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Study paves the way to update EU legislation and allow gene editing in agriculture. But environmentalists and organic farmers say modified crop plants should continue to be labelled as GMOs

Hungary is seeking €4B from the EU pandemic recovery fund to support changes to funding system that critics believe amounts to privatising public universities. This will limit academic freedom, they say

MEPs vote to finalise bloc’s first-ever dedicated programme for military research. Final budget is €5B lower than originally planned

All EU space activities now in a single orbit, in hopes of making Europe a global leader in space

EU officials expected to revise proposal to bar the three non-EU countries from quantum and space R&D, after call for full participation gains wide support. Excluding them would ‘only impact negatively on ourselves in the most unaffordable manner’

Vote marks the end of almost three years of negotiations on the content and budget, but MEPs are still angling for more money

Against the staggering €600B per annum cost of dealing with mental health problems, Horizon 2020 invested a paltry €870M over seven years on research into their causes. Horizon Europe is not promising much more

The €18B Europe has invested in its space programmes should be delivering greater economic returns, says court of auditors

Meetings postponed for discussion of Commission proposal, with resistance growing in member states

A new report by the European Universities Association report provides strong evidence that the impact of budget cuts made after 2008 is still felt in many countries, but governments have better insights and new tools to avoid another funding slump

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology is drawing up the framework for a new network to foster innovation in the creative and cultural industries. In the autumn, it will invite universities, industry and research organisations to submit their roadmaps

Leaked legislative proposal shows bloc leaning towards bans on surveillance and social scoring applications, and a broad interpretation of what makes for a high-risk AI system

Universities face ‘dramatic transformation’ after COVID-19. Eindhoven University of Technology president Robert-Jan Smits says the priority post-pandemic will be education and research that is most relevant to the surrounding ‘Brainport’ region

As row over control of strategic research rages on, science and business figures warn shutting out EU neighbours will hurt everyone. ‘We all need to take a step back here,’ one said