European Union

As Germany takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union from Finland, there's little evidence of new thinking about innovation.

Boosting innovation in the European Union may be a top political priority but heads of state and government from the 25 countries in the Union had little time for the topic at this week’s summit in Brussels.

Seven partners have teamed up with €2.4 million in EU backing to develop a vaccine against Alzheimer’s disease.

Europe needs to shape up its IT department and make us all better at applying and using computers, says the European Union’s ICT taskforce.

The European Commission's Director-General for Education has given the most detailed timeline yet for the planned new European Institute of Technology.

The European Union has unveiled a new way of funding R&D that allows it for the first time to pool public and private resources.

The European Commission has launched a long-planned autumn push towards revamping its technology policies with a 10-point programme.

There’s a new kid on the block. How will the European Science Foundation justify its existence once the EU’s new pan European funding body moves into town?