Florin Zubașcu

As the parliament gathers for the last time, we look back at how the outgoing cohort of MEPs shaped Horizon Europe and research and innovation over the past five years  

As members of the ITRE research committee plan their political futures, we have compiled an overview of the movers and shakers in EU research and innovation policy

In an interview with Science|Business, Iliana Ivanova outlines her goals for the rest of her term, where Europe stands in the global technology race - and the need to discuss if dual use military/civilian research should feature in FP10

This year’s EuroScience Open Forum meeting will go ahead as planned in Katowice, but uncertainty looms over the 2026 conference

A €1.5B fund will help to scale up research projects and build supply chains, while a new legal structure will enable member states to facilitate cooperation across the whole life cycle of defence capabilities

As the EU looks to shape its research and innovation policy to support the economy and strengthen the defence sector, Sylvie Retailleau calls for a ringfenced budget for FP10

With the UK finally associated to the framework programme after a three year hiatus, both sides are seeking to re-engage and build British participation. But on the EU side there are concerns about UK visa fees

Heads of state approved the changes in Brussels today, after Germany rejected a Commission proposal to put an additional €100B into the EU’s multiannual budget. The deal frees up a €50B aid package for Ukraine

Three years after their launch, member states are still trying to make sense of the ‘Grand Challenge’ research missions

As planning for next R&D programme gets underway, leaked document suggests Copenhagen is calling for radical changes in the way it’s all structured