Éanna Kelly

As 2016 gets under way, the EU Research Commissioner will start to lay the foundations for an ambitious new institute. The aim is to create a cohesive pan-European body for innovation that will parallel what the European Research Council has done for science

Science|Business talks to Bert De Colvenaer, the man working to make hydrogen fuel cell technology widely available and affordable in Europe

EU legislators have removed a controversial amendment to new data privacy law which would have imperilled efforts to use personal data for large studies

Several big hurdles have recently been cleared, but a new court system still needs to be accepted by 5 participating countries before the new intellectual property regime can come to life

The Science|Business interview: Top EU health official outlines a push for better performance, crisis management – linked to Juncker economic agenda

Researchers will be given freedom to interrogate and search articles currently locked behind journal paywalls. But scientists want faster progress and publishers say the Commission should move carefully when proposing changes to copyright law

A new science strategy promises more money for basic research, more post-docs and a commitment to joining CERN.

Humans cannot release much more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere without triggering catastrophic climate change. This makes the argument for funding research into new renewable technologies more persuasive than ever, says Richard Templer

This is the first time there has been a decrease while the world economy has continued to grow. But industry must not use this as an excuse to defer measures to reduce CO2 outputs

Moedas tells EU research ministers that Europe’s code on research integrity must change to reflect the new realities of collaborative research