Open AccessRomania’s participation in FP7 and H2020: a comparative approach in the context of the new EU member countries
Author(s) -
Monica Dudian,
D. Vasile,
Margareta Stela Florescu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
industria textilă
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1222-5347
DOI - 10.35530/it.071.02.1813
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , political science , eu countries , regional science , productivity , member states , european region , economic growth , economy , european union , business , economic policy , geography , economics , archaeology
The main objective of the paper is to provide a general overview on Romania’s ability to attract European funds forresearch, development and innovation. The paper compares the participation of the former communist countries ofEurope in FP7 and H2020. The main conclusions of the analysis are: EU12 presents cumulative participation in theresearch framework programs far below Western Europe; the productivity of EU12 research staff, measured by theability to attract European funds, has increased significantly, but there are large gaps between the countries analysed;Romania has seen an improvement in the participation in the two European programs, but remains on the last place interms of EU contribution per inhabitant.