| The European Microbocides Project (EMPRO) is a consortium of
24 partners consisting of academic institutions and SME's across
Europe and in Africa. The project is coordinated and managed by
Kings College London and will run for 5 years, beginning at the
start of 2004.
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EMPRO has been funded by the European Commission as part of
the Sixth Framework Programme. The objective of the Sixth Framework
Programme is to continue previous work in
"developing a true European scientific community
equipped with the best skills and know-how, and to support scientific
and technical work of the highest quality, conducted through transnational
projects benefiting from mobile workers"
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The total budget for the Sixth Framework programme is €17.5 billion
which represents the third largest operational budget within the
EU's overall budget.
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