, define and strengthen the ERA. The budget for the sixth
FPRTD increased 16.98% to 17.5 billion [euro] from 14.9 billion [euro]
allocated for the fifth framework. The budget for EURATOM decreased
2.38% to 1.2 billion [euro].
Source: European Commission
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