The subsequent IGC involved intensive bilateral and collective negotiations in which the views of each Member State, as well as of the Commission and Parliament, were taken very carefully into account.
Saskaņā ar vienošanos ar Padomi Pētniecības Padomes budžets nepārsniegs 5 % no Pamatprogrammas gada budžeta, lai gan pirmajā lasījumā deputāti prasīja, lai maksimālais finansējums būtu 3 %.