Is a frozen “rollover” budget for 2013 and beyond now likely? MEPs debate the EU budget at a Science|Business event, as negotiations between Parliament and Council collapse
Cash-strapped member states want to reduce the EU’s overall budget, putting the proposed increase in R&D spending under threat. That will make it more difficult to revive Europe’s jaded economy, Teresa Riera Madurell MEP tells Science|Business
Brussels should deal only with the broad overarching strategy of the EU’s R&D agenda, with new scientific steering committees appointed to see to the details, key MEPs tell Science|Business
EU lawmakers want leading figures in Europe’s research and innovation programmes to make regular appearances before Parliament, influential MEPs tell Science|Business
MEPs threaten to take Council to EU Court of Justice after member states limit involvement of EU legal system in patent litigation without consulting Parliament
As France’s new President Francois Hollande visits Berlin for key talks on the economic crisis, MEPs tell Science|Business he must shift the emphasis from austerity to innovation-fuelled growth - and deliver on his promise to boost R&D
The European Commission has released its official proposal for Horizon 2020, the EU’s new research funding scheme. Science|Business presents a roundup of first reactions from the European capital.