Disse programmer, hvis resultater især tilhører fremtiden og skal sikre Europas konkurrencedygtighed over for de øvrige industriblokke, bør dog ikke få os til at glemme den europæiske forskning, som er en håndgribelig realitet inden for sektorer, der allerede nu betragtes som ældre, men alligevel meget lovende.
These programmes, which are conceived for the longterm and should enable the Community to stay competitive with our major industrial rivals, should not make us lose sight of the fact that Community research is already well-established in those fields which, while maybe not quite so novel now, nevertheless offer promising scope for the future.