R&D policy

For the first time, annual country-specific recommendations for economic policy advise all EU member states to look to R&I investments

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

Uncertainty is rising over Switzerland’s future relations with the EU in science – and that’s worrying the country’s top universities

Director general Vladimír Šucha says his office is ready to help the new roster of politicians in Brussels understand the “constraints and consequences” of decision making

As EU’s Space Council meets for first time in eight years, ministers pledge to increase cooperation

Buzek, Ehler, Nica and other prominent legislators on the EU R&D programme secure their seats, but committee assignments are yet to be decided

Shifting political landscape could cause trouble for big spending programmes like Horizon Europe

Brexit, more competition for students, and the possibility of cuts in tuition fees is putting pressure on the finances. ‘We feel it’s a tenuous position at the moment,’ says Oxford University’s vice-chancellor

EU Council meeting expected to see joint declaration by eastern agriculture and research ministers - a rare effort at coordinated east European lobbying over research in Brussels