R&D News

‘Gatekeeper’ companies that control access to online services could be fined 10% of turnover and broken up under double-barrelled rules that seek to limit the power of global internet firms in the EU market

Programme will fund satellite navigation and earth observation systems, and boost Europe’s competitiveness as space becomes increasingly commercialised

Digital Europe will fill the gap between research and deployment, investing €2.2B in supercomputing and €2B in artificial intelligence

EU4Health aims to boost innovation in the health sector, help member states ditch paper records and make digitised health systems interoperable

EU funding for education and student exchanges will be bigger than ever, but money may be stretched over parts of the Erasmus+ programme and the innovation agency EIT

The money will make the EU third biggest investor in defence research in Europe and give it firepower to reduce the longstanding reliance on US military technology

As Horizon legislation wraps up, EU commissioner reflects on how R&I in climate, agriculture, food and related sectors can help Europe recover from the pandemic

Switch to green hydrogen, more smart grids, extra funding for innovative start-ups are among 64 new measures announced by Trudeau government

Marathon haggle between Parliament and Council sees budget top-up for European Research Council, creative industries, and research fellowships that fall short of campaigners’ hopes

Fraught standoff with Poland and Hungary over release of EU money ends, clearing way for research and other investment funds to start flowing in 2021