The Event titled ”Horizon 2020 – Opportunities and Mechanisms” continued the discussion raised by EU Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn in November 2013 and provided detailed information on the EU financial instrument Horizon 2020. Special focus was made on the opportunities for companies operating in Russia to participate in Horizon 2020 and in its projects. 

The Briefing was chaired by Michael Akim, Chairman of the Working Group on modernization and innovations. The Event took place with the participation of Irina Kuklina, Executive Director of the International Centre for Innovations in Science, Technology and Education who briefed on the EU-Russia Year of Science 2014 and possibilities for AEB companies to participate in the Year of Science. The Association of European Businesses actively participates in the implementation of the EU-Russia Year of Science 2014.