09/05/2007

Mr Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research, is visiting Athens on Friday, June 1st, for the official presentation of the 7th Framework Programme to the Greek public. The open event will be held at the Hotel Grand Bretagne, from 10am to 1pm and will also include a speech by Professor Dr Helga Nowotny, Vice-President of the European Research Council.

The event will be greeted by the Greek Minister of Development, Dimitris Sioufas, the Vice Minister, Ioannis Papathanassiou and the Secretary General for Research and Technology, Professor Ioannis Tsoukalas. A press conference for the Greek media will follow.

The 7th Framework Programme is the main source of funding through which the European Union supports research and technology projects in almost every scientific field for the period 2007-2013. With a total budget of 53.2 billion euro, the 7th Framework Programme aims to bring into effect the European Research Area and to contribute to the development of the knowledge-based economy in Europe.

The National Documentation Centre (EKT) is a National Contact Point for the 7th Framework Programme, namely for the Specific Programmes "Ideas" (frontier research), "Cooperation" (themes: Information & Communication Technologies, Energy, Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities) and "Capacities" (themes: Research Infrastructures, Regions of Knowledge, Research Potential).

Source: Ministry of Development, General Secretariat of Research & Technology