The Bioeconomy Strategy

The EC has recently raised the bar and launched a new strategy on the Bioeconomy entitled Innovating for Sustainable Growth a Bioeconomy for Europe [16]. The proposal will help to drive the transition from a fossil-based economy to a sustainable bioeconomy in Europe, with research and innovation at its core. According to the document, published on 13 February 2013, the EU bioeconomy includes 

3 European Union-funded Research on Biopolymers and their Applications 

The paragraphs that follow will present the main features of FP for RTD. An analysis will be conducted on the succession and development of FP, focusing on specific programmes in the fields of biochemistry, biopolymers and biotechnology for nonfood products and processes. 

The EU research policy finds its legal basis in the EU Treaty. 

The EU, as we know it today, is the product of more than 50 years of development and integration. It is the merger of three communities the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), founded in 1951 in Paris, the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM), both founded by the Treaties of Rome in 1957. 

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