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Research

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The EU's power (competence) in the area of research is designed to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of industry in the EU, and to promote research activities in general. This power (competence) is limited to complementing, promoting, and co-ordinating the national activities.

Future

The Lisbon Treaty classifies research as a special category of competence allowing the EU to carry out common actions and implement programmes, but not to prevent Member States from exercising their own powers (competences) (Art. 4.3, 179 - 190 TFEU). An EU multi-annual programme sets out the respective research activities.

Links

See also European research area.

European Commission Research website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm
The sixth Framework Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp6/index_en.cfm?p=0