Read on the FP7 website.
"Provide a framework for stakeholders, led by industry, to define research and development priorities, timeframes and action plans on a number of strategically important issues where achieving Europe's future growth, competitiveness and sustainability objectives is dependent upon major research and technological advances in the medium to long term."
Read on the ETPs website.
"The work of the Directorate-General is directed towards the creation of a Europe of knowledge, in which all of Europe’s scientific and technical resources contribute fully to its industrial competitiveness, to the sustainability of its development, and to the welfare of its citizens. In partnership with the other EU institutions, with the Member States, and with the industrial and research communities, the DG seeks to mobilise and coordinate Europe’s research and technological development efforts in pursuit of this shared vision."
Read on the DG Research website.