R&D News

The Slovenian government is launching a new call for donations from the private sector to help the Western Balkans improve its science base, with an emphasis on laboratory facilities.

The way is now open to Albania’s full participation in the EU’s Seventh Research Framework Programme.

The way is now open to Albania’s full participation in the EU’s Seventh Research Framework Programme.

Using Europe’s €1,700 billion annual public procurement budget to stimulate innovation is an idea whose time is coming – slowly.

Using Europe’s €1,700 billion annual public procurement budget to stimulate innovation is an idea whose time is coming – slowly.

Researchers and institutions in Germany and the UK dominate in the starting grants for independent research issued by the recently created European Research Council.

Researchers and institutions in Germany and the UK dominate in the starting grants for independent research issued by the recently created European Research Council.

The European Commission said it will investigate whether a €96 million aid that France plans to grant Peugeot-Citroën and other partners for the development of a hybrid diesel car is compatible with EC Treaty state aid rules.

The European Commission said it will investigate whether a €96 million aid that France plans to grant Peugeot-Citroën and other partners for the development of a hybrid diesel car is compatible with EC Treaty state aid rules.

What is the best way for the EU to spend its R&D money? An unusual debate at the European Commission provides insights.