Votes on boosting green technology production, sharing health data for research, and access to EU supercomputers for AI start-ups are among the last acts of this mandate

At a get-together in Paris, OECD ministers said a new ‘anticipatory’ approach is needed. Consumer neurotechnology, increasingly able to read minds, is seen as one of the biggest novel risks

The US has finally managed to push through a $60 billion aid package for Ukraine, a vital and timely boost for the country as it continues to fend off Russia’s invasion. While for many in the US and western Europe the war can seem distant, it is very real and its impact stretches far and wide. One example that we look at in this week’s newsletter is cooled interest from foreign investors in Latvia’s market as businesses opt for caution in uncertain times. On the ground in Ukraine, we look at why the country needs big companies, not just start-ups, to support its resilient innovation ecosystem. Finally, we get Poland’s view on the war in a wide-ranging, two-part interview with ministers from the country’s newly re-established Ministry of Science and Higher Education. 

Ukraine’s role as test bed for new technologies and a place where adaptable private firms can prosper was showcased at the European Parliament in Brussels

A new report says investment is at its lowest level in a decade, but a closer look shows that there are positive signs for Latvia’s emergent innovation landscape

City-state would be the latest to join after South Korea, Canada and New Zealand – but concerns about democracy are likely to make talks controversial

Details of ship propulsion systems and the illegal export of lasers: three spies allegedly passed on information about cutting-edge technology to China in exchange for money

As the parliament gathers for the last time, we look back at how the outgoing cohort of MEPs shaped Horizon Europe and research and innovation over the past five years  

European entrepreneurs are being lured to the US by huge private investment, the German chancellor told research leaders 

Supporting blockchain is a priority for the Belgian EU presidency, but at home the industry has developed on its own initiative