Brussels, 09/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 9 July, the European Commission launched the first call for projects for research partnerships between the EU, the private sector and member states. This effectively means putting into practice the “innovation investment package”, which was presented a year ago exactly (see EUROPE 10885).
The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, asserted that the partnerships would aid recovery “with first calls for proposals...