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Exclusive: Galileo eats into EU budgets

Around €300 million looks set to be slashed from the European Union’s 2008 research and development budget, and re-channelled into the flagship Galileo satellite project.

US feels the pressure as others get innovative

US dominance in innovation can no longer be assumed, believe the CEOs of some of its leading technology companies. Competitiveness is set to be a key issue in the 2008 Presidential election

Hands off Europe’s R&D funding

Building the European Research Area should be paid for by Structural Funds not R&D programmes, says Science and Technology Commissioner Janez Potočnik