News archive - European Parliament Proposes to Spend € 1 Million to Improve Foresight Research
According to the latest issue of the Science|Business Network's eNewsletter, the European Parliament is proposing to spend € 1 million to improve long-term policy research in order to inform decisions taken by the leadership of the European Union. The aim is for all EU institutions to be able to approach policy-making from the basis of common analyses of the probable outcomes of major issues facing Europe.
The proposal, made in a recently adopted amendment to the EU’s draft budget for 2010, calls for a system to be set up across the EU’s various institutions that would be coordinated between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Ministers. The goal is for it to be up and running by 2012.
The move by the European Parliament – which awaits approval by the Council – is one of a series of calls to improve the way the EU plans its policies. The Parliament is due to release a report, “EU policy challenges 2009-2019”, the first time it has drawn up such a long-term analysis.
Meanwhile, the European Commission recently published its foresight report, “The World in 2025.” And in recent weeks several scientific advisory groups have handed policy makers their assessments of the major challenges for society and recommendations of what needs to be done to tackle these issues.
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Entry created by Katarina Rohsmann on November 20, 2009
Modified on November 20, 2009
