Research RTD, 6th EC Framework-programme 2002-2006: structuring the European Research Area

In adopting by 525 votes for and 5 against, the report by Myrsini ZORBA (PES, GR), the Parliament approved this proposal subject to a number of non-binding amendments. The aim of the amendments is to help the EU to achieve the overall aim of making a tangible improvement in innovation performance, in the short, medium and long term, through better integration between research and innovation: - Inter-and multidisciplinarity should be explicitly promoted by concrete actions; - Synergies must be firmly established between the European Research Area and the European Higher Education Area; - A mechanism should be set up within the Commission's DG for Research to monitor and optimise researchers' mobility; - The programme should help to develop a positive attitude towards research and innovation among teachers and journalists and make the general public more aware of the need for innovation; - Research aimed at military purposes should be excluded from Community funding.�