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Member states strike a deal on which funding schemes should be coordinated with Horizon Europe, the proposed €94.1B research programme

Research ministers agree funding for a number of big ticket items, with Germany, France, Italy and the UK making the biggest contributions

MEP and former leadership contender for Romania’s National Liberal Party looks set to replace PNL colleague Adina-Ioana Vălean, who has been appointed transport commissioner

Nuclear device, due for switch on in 2020, will pursue the long held dream of controlled atomic power

After weeks of intense lobbying, incoming commission president Ursula von der Leyen gives in to pressure and adds ‘research’ to the job title - at the last possible moment

Labour and Liberal Democrats put green policies at the centre of their pitch. Both pledge to invest 3% of GDP on research and to spread R&D funding around the regions

Over 100 researchers say government should move straight to renewables, skipping plans to expand gas power plants

President of the Royal Society tells candidates from the three biggest parties of need to fix the damage caused by 3.5 years of uncertainty

EU institutions strike late-night deal on €13.5B budget for research in 2020 -  but ’27 Margaret Thatchers around the table’  are considering budget cuts from 2021

As ITRE chair Adina-Ioana Vălean departs to become transport commissioner, European Parliament sources say her successor is likely to be one of three Romanian party colleagues