The EU is extending its reach in defence with its first co-funded industry projects and €25 million for research. These are pathfinders for the larger ambition of launching a €13B seven-year defence programme in 2021
Despite some progress, EU legislators were again unable to strike a hoped-for deal on the EU’s next big research programme. More talks are scheduled for 19 March.
The core elements of proposed €9.2B digital infrastructure programme are agreed, but the final budget will not be fixed until the next Parliament. A new space programme also moves forward.
In an op-ed calling for European renewal, French President Emmanuel Macron gives his explicit support to the EIC, putting an end to speculation over his position
Eight years on, the collapse of Nokia’s mobile phone business continues to reverberate. For Pekka Soini, head of the innovation and investment agency Business Finland, this shows the country can’t afford to put all of its eggs in one basket again
Improvements in life expectancy are slowing down across Europe. An OECD-commissioned report attempts to unpick the reasons and calls for countries to step-up research and monitoring of mortality
