On 11 September 2014 European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and his delegation visited the EIT Headquarters in Budapest, Hungary. President Barroso met with Peter Olesen (Chairman of the EIT Governing Board), Bruno Revellin-Falcoz (Member of the EIT Governing Board and Executive Committee) and Martin Kern (EIT Interim Director). The exchange of views focused on the EIT’s progress, its priorities for the future and the Institute’s contributions to Horizon2020, the EU’s new seven year Research and Innovation programme.