Jean-Eric Paquet expects a close science deal with the UK as part of a post-Brexit trade agreement

Would-be host cities vying to become home to new centre, which will coordinate cybersecurity research in Horizon Europe and manage an EU-wide network of those involved in the field

With decision on how to spend the extra €4B agreed last month still on hold, the call goes up for more national research investment  

EU research chief is urging grantees to use the newly created ‘Open Research Europe.’ But there are doubts about the open review method and moving to a system that excludes non-EU grant winners

Joint EU/Africa research and innovation partnerships on infectious diseases should be a priority for Horizon Europe, says Maria da Graça Carvalho, MEP

New EU Soil Observatory will pool satellite data and field samples to create overview of soil health across Europe

New proposal outlines how Horizon Europe-funded research will move nascent technologies like floating solar farms to commercial reality, and improve the systems for transferring offshore electricity to onshore grids

The fate of the €4 billion top-up for Horizon Europe remains uncertain, as Hungary and Poland veto budget deal. Research lobbies continue fight to ringfence the additional money for ERC and Marie Curie grants

Public-private partnership to be set up as part of Horizon Europe will help transform an old-fashioned sector into a competitive, digital, and green global leader

Next research programme can start on time, and MEPs also manage to claw back money for health and student exchanges. But there’s disappointment they didn’t salvage more