Éanna Kelly

European Commission sets itself several complex tasks in the next research programme, such as bridging the ingrained east-west divide and growing bigger tech companies

Lobbyists mount last, urgent blitz ahead of Wednesday’s budget announcement

European Commission plans 70% increase in funding amid rising concern over Chinese and US dominance in the field

Advisor lays out plan for how Europe can keep pace with rivals in key enabling technologies

Jyrki Katainen tells MEPs they will retain scrutiny over the InvestEU umbrella fund, under which the Commission is proposing to centralise all EU investment schemes

Notes of an internal brainstorming session at European Commission hint at steps for choosing missions, ideas on who might run them, and the level of funding

Draft plans for the next EU research programme include lots of hot-button issues – from terrorism to healthcare inequality – that could attract broader political support

Draft papers show European Commission staff opting for familiarity, and a sprinkle of salesmanship, with successor to Horizon 2020

Draft paper outlines how ‘focused, simpler and more transparent’ entity would merge or replace some 40 financial instruments

Draft paper on Framework Programme 9 highlights changes in the way industry or researchers in foreign countries can participate