European Commission

Member states due to officially confirm Iliana Ivanova as new commissioner for research, innovation and education next week

Commission announces new appointments at the education directorate and the Joint Research Centre, with more changes expected at the research directorate

Some research lobbies are concerned the decision to publish less information on Commission staff will make their work more complicated, saying ‘it is very much to the detriment of the research & innovation community.’ Others don’t care so much

Proposal is more than this year, but sky-high inflation devalues the increase. The European Parliament is pinning its hopes on extracting more in the mid-term EU budget review, but rocketing interest payments leave little room for manoeuvre

A review of exemptions from competition rules aims to clear industry competitors to cooperate on R&D that promotes EU’s green and digital goals

The move comes after months of rumours that the Commission wanted to tighten its grip on the €10B start-up fund  

Gabriel will act as understudy to anti-corruption campaigner Nikolay Denkov, a member of the Academy of Sciences, in a government that looks on paper a boon for the country’s R&D. But judicial reform will be the priority

The portfolio of Mariya Gabriel is split in two, with Margrethe Vestager caretaker of R&I until a replacement is appointed. Some question Vestager’s interest in research, while others think her experience in competition policy will be a positive for innovation  

The EU’s Bulgarian commissioner officially leaves Brussels, with a mandate for a difficult task: trying to form a coalition government back home in Sofia after close elections