The European Commission wants to increase spending on health more than 20-fold and to take a larger role in healthcare policy

Decision to postpone is ‘organisational’ but could be read as a signal to member states and national research ministers to agree on the final details of the research programme before the next EU budget comes into force

After the ravages of COVID-19, the EU’s 2020 science, research and innovation performance report sets out 11 recommendations for the future direction of R&D

The current crisis is a testing ground for artificial intelligence, but an expert panel says a lack of quality data and official reticence is holding back the development of practical tools

There’s more in the pot, but MEPs and research lobbies decry ‘mismatch’ between European Commission’s revised research budget and the post-COVID-19 mountains to be scaled

Commission wants to stretch its limited legal powers in health, while ambition for defence spending is dropped, in revised long-term budget

Plan to infuse recovery money into green, digital and other research initiatives faces challenge from EU fiscal hardliners

More money for research is included in Commission’s €1.85 trillion long-term budget, but MEPs and lobbyists pore over the details to see the potential impact

Overseas training for early career researchers may have to move online if COVID-19 restrictions remain in place in the autumn

German Research Foundation offers financial support to grantees whose work has been disrupted by COVID-19 lockdowns