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Research spending should rise to €120B in the 2021 - 2028 budget, despite shrinking EU funds post-Brexit, say MEPs

Commission announces broad new policy push to tackle scourge of plastic pollution

A Scottish government report lays out potential hit of divorce in a new economic forecast that first minister Nicola Sturgeon says strengthens case for UK remaining in EU single market

Commission lays out plan to catch China and US in the competition to create a ‘super-supercomputer’

EU executive united on need to protect R&D and will look to increase research spending - despite loss of UK’s €12B net contribution and plan to invest €10B in new activities

Influential voices in the commission and national governments want to boost spending on research and innovation from 2021 – 2028. But they are facing competing demands - and must fill a €12B Brexit-shaped hole in the coffers

News analysis: Brexit planning, budget battles and the role of multinational companies are among the key issues that will dominate Brussels agendas over the next year