1. The Greek – French S&T cooperation Dr. George Bonas General Secretariat for Research and Technology

2. 20/06/06G.Bonas, GR-FR Workshop on Mobility2 Bilateral cooperation schemes in Greece: global figures Operational schemes with 24 countries: –France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK –Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia –Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Turkey –Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine –Egypt, Tunisia, China More than 15 M€ allocated (2001-2005)

3. 20/06/06G.Bonas, GR-FR Workshop on Mobility3 Bilateral cooperation schemes in Greece: modalities Annual or bi-annual Calls on mutually agreed topics; peer evaluation Incentives for the private sector 2 year projects of approx. 12 (or 18) k€ for: –Exchange of researchers (up to 50%) –Salary for young researchers (25-50%) –Consumables, equipment, publications (up to 25%) Submission/evaluation of final report

4. 20/06/06G.Bonas, GR-FR Workshop on Mobility4 Greek – French cooperation Possibly the oldest; the Calls are annual Very strong demand. To reduce over- subscription narrow fields, different every year. New collaborations are encouraged…

5. 20/06/06G.Bonas, GR-FR Workshop on Mobility5 Added value of Bilateral cooperation schemes in EU? Researcher’s level Much simpler and flexible procedures than FP (Thematic Priorities and Marie Curie) or COST Provide opportunities for young researchers that studied abroad to maintain links with their host laboratory in the other country

6. 20/06/06G.Bonas, GR-FR Workshop on Mobility6 Added value of Bilateral cooperation schemes in EU? Policy level Targeted cooperation in fields of mutual interest (e.g. ESA, ‘Nestor’ project, Marine research, cultural heritage, etc.), often not covered by FP Opportunity for work on topics of wider EU interest (e.g. this workshop)