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Dramatic U-turn by Europe’s premier research agency casts doubt on feasibility of scheme to make scientific papers free to read as soon as they are published

Research and health programmes the big victims as axe falls in final EU leaders’ deal. ‘It’s a no for innovation’ says MEP. The cuts ‘will cement Europe's fall behind its global competitors’

Cuts during budget summit did not stop with Horizon Europe. As leaders were seeking a compromise, certain programmes - including health - took a hit, while space and defence were protected  

Data from Germany and UK show BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines induce a broad immune response in early trials. Meanwhile UK government continues to go it alone in striking advance purchase deals

EU heads of state agree on historic budget deal, but partly at the cost of research funding, despite science’s role in fighting COVID-19. Critics say the Horizon budget became a ‘cash cow’ during budget talks.

Feedback on EU white paper on regulating applications such as self-driving cars and facial recognition provides mixed picture for policymakers

Newly appointed to its governing board, former MEP Paul Rübig says the European Institute of Innovation and Technology will play a key role in reviving innovation value chains - from shuttered universities, to cash strapped SMEs, to market

The world’s largest cancer charity expects its income to fall by £350M over the next three years

The proposed cut to Horizon Europe draws further criticism, as a parliament analysis warns funding will ‘plunge below current levels’ after pandemic recovery money is spent in 2024

Caught between ‘Big Brother China and Big Data US’, Europe is out to define its own path on the technology, amid fears that regulation could kill the sector - or arrive too late to prevent harm