The Council of the European Union has agreed a partial general approach in relation to Horizon Europe and its synergies with other EU programmes. 14 cross-over areas have been identified, of which three have a particular relevance for dementia policy and research:
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The European Regional Development Fund, which aims to develop regional economies and has a particular emphasis on research, innovation, and technological development
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The European Social Fund Plus, which will pull together a variety of existing programmes to boost employment, job quality and public health
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The Digital Europe Programme, which will see the EU buy advanced digital technologies like AI and high-performance computing and make them available to small businesses and universities.
The agreement will enable the Council to begin negotiations with the European Parliament with a view to adopting the regulation once an agreement is reached on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). You can read the full text of the agreement at: https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-14047-2019-INIT/en/pdf
