A closer look reveals the increase is relatively modest and does not convincingly reflect the claimed ambitions

Horizon Europe shadow rapporteur Lieve Wierinck says the new European Innovation Council ‘covers same areas’ as European Institute of Innovation and Technology and predicts the two bodies will merge

Anne Bucher, currently responsible for the European Commission’s better regulation bid to cut red tape, is to replace Xavier Prats Monné

The architect of ‘Plan-S’, Robert-Jan Smits, hopes to force a major change in the business model of academic publishers. The effect will be similar to the abolition of mobile phone roaming charges in Europe, he says

Government seeks fallback option, with UK looking set to lose access to key elements of EU satellite system post-Brexit

European budget chief estimates there’s now a 50-50 chance of agreeing a budget before the May 2019 parliamentary election. Without certainty of future funding, researchers will go elsewhere, he claims

Government note says crashing out with no deal could mean the UK loses access to European Research Council grants, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions and the SME instrument

Ministry of Research loses out as the government gives more money to the building of a new cathedral. The budget adjustment is viewed by critics as another case of setting the wrong priorities in the EU’s least innovative country