|
Actions
required to take the process forward:
To greatly increase the European Commission's "Mobility"
programme by extending the benefits of the system to technicians
and engineers, and companies and technological start-ups.
This would encourage the creation of an attractive European
space for innovation.
To consider new and flexible finance procedures in order
to allow the Networks of Excellence to develop in size and
structure to create higher added value.
To heavily and systematically support projects approved
by the EUREKA procedures in order to give them greater scope.
These projects will lie within the framework of top priority
programmes.
To encourage the development of a guarantee fund with the
EIB in partnership with other national structures, allowing
SMEs, in particular innovative enterprises with less than
8 years of experience, participating in European R&D
projects to be automatically considered and backed without
any further actions being required in regards to their bank.
(bank guarantees)
To boost growth by massively investing in research and innovation
that could be achieved through the launch of a European
loan of 150 billion Euros. This 150 billion Euros is the
value of the gap that exists between current expenditure
and the 3% EU target.
To involve the European Investment Fund more massively in
existing start-up funds or funds to be created, in order
to facilitate the initial financing of project holders.
|
