What are the main differences between FP6 and FP7 for the Consortium Agreement?
A. The EC has made some changes in terminology and content in the Grant Agreement that effect the Consortium Agreement. The majority of changes are reflections of improvements and interpretation made during FP6. Additional changes have been made to make the administrative processes less time consuming. Other changes give the consortium partners more flexibility, which can either lead to simpler consortium agreements or to extended negotiations when the flexibility allows for the positions of industrial and academic partners to be far apart. For the key differences and/or detailed comparison please see here: ASection IV: Contractual changes between FP6 and FP7 of the Contracts and Agreements page. Q.
