ITRE

European Commission promised to create SME envoy position, but 11 months have passed with no action, say MEPs Henna Virkkunen and Jens Gieseke

Conservative MEPs on the industry committee say more coordination is needed to ensure Horizon Europe can work with the private sector to develop and implement technologies that will underpin the transition to green and digital economy

Industry committee votes in favour lighter touch rules around European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s public-private partnerships

The parliament can start negotiations with the council and the commission on the remaining issues as soon as member states reach an agreement on the 2021-2027 EU budget

Decision to postpone is ‘organisational’ but could be read as a signal to member states and national research ministers to agree on the final details of the research programme before the next EU budget comes into force

MEP and former leadership contender for Romania’s National Liberal Party looks set to replace PNL colleague Adina-Ioana Vălean, who has been appointed transport commissioner

As ITRE chair Adina-Ioana Vălean departs to become transport commissioner, European Parliament sources say her successor is likely to be one of three Romanian party colleagues

EU competition policy is holding the continent back, Lithuania’s former prime minister Andrius Kubilius, now an MEP and sitting on the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy committee, tells Science|Business

Adina-Ioana Vălean elected chair of committee on Industry, Research, and Energy, while ECR’s Zdzisław Krasnodębski becomes first vice-chair among four

Buzek, Ehler and Nica are standing again in European elections in May. Rübig, Reda and Henkel are bowing out