Florin Zubașcu

Estimates indicate OECD’s 37 member countries intend to invest €312 billion in green technologies, as a route to economic revival. Experts are calling for more clarity on how this money will be spent

The Bonn Declaration on Freedom of Scientific Research commits governments to an EU system for monitoring academic freedom. Along with safeguarding research from political intervention, the move aims to increase public trust in science

The European Commission has put forward a calendar of policy initiatives for 2021, putting flesh on the proposal to set up a biomedical research modelled on the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Agriculture ministers agree on plans for green food production but want scientific impact assessments before policy becomes law, and are calling on the European Commission to publish its study on precision breeding

More money for Horizon Europe looking unlikely, as member states won’t put more in than agreed in July. MEPs want concessions and are holding out on starting final discussion on 2021 - 2027 budget

Regional innovation rankings would be a better reflection of what is happening on the ground if local data was used instead of extrapolating from national figures

MEPs are pressing the European Council to reach agreement on new levies to top up R&D budget, but member states want to bridge the remaining differences and reach a deal quickly

The relocation to Vienna won’t be reversed, but following the ruling CEU plans to reinforce its remaining foothold in Budapest

Formal investigation comes after researchers whose projects have been delayed by pandemic lockdowns complain about the European Commission refusing to extend grant funding from the academic exchange programme

Plan to revive the European Research Area comes at a delicate moment for EU R&D policy, as commission asks EU27 to boost national research spending the day after science ministers agreed to cut Horizon Europe budget