Contents:
Executive Summary........3
1. Introduction........6
2. Principal characteristics of FP9.......... 8
3. European Research Council (ERC)........ 10
4. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)......... 12
5. The Collaborative Research and Innovation Programme........ 13
6. Evaluation............ 17
7. Innovation instruments and the European Innovation Council (EIC)......... 18
8. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)........ 19
9. Joint Initiatives – Public and private engagement in FP9...... 20
10. Widening participation............ 21
11. Responsible Research and Innovation............... 24
12. Open Science and the European Open Science Agenda........... 25
13. Research Infrastructures........ 28
14. Other EU research funding activities......... 28
15. Defence research – research for a secure and resilient Europe........ 29
References.......... 30