Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area

The actions in the program area Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence aim to involve EU countries with lower research and innovation performance in EU research funding in order to support scientific excellence in all European regions and to ensure Europe's global competitiveness.

The activities in the programme area Reforming and Strengthening the European R&I System intend to strengthen and further expand the research and innovation performance of the European Research Area and to promote cooperation between states.