European Commission
Commissionner Màire Geoghegan-Quinn - Research, Innovation and Science

European Commission

European Commission, EIB and EIF launch new scheme to help SMEs get loans for research and innovation.

05/12/2011

"Investing in research and innovation carried out by SMEs means that we will have more growth, sustainability and competitiveness in Europe."

Horizon 2020: Commission proposes €80 billion investment in research and innovation, to boost growth and jobs

30/11/2011

"The European Commission has today presented a package of measures to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe. Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has announced Horizon 2020, an €80 billion1 programme for investment in research and innovation. Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has put forward a Strategic Innovation Agenda for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which will receive €2.8 billion of funding under Horizon 2020. In parallel, Vice-President Antonio Tajani has announced a complementary new programme to boost competitiveness and innovation in SMEs, with an additional budget of €2.5 billion. The funding programmes run from 2014 to 2020."

Research & innovation: Commission calls for partnerships to tackle societal challenges

21/09/2011

"An invitation to public and private actors to join forces at European level to apply research and innovation solutions to major challenges facing society has been issued by the European Commission today. The Commission Communication draws on first experience from pilot projects and outlines steps that will lead to more, and more effective, public-private and public-public partnerships."

€7 billion boost for research and innovation will create jobs and growth

19/07/2011

"Today, Europe is again showing its commitment to putting research and innovation at the top of the political agenda for growth and jobs. EU-wide competition for these funds will bring Europe's best researchers and innovators together to tackle the biggest issues of our time, such as energy, food security, climate change and our ageing population."

Committee of the Regions Conference - 'Innovation for Stronger Regions: Opportunities for Regional Actors in FP7

14/07/2011

EU-funded breakthrough in malaria treatment in the run up to World Malaria Day

19/04/2011

New Innovation Union Scoreboard: main competitors outpace the EU despite progress in many Member States

01/02/2011

Innovation Union: three new European research infrastructures on wind, solar and nuclear energy announced

29/11/2010

Expert group evaluates 7th Framework Programme for Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn

18/11/2010

R&D and the economic crisis; top EU firms cut investment less than US rivals, but Europe still well behind

26/10/2010

The "Innovation Union" – turning ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress

06/10/2010

New atlas highlights the value of Europe's soil biodiversity and reveals how it is under threat

23/09/2010

Bluefin tuna: EU research achieves breakthrough as fish spawn in captivity

25/08/2010

€6.4 billion for smart growth and jobs – Europe's biggest ever investment in research and innovation

19/07/2010

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Celebrating the 1000th ERC Grantee Celebration of the European Research Council's 1000th grant Munich, 24th June 2010

24/06/2010

Europeans are more interested in science than sport and want EU research boosted

21/06/2010

Commission to boost research and innovation by making it easier to apply for and manage EU grants

29/04/2010

Commission announces a further €21 million for tackling breast and kidney cancer

15/04/2010

The European Commission welcomes the first EU ‘Joint Programming Initiative’ to boost research on Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases

15/04/2010

GreenLight and GreenBuilding EU awards: winners save up to 85% of their energy consumption

14/04/2010