European Commission

The Prima initiative will tackle two of the root causes of migration - water and food scarcity around the Mediterranean basin

Mariya Gabriel will become the new digital Commissioner if confirmed by the European Parliament

The appointment is part of European Commission’s move to created four new positions of Deputy Directors-General, as it seeks to strengthen its top management

The Science|Business interview: Top EU health official outlines a push for better performance, crisis management – linked to Juncker economic agenda

An EU expert group analyses the future of Europe’s system for generating knowledge. The report is released this week.

New drive to promote the use of satellite data, investment deals with China and Japan, and improving digital skills, are among 23 initiatives announced this week

Research lobbyists gathered in Brussels to tell the European Commission what they like and what is niggling them about the €77B research programme to date

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn to investigate why male academics outnumber females in senior higher education posts in Ireland

European Commission announces changes at the top of its ICT, health, education and industry departments. Research and energy dodge the bullet.

It is known best as the Commission's in-house source of scientific advice. But the JRC’s capabilities go well beyond the theory, not just in helping with oversight of EU regulations, but also in providing much-needed practical help in responding to major humanitarian crises