Florin Zubașcu

Research and innovation commissioner calls for redoubling of efforts in global race for technological leadership

Changes are part of plans for a smooth transition to the next EU research programme

‘Trieste Declaration on Science’ paves the way for 17 countries in south-east Europe to boost participation in Horizon Europe and strengthen international research cooperation

The partnership aims to pool expertise in the region, increase the scale of research projects and reduce bureaucracy when applying for grants

€10 billion budget for agriculture R&D is to be spent on studying the environmental impact of farming

Ahead of crunch talks this week, a growing chorus of leaders in Brussels is calling on member states to agree a spending plan that matches EU ambitions in science, digital technologies and greening the continent

‘Grand Challenge Energy’ shows timid effort by Poland to get with the times and increase clean energy investment, as EU gears up for Green Deal ‘paradigm shift’

Setting final details of Horizon Europe could be delayed by difficult budget battle between member states

MEPs say EIT should be more open to new partners in poorer regions and reduce ‘excessive concentration’ on excellence in the evaluation criteria

New commission president is worried ‘severe cuts’ to EU budget would block ambitious innovation agenda