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Green architecture project aims to bring art and science together to improve energy efficiency in Europe’s buildings. But MEPs question the need for ‘European Bauhaus' at a time when the priority should be helping the cultural sector recover from COVID-19 shutdown

New documents obtained by Science|Business provide fresh insight into EU funder’s decision to reject its president’s COVID-19 proposal

As global warming threatens to undermine advances in human health, experts at the World Health Summit call for sustainable, carbon-neutral farming practices

Estimates indicate OECD’s 37 member countries intend to invest €312 billion in green technologies, as a route to economic revival. Experts are calling for more clarity on how this money will be spent

The Bonn Declaration on Freedom of Scientific Research commits governments to an EU system for monitoring academic freedom. Along with safeguarding research from political intervention, the move aims to increase public trust in science

The European Commission has put forward a calendar of policy initiatives for 2021, putting flesh on the proposal to set up a biomedical research modelled on the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Europe is a world leader in wave and tidal energy technologies, but bringing them to the market remains difficult. A new public private partnership, Clean Energy Transition, aims drive down costs and promote commercial deployment

Agriculture ministers agree on plans for green food production but want scientific impact assessments before policy becomes law, and are calling on the European Commission to publish its study on precision breeding

New public-private partnership aims to make EU space industry more competitive and independent, but will it have lift off?

With €25B invested this year, European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič says lithium-ion production remains on schedule despite the economic impact of pandemic

Regional innovation rankings would be a better reflection of what is happening on the ground if local data was used instead of extrapolating from national figures

After signing letter of intent, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the European Innovation Council are scoping how they can cooperate to de-risk investment in start-ups, providing the inputs needed to scale-up earlier and faster

Dragoș Tudorache wants to help the EU create the next wave of internet giants. ‘If we wake up soon enough, we can make up this gap’ he tells Science|Business

Former head of national innovation agency says UK research funding does not need another big overhaul; former science minister warns it could be ‘destructive’