Welcome to the CORDIS Web service of the German Council Presidency (January - June 2007)
During the first half of 2007, Germany heldthe Council Presidency of the European Union.
Germany was determined to use the opportunity offered by the EU Council Presidency to promote European Research and Development actively in cooperation with the European Parliament, the European Commission and the other member states of the European Union.
The Lisbon Strategy, the 3%-target, and the goal to strengthen the European Research Area provided a starting point from which we sought to drive forward relevant European issues with long-lasting effect. Furthermore, we wanted research to make a contribution to Europe's future in the context of the debate concerning the EU constitution and European enlargement.
The German Council Presidency coincided with the launch of the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) which contains substantial innovations such as the first-time funding of Security Research and a full opening-up of the Research Framework Programme to cooperation with third countries. Furthermore, the establishment of the European Research Council (ERC), which aims to promote basic research, openeda new chapter in European research funding ...read more.
Last update date : 2008-01-07