On 21 September 2005, the Commission presented a proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Specific Programme to be carried out by means of direct actions by the Joint Research Centre under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013).
The overall financial amount initially proposed by the Commission amounted to EUR1 817 million.
The Commission subsequently adapted the budgetary aspects of these proposals following the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on the Financial Framework 2007-2013.
The new overall amount is set at EUR 1 751 million.
Please refer to the financial statement for more details.