Annual Report on the Progress Achieved by the Joint Technology Initiatives Joint Undertakings in 2010

The 2012 Annual Report on the progress achieved by the Joint Technology Initiatives Joint Undertakings in 2010 was prepared after the first interim evaluations of the Joint Undertakings foreseen in Article 11(2) of their Council Regulations. It takes into account the recommendations of the experts in the interim evaluation reports and the response from the Commission, as well as the specific actions planned by the JTIs in line with these recommendations. It also considers the opinion of the European Court of Auditors expressed in the reports on the annual accounts of the JTI JUs for the financial year ended 31 December 2010.

The report starts with a brief introduction of the JTI JUs, summarises their key achievements in 2010 and outlines the fields for improvement in the future. It is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document containing essentially statistical information on the research activities of the JTI JUs during the year in compliance with Article 11(1) of their Council Regulations.