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Economic Growth
Europe must prioritize research and innovation to be competitive
Europe must take urgent action to address the major economic growth gap with the US and China. Here's how research and innovation can help achieve this.
The European Research Council is the independent body that funds investigator-driven frontier research in the European Union. It is part of the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission, which supports research for the period 2014-2020.