The rules for blending research and innovation funding are not fully aligned yet, but there has been progress in removing legal hurdles

The Czech presidency of the Council of the EU starts on Friday with plans to focus on research infrastructures, synergies and a new strategy for European innovation

Policymakers promised to make the new generation of public-private research partnerships easier to manage. But a year after they started the jury is still out, as a Science|Business conference hears

European Court of Auditors says despite good design, moves to reduce the east-west research and innovation gap in Horizon 2020 cannot make up for a lack of reforms and investment in lagging member states

Ministers sign off joint positions on international cooperation, research assessment, open science and Horizon Europe missions in Luxembourg meeting

Draft copy of the agreement seen by Science|Business sets out plan to cut down on the use of a narrow set of journal and publication metrics

The upcoming European Innovation Agenda aims to make Europe a deep tech start-up leader. The Commission hopes to adopt it in July

The first 63 regions, seven cities and four countries are selected for the Partnerships for Regional Innovation pilot, as part of the upcoming European Innovation Agenda

Sources say Jean-Eric Paquet is to leave Commission’s directorate for research and innovation - but official appointment could take months