Florin Zubașcu

Romanian government drops foreign evaluators from its national funding schemes and cuts science funding as the EU gears up for the next research framework programme

Hungary’s attempt to shut down Central European University and its crackdown on NGOs has undermined the rule of law, MEPs say

Efforts to boost e-government and smart city solutions in Romania need more strategic thinking, Stelian Brad, president of Cluj IT Cluster tells Science|Business.

Investigation into the proposal - widely seen as an attempt to close the Central European University - could eventually see Hungary taken before Europe’s highest court and fined

For 25 years, the Central European University has promoted academic excellence in the social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe

Despite a massive show of solidarity, the parliament has approved new conditions for foreign universities operating in Hungary that are seen as directly targeting CEU

A proposed amendment “is a direct and fundamental threat” to the Budapest-based Central European University, says president and rector Michael Ignatieff

Whopping cuts unveiled in budget proposal undermine United States’ leadership in science and technology

Hour-for-hour, they are paid 4 – 5 time less than counterparts in western Europe. But scientists in Slovenia are determined to make up for a lack of government funding and the structural disadvantages facing the country’s research and innovation system

More and more jobs are threatened by advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. As the graphs below illustrate, Europe is not prepared for this dislocation