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The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stark illustration of why we need effective tools for sharing health data in Europe, say four MEPs

MEP and former leadership contender for Romania’s National Liberal Party looks set to replace PNL colleague Adina-Ioana Vălean, who has been appointed transport commissioner

As ITRE chair Adina-Ioana Vălean departs to become transport commissioner, European Parliament sources say her successor is likely to be one of three Romanian party colleagues

At confirmation hearings, Johannes Hahn told MEPs a ‘compromise’ on agriculture and cohesion is needed to divert funds to research, while proposed new head of energy, Kadri Simson said the EU will not meet carbon targets unless it invests more in R&I

Parliament is withholding its stamp of approval for Sylvie Goulard, who is under heavy fire over alleged misuse of EU funds. ‘A cloud of doubt hangs over her,’ said one MEP

To secure the post, the nominee for Innovation and Youth commissioner needs to survive a quizzing from MEPs. Science|Business suggests some questions she should be ready to answer

EU competition policy is holding the continent back, Lithuania’s former prime minister Andrius Kubilius, now an MEP and sitting on the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy committee, tells Science|Business

Adina-Ioana Vălean elected chair of committee on Industry, Research, and Energy, while ECR’s Zdzisław Krasnodębski becomes first vice-chair among four

Shifting political landscape could cause trouble for big spending programmes like Horizon Europe