After the ravages of COVID-19, the EU’s 2020 science, research and innovation performance report sets out 11 recommendations for the future direction of R&D

There’s more in the pot, but MEPs and research lobbies decry ‘mismatch’ between European Commission’s revised research budget and the post-COVID-19 mountains to be scaled

Commission wants to stretch its limited legal powers in health, while ambition for defence spending is dropped, in revised long-term budget

More money for research is included in Commission’s €1.85 trillion long-term budget, but MEPs and lobbyists pore over the details to see the potential impact

Latest: Another university group urges EU to invest more in knowledge

The EU sets out research plan for switch to more sustainable farming and preservation of biodiversity, as one route out of the COVID-19 recession

New details on long-term budget redraft sees EU executive call for ‘standalone health programme’ in proposed reversal of decision by previous administration

Other G20 leaders should step forward to make up shortfall in epidemic response fund, the UK says

The UK-based innovation network, in partnership with media company Science|Business, creates a free online “space” for COVID-19 researchers to find one another across the globe, and team up to find treatments and the funding to support their work

The money will go to regions and countries with ‘modest’ ranking in EU innovation league tables

Third countries could join Horizon Europe, but only if they respect EU values. Israel and Switzerland are promised a seat at the table

EU research chief Mariya Gabriel says basic principles of UK participation in EU research programmes will be the same as for other non-EU members