Horizon 2020

The proposed EU budget for 2020 also boosts spending for Europe’s satnav system Galileo by 75% and gives €255M to defence-related R&D

Post-election politics could re-shape the EU’s R&D programme – but the maths are messy. ‘Technology not always the answer’, says Green MEP

Commissioners sign off on experimental ‘matrix‘ design for DG Research that also retains international division, ending months of speculation

European Innovation Council pilot awards grants to 13 projects that are close to commercialisation

European Research Council announces 222 advanced grants for leading scientists, worth €540 million, with the largest number of grants going to researchers in the UK

The EU is extending its reach in defence with its first co-funded industry projects and €25 million for research. These are pathfinders for the larger ambition of launching a €13B seven-year defence programme in 2021