EU Official Document

The Commission Communication 'Enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in
research and innovation: a strategic approach' called for a systematic and coherent
identification of priorities for international cooperation with the EU's partner countries and
regions, with a view to subsequently implementing these through activities with the necessary
scale and scope, in particular in the context of Horizon 2020.
The Communication equally stressed that this strategic priority setting exercise should fully

The European Union has supported polar research through a large number of collaborative projects, coordination activities, and support to infrastructures. Under the seventh framework programme for research and technological development (FP7, 2007-13) about 200 Mio euro were spent on research related to the Arctic. This brochure highlights the ongoing activities supported by the environment (including climate change) and the infrastructure programmes of FP7.

The European Union has supported polar research through a large number of collaborative projects, coordination activities, and support to infrastructures. Under the seventh framework programme for research and technological development (FP7, 2007-13) about 200 Mio euro were spent on research related to the Arctic. This brochure highlights the ongoing activities supported by the environment (including climate change) and the infrastructure programmes of FP7.

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT 
Washington, 28 November 2011

Work Programme 2011-2012 of the Strategic Forum for International S&T Cooperation (SFIC) as adopted by the SFIC plenary on 20 June 2011.