'FP7 is the start of a new chapter in EU research and innovation policy,' said Annette Schavan, German Federal Minister of Education, speaking at the opening plenary of the country's official FP7 launch event on 15 January, in Bonn. Germany took over the Presidency of the European Union on 1 January 2007. Thanks to a larger budget and a longer time frame than any of its predecessors, the new framework programme will provide the European research community with access to an unprecedented level of funding and continuity in terms of themes and procedures, said the minister.

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