|  The Budget of the Sixth Framework ProgrammeThe Sixth Framework Programme was formally adopted by the Council of Ministers on 3 June 2002 with the following budget (in million EUR): 
               
               
                | Commission's proposals 
                  + final budget | February 2001 | November2001
 | January2002
 |  |   
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
                | INTEGRATING AND STRENGHTENING 
                  THE ERA |  |  |  |  |   
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
                | Focussing and integrating 
                  Community research | 12 770 | 13 020 | 13285 | 13345 |   
                | 1.1 Thematic priorities |  |  |  | 11285 (1) |   
                | 1.1.1 Life sciences, genomics 
                  and biotechnology for health | 2 000 | 2 150 | 2200 | 2255  (2) 
                     |   
                | Advanced genomics and its applications for health |  | 1 100 | 1150 | 1100 |   
                | Combating major diseases |  | 1 050 | 1050 | 1155 |   
                | 1.1.2 Information society technologies | 3 600 | 3 600 | 3600 | 3625 (3) |   
                | 1.1.3 Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, 
                  knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production 
                  processes and devices | 1 300 | 1 300 | 1300 | 1300 |   
                | 1.1.4 Aeronautics and space | 1 000 | 1 000 | 1075 | 1075 |   
                | 1.1.5 Food quality and safety | 600 | 625 | 685 | 685 |   
                | 1.1.6 Sustainable development, 
                  global change and ecosystems | 1 700 | 1 850 | 2120 | 2120 |   
                | Sustainable energy systems |  | 630 |  | 810 |   
                | Sustainable surface transport |  | 600 |  | 610 |   
                | Global change and ecosystems |  | 620 |  | 700 |   
                | 1.1.7 Citizens and governance 
                  in a knowledge-based society | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 |   
                | 1.2 Specific activities covering 
                  a wider field of research | 2 345 | 2 270 | 1320 | 1300 |   
                | 1.2.1 Supporting policies and anticipating s/t needs |  | 800 | 570 | 555 |   
                | 1.2.2 Horizontal research activities involving SMEs |  | 450 | 450 | 430 |   
                | 1.2.3 Specific measures in support of international cooperation |  | 300 | 300 | 315 (4) |   
                | Non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre |  | 720 | 760 | 760 |   
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                | 2. Structuring the European Research Area | 3 050 | 2 830 | 2655 | 2605 |   
                | 2.1 Research and innovation | 300 | 275 |  | 290 |   
                | 2.2 Human resources and mobility | 1 800 | 1 680 |  | 1580 |   
                | 2.3 Research infrastructures | 900 | 800 |  | 655  (5) |   
                | 2.4 Science and society | 50 | 75 |  | 80 |   
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
                | 3. Strengthening the foundations 
                  of the European Research Area | 450 | 420 | 330 | 320 |   
                | 3.1 Support for the co-ordination of activities | 400 | 370 |  | 270 |   
                | 3.2 Support for the coherent development of R&I 
                  policies | 50 | 50 |  | 50 |   
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
                | TOTAL | 16 270 | 16 270 | 16270 | 16270 |   
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                | SPECIFIC PROGRAMME NUCLEAR 
                  ENERGY |  |  |  |  |   
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
                | 1. Priority thematic areas of 
                  research |  |  |  | 890 |   
                | 1.1 Controlled thermonuclear fusion |  |  |  | 750 |   
                | 1.2 Management of radioactive waste |  |  |  | 90 |   
                | 1.3 Radiation protection |  |  |  | 50 |   
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
                | 2. Other activities in the field 
                  of nuclear technologies and safety |  |  |  | 50 |   
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
                | 3. Nuclear activities of the 
                  Joint Research Centre (JRC) |  |  |  | 290 |  
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
                | TOTAL |  |  |  | 1230 |   
                |  |  |  |  |  |   
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                | OVERALL TOTAL |  |  |  | 17500 |    (1) of which at least 15% for SMEs(2) including up to 400 millions for cancer related research
 (3) including up to 100 millions for further development of Géant 
              and GRID
 (4) this amount of 315 m EURO will fund specific measures in 
              support of international co-operation, involving developing countries, 
              Mediterranean countries including the Western Balkans, and Russia 
              and the Newly Independent States (NIS). Another 285 m EURO are earmarked 
              to finance the participation of third country organisations in the 
              "Thematic priorities" and in the "Specific activities 
              covering a wider field of research", thus bringing the total 
              amount devoted to international co-operation to 600 m EURO. Additional 
              resources will be available under section "Human resources 
              and mobility" to fund research training for third country researchers 
              in Europe.
 (5) including up to 200 millions for further development of Géant 
              and GRID
 
 Source: European Commission |