Richard L. Hudson

EU Council meeting expected to see joint declaration by eastern agriculture and research ministers - a rare effort at coordinated east European lobbying over research in Brussels

‘It’s about the respect’: Science|Business reconstructs how disputes over the demand for equal pay for researchers from poorer EU13 countries played out in negotiations over the planned €94.1 billion R&D programme

Commissioners sign off on experimental ‘matrix‘ design for DG Research that also retains international division, ending months of speculation

Joint European Disruptive Initiative announces €3B fund – but then calls it an April Fool’s prank to draw attention to the fake news problem

Varjo is one of 1,270 companies funded by the European Innovation Council since the pilot scheme launched in 2017

The Commission’s new ‘Task Force EIC’ would include staffers from both its research and SME agencies, as part of a major restructuring of the EU’s research organisation

The OECD says big-company spending on R&D is more important than ever. EU policy makers must resolve how to work with industry in their next R&D programme.

A drop in government share of global R&D spending sparks alarm – even as political anxiety over the future of technology rises. More than 40 per cent of global R&D is now performed by just 200 companies

The EU is offering new deals for countries to join its big R&D programme. Here's a rundown on the negotiating positions starting to emerge

EU research chief Jean-Eric Paquet lays plans to refocus staff on policy goals, efficiency and cooperation with other parts of the Commission