Det drejer sig på ingen måde om at kræve en demagogisk spredning af rammeprogrammernes store linjer og prioriteringer, men om at decentralisere dem fra Europas elitevidenskabs- og højteknologipoler til mindre centre og mindre og mere fleksible forskningsgrupper i de fattigste regioner.
I do not have in mind some kind of populist geographical dispersal of major themes and priorities in the framework programmes, far from it. But I would like to see some decentralisation away from the more exalted centres of research and technology towards more modest centres and towards smaller and more flexible teams based in poorer regions.