As Science|Business celebrates the 1,000th issue of its newsletter this month, we republish the story below from June 2020, explaining how the Romanian government scrambled to mend relations between the EU-funded laser research facility in Bucharest and counterparts in Hungary and the Czech Republic. Some progress was made last year, but the saga is not over yet
Research can’t be ‘dissociated’ from politics, says Frédérique Vidal. But a senior French scientist says keeping the UK and Switzerland out ‘punishes all of us’
At Paris open science conference, EU research leaders back the Commission’s plan to overhaul the way funding agencies assess the scientific standing of individual researchers
As the European Parliament begins internal talks on next year’s budget, some MEPs warn they might lose again in the battle with member states on using unspent research money
The Commission wants to reduce bureaucracy in the research programme, enabling researchers to spend more time on research, rather than filling out expenses claims and time sheets. But not all stakeholders are fully on board
Influential research organisations in Germany are dismayed by the speed with which the reform is being pushed forward and are reluctant to give their support
Relief is on the way, with up to €200M per year extra for R&D funding from 2024. But before that there is a risk budgets will fall in 2023, the University of Helsinki vice-rector tells Science|Business
Among its proposals is an EU system for awarding joint degrees. But stakeholders doubt member states will give up national competences in higher education in order to deliver this
Austria’s decision to ratify the provisional implementation of the Unitary Patent Court agreement ends a decade-long deadlock. After a run in period the full launch of the single patent is expected in the next 12 months
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