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MEPs say work is still needed to strike the balance between flexibility, coherence and reliability

MEPs call for better organisation in this aspect of Horizon 2020 to ensure it meets its goals

The EIT needs to do more to be seen as a global brand of excellence, say MEPs

More needs to be done to promote synergies between Europe’s various funding programmes, say MEPs

A new programme for SMEs aims to increase participation and success rates

With the final budget still unknown, the European Parliament makes provisions for getting the most of what may come

A member of the Science|Business Innovation Board and the former president of Poland are to follow former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's court proceedings

After long and hard negotiations, science ministers have given their approval to the proposal to reconfigure EU research around seven Grand Challenges

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