European Commission

A Science|Business analysis of all 26 mission letters sent to the nominees shows a number of commissioners will be working on innovation-related tasks

Nominated for Innovation and Youth commissioner, Gabriel is expected to take on an expanded portfolio, merging education with research and innovation. She will move from her current post overseeing digital policy

Science|Business is canvassing views on the big research priorities for the next term of the EU, from 2019 to 2024. Here, six policy experts discuss the most pressing items on the EU’s to-do list for health

Swiss failure to endorse the treaty could cause headwinds for business, cross-border stock trading and research collaboration

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

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn appeals to research chiefs Carlos Moedas and Jean-Eric Paquet to keep R&D programme focused on excellence, rather than even spread of winners

Europe trails rivals in the battery wars. ‘We have a shortage of batteries and we can’t wait long years to catch up,’ warns Commission vice-president. Advisers, in new report, say it's not the only manufacturing gap that needs plugging