Innovation gap

Budget delay puts ‘extremely high’ pressure on Romanian universities, vice rectors say

Researchers urge the government to speed up debate and approval of 2019 budget. Projects already approved could be interrupted for weeks, or months, they say

MEPs give formal backing to Commission’s next big research programme – and want to spend more than the €94.1B already proposed. Several members states oppose that, setting scene for at least another year of wrangling

The change is intended to enable researchers to access structural funds for projects reviewers say are excellent, but which don’t make the cut for Horizon Europe grants

The political puzzles and tensions at play in member states’ latest round of talks for the EU’s 2021-2027 research programme

More than 20 per cent of 2018 research and innovation budget is lost as research ministry fails to launch calls

Research commercialisation body sees proposed funding cut in favour of R&D aid for eastern member states. ‘We don’t want the research programme to reflect Trump-like policies,’ says Christian Ehler, rapporteur, as door is left open to UK

Research and innovation in central Europe is held back by the emigration of scientists and engineers. Rather than framing policies around encouraging their permanent return, the EU should help universities establish brain networks, in which modern communications enable scientists in the diaspora to contribute to research at home.

Disagreement over the objectives of the next R&D programme and the criteria for funding research is engaging MEPs as they work on successive drafts of the law

Oettinger says newer EU members ‘don’t see how they can benefit’ from Horizon Europe plan