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Research stakeholders in ‘shock’ after EU Council puts forward an amended version of the 2022 budget that sees cuts to Horizon Europe and other innovation-intensive EU programmes

Investor groups tell EU research commissioner to allocate special funding to female-led venture capital firms in bid to boost female entrepreneurship

European Commission sets out plan to make Europe first climate neutral continent by 2050, through new regulations and targeted investments in research and innovation

After weeks of uncertainty it’s official: researchers in Switzerland are no longer eligible for European Research Council, Marie Skłodowska-Curie or European Innovation Council funding

MEPs are set to vote through a new generation of public private partnerships under Horizon Europe. They want more transparency and less closed club mentality

Biggest budget to date will see synergy and proof of concept grants return, with the first calls opening this week. Pandemic-related disruption of research will be taken into account when deciding the winners

With chancellor Angela Merkel’s exit in sight, scientists have a list of reforms and issues they want the next government to tackle

If Europe can band together to set up an independent global satellite positioning system, why can’t it do the same for its software industry?

A 2010 directive called for replacement, reduction and refinement of animal experiments.  More than 10 years on, MEPs are concerned the rules have had little impact - and want targets and a strategy to bring in alternatives

Ex-GE exec Carlos Härtel leads board of Europe’s top R&D media company; Maryline Fiaschi promoted to CEO