What is FP7?

The Framework Programme (FP) is the European Union's main instrument for funding research and development. The FP is proposed by the European Commission and adopted by Council and the European Parliament following a co-decision procedure. FPs have been implemented since 1984 and cover a period of five years with the last year of one FP and the first year of the following FP overlapping. The current FP is FP6, which will be running up to the end of 2006.

It has been proposed for FP7, however, to run for seven years. It will be fully operational as of 1 January 2007. It is designed to build on the achievements of its predecessor towards the creation of the European Research Area, and carry it further towards the development of the knowledge economy and society in Europe.
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• Council approves FP7: The Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) cleared its final hurdle on 18 December when it was adopted by the Council. [...]

• Calls for proposals under the provisional work programmes of the EC FP7 and the EURATOM FP7
• Call for proposals for organisations and individuals to establish database of FP7 experts

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• On 21 September 2005 the European Commission approved its proposals for a Council decision concerning the Specific Programmes implementing the Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013) of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities: Cooperation, Ideas, People, Capacities and by the JRC, as well as research under the Euratom treaty including by the JRC

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Romanian CEEX (Programme in Research) (in Romanian)
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