Commission must explain how it can achieve technological autonomy without a clearer plan, and a stricter timeline for launching new technologies by 2030, MEPs say
MEPs and research organisations say more needs to be done to align the strategy with research and innovation funding programmes over the next seven years
Researchers grow frustrated at looming funding gap, with European Commission putting back publication of detailed calls to the end of May. Some commentators suggest the delay is down to row over excluding UK, Israel and Switzerland from space and quantum R&D
Study paves the way to update EU legislation and allow gene editing in agriculture. But environmentalists and organic farmers say modified crop plants should continue to be labelled as GMOs
Hungary is seeking €4B from the EU pandemic recovery fund to support changes to funding system that critics believe amounts to privatising public universities. This will limit academic freedom, they say
Provisional agreement on the EU’s new climate law includes formation of independent European scientific advisory board to help plot the route to carbon neutrality
Centre is launched just one day before European Court of Auditors is due to release a report calling on the Commission to make better use of space research
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