Germany

In their first meeting under the German Presidency, EU research ministers agreed on pathway to strengthen European research cooperation 

AI, electronics, plastics, cloud computing, pandemic research – all are on an long list of ambitious targets Berlin plans over the next six months

Research minister says country has become a hotspot for the technology, with EU looking to limit dependence on Chinese imports

The European Research Area and technological sovereignty top Germany’s agenda for its six-month stint at the helm of the council of the EU

€20M effort to get more ‘Made in Germany’ components comes as EIT unit issues report on digital soveriegnty

GAIA-X digital platform aims to create European cloud computing ecosystem connecting users with providers from around the world

New spending splurge comes as part of €130B recovery aid that goes far beyond other eurozone country packages

German Research Foundation offers financial support to grantees whose work has been disrupted by COVID-19 lockdowns

Fiscally conservative nations still need to be brought on board to plan that foresees EU-27 raising debt together and paying out to hardest hit regions in grants