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Is a frozen “rollover” budget for 2013 and beyond now likely? MEPs debate the EU budget at a Science|Business event, as negotiations between Parliament and Council collapse

The European Parliament calls for an ‘internationalisation strategy’ to create a single set of rules for small companies - and unleash entrepreneurial potential

After months of shadow-boxing, EU leaders have scheduled a few key meetings in November to decide how much and how Horizon 2020 money will be spent. A special Science|Business report examines the proposals on the table.

Brussels should deal only with the broad overarching strategy of the EU’s R&D agenda, with new scientific steering committees appointed to see to the details, key MEPs tell Science|Business

MEPs say the European Commission’s proposed flat rate funding scheme is an over-simplification that will favour industry over academics

MEPs threaten to take Council to EU Court of Justice after member states limit involvement of EU legal system in patent litigation without consulting Parliament

Under-investing in R&D is not a symptom of the economic crisis, but lies at its root cause. Horizon 2020 must be fuelled with sufficient funding to become Europe’s development engine for the future, says Ioannis Tsoukalas, MEP

As France’s new President Francois Hollande visits Berlin for key talks on the economic crisis, MEPs tell Science|Business he must shift the emphasis from austerity to innovation-fuelled growth - and deliver on his promise to boost R&D

The European Commission has released its official proposal for Horizon 2020, the EU’s new research funding scheme. Science|Business presents a roundup of first reactions from the European capital.