Non-EU states have questions over how association will work and exclusion from sensitive research calls

MEPs line up with Commission plan to push competitiveness, but concerns remain about innovation independence 

Draft plan foresees a new category for research and innovation runners-up and funding restrictions for states that fail to boost R&D spending

Protests follow decision to move four humanities and social science research centres to Eötvös Loránd University

Stakeholders are wary of links with the Competitiveness Fund as they prepare to negotiate the details of the new research programme

EU’s next research Framework Programme will have four pillars and parts of it are to be aligned more closely with the European Competitiveness Fund