Florin Zubașcu

Start-ups in central and eastern Europe get a helping hand to sell their products and services to larger companies in the region

A new large-scale research infrastructure will revive the scientific and technological potential of the Balkans, whilst helping its economy and bringing people together around a shared endeavour

Winners in the European Research Council’s latest round of synergy grants describe the hurdles they faced and what it takes for researchers in central and eastern Europe to win these prestigious awards

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology will ‘assess very carefully’ how to involve participants from outside the EU. Continued UK involvement hangs on the final Brexit deal, says its director Martin Kern

Slim chances for MEP Dan Nica to become Romania’s next EU commissioner for transport

Call for bigger budgets for the European Research Council and culture-related research comes ahead of rocky budget negotiations

An EU-wide coalition of cities and regions urges commissioner-designate Elisa Ferreira to defend cohesion policy

At confirmation hearings, Johannes Hahn told MEPs a ‘compromise’ on agriculture and cohesion is needed to divert funds to research, while proposed new head of energy, Kadri Simson said the EU will not meet carbon targets unless it invests more in R&I

Romanian prime minister says she stands by Dan Nica but also ‘has a woman, if required’, after Rovana Plumb was rejected by parliament