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The European Commission has launched a new strategy to enhance the competitiveness of European manufacturing by securing better access to raw materials

Figures for the 2014 - 2020 research budget are starting to emerge despite a lack of clarity from the European Council. But MEPs are determined to reject the budget, and R&D could become part of a test of strength between the EU institutions

There's less for Horizon 2020 than the €80B the Commission proposed, though R&D will get more money than in FP7. With smoke and mirrors obscuring the true figures, MEPs say the real negotiations start now

Winners of European Research Council Proof-of-Concept grants showcased scientific breakthroughs and pitched their market potential to investors at a Science|Business Innovation Board event this week

As the Council meets to continue negotiating the budget for 2014 – 2020, senior industrialists, R&D administrators, university vice chancellors, Nobel prize winners and grass roots scientists insist the proposed €80B Horizon 2020 budget must be approved

Lower nitrogen losses with perennial biofuel crops

As the number one priority for ICT research, the 10-year FET Flagship projects in graphene and computer modelling of the brain announced this week are guaranteed €1B each - regardless of any cuts in the proposed €80B Horizon 2020 programme

New IEA publication details how Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden could decarbonise their power sectors and electrify transport

Taking EU Presidency, Irish politicians hope for a deal by summer – but many predict the budget wrangling will continue all year