Florin Zubașcu

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

The three governments are joining forces to push for EU-wide coordination of a common strategy for AI made in Europe

As 2023 draws to a close, we have put together a list of the stories that shaped research and innovation policy over the past 12 months

Documents leaked to Science|Business show the EU research programme could lose as much as €5.3B, as member states scramble to find money to pay back recovery fund loans

Deal announced at EU-Canada summit opens door to wider transatlantic collaboration in research, energy, digital and other fields. Wanted now: ‘transformative discoveries’ by working together, EU president says

The official announcement will be made later today, along with a flurry of other cooperation deals in climate, artificial intelligence and misinformation

In a Parliament debate last week, the leadership of ITER gave a fraught assessment of the issues plaguing the international fusion project. Some MEPs are warning the project’s survival is at risk