Innovation gap

Countries in central and eastern Europe seek to boost the international footprint of their higher education and science

Mariya Gabriel says renewed effort to create the European Research Area will help bridge performance disparities. But national governments need to play their part 

Making moves to encourage researchers to move around Europe is the way to promote excellence overall

New report highlights priorities ahead of planned revamp of Europe’s single market for research and innovation

Ending the west to east disparity in pay for scientists working on Marie Curie projects in Horizon Europe would be one way to limit brain drain from poorer EU countries, Croatian science minister tells MEPs

Academics want to see a new system that values competition and internationalisation - and which distributes R&D money based on results and excellence

In an interview Mariya Gabriel says her priorities include establishment of a European Knowledge Strategy, and reducing the east-west performance gap

‘Trieste Declaration on Science’ paves the way for 17 countries in south-east Europe to boost participation in Horizon Europe and strengthen international research cooperation

The partnership aims to pool expertise in the region, increase the scale of research projects and reduce bureaucracy when applying for grants