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An analysis the EU's eco-innovation strategy in preparation of the Science|Business Q&A with EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik

After months of shadow-boxing, EU leaders have scheduled a few key meetings in November to decide how much and how Horizon 2020 money will be spent. A special Science|Business report examines the proposals on the table.

MEP Malcolm Harbour spearheads a growing movement in Brussels to get government agencies spending more of their budgets on innovation - especially from small companies

After twelve years horsetrading, a voluntary agreement between the European Commission and Europe’s research bodies aims to get 27 national research systems functioning as one, and complete the European Research Area (ERA)

Scientific articles based on Horizon 2020 funded research must be made available for free, says the Commssion. But there will be an exception for commercially sensitive raw data

Members of the European Parliament assess the strengths and weaknesses - and question aspects of the Commission’s Horizon 2020 plan

Excellence comes in many forms and attempts to rank universities should reflect this. But it should also be understood that excellence does not equate to success, says Onora O’Neill

Brussels should deal only with the broad overarching strategy of the EU’s R&D agenda, with new scientific steering committees appointed to see to the details, key MEPs tell Science|Business

EU lawmakers want leading figures in Europe’s research and innovation programmes to make regular appearances before Parliament, influential MEPs tell Science|Business

MEPs say the European Commission’s proposed flat rate funding scheme is an over-simplification that will favour industry over academics