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Mr Westendorp y Cabeza
has asked a fundamental question. We will try to answer it point by point. I think that we must consider the dynamic that we wanted to create, in other words, greater concentration, a European added value in the projects, a dynamic of giving structure to the European Research Area. I have already mentioned this. What, then, is the meaning of the question? It is the fact that there are obstacles to creating this structure, because the proposals are too dispersed. The risks of dispersion will increase with new countries joining the EU and with enlargement. We will then have projects that are too small in size, creating problems that the scientific community has itself seen as well; problems involving deadlines, bureaucracy and the fact that the projects are not sufficiently ambitious. This is the negative aspect.
We must, therefore, find the right balance, with ambitious, more integrated projects, which involve the whole scientific community. These projects are, moreover, more geared towards the scientific community, because they have a European added value and they are projects for the longer term. The networks of excellence, for example, are a long-term venture and they affect the scientific community more than the current system. I am aware of the need to find a balance between the desire to create this European space, the dimension of projects, and the fact that everyone should feel involved. Our task, therefore, is to provide information, to refine things, all the more so because the three instruments are tools for the priority areas, but are not so within the context of the 8th Category, where there are projects which remain linked to the support for the European Union’s policy, and therefore with traditional proposals.
I believe, however, that the whole debate that we will hold will actually be to find the right balance between change and a certain conformity, which has posed several problems in managing all the projects. We are managing 14 000 projects.
I would like to say once again that the European Research Area is not simply the European Framework Programme. The European Framework Programme is an aspect of the European Research Area. The European Research Area will also be created through the determination of Member States to increase their collaboration with one another in terms of their research tools. We must, therefore, play a part in this. That is our aim."@en1
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