As discussions begin, Council plays down lead given to finance ministers in decisions over Widening and excellence

Greater R&D investment and deployment at forefront of call for an “ambitious and forward-looking” revision to the EU Chips Act 

France Digitale calls for treaty reform to make tech and innovation a genuine shared competence between EU and member states

Industry wants funding fitted to its needs, but other says data must flow to move the whole sector forward

In a demoralising speech, the godfather of the EU’s new competitiveness agenda calls for more ambition and faster reforms

The strategy will include plans for a distributed AI resource, delivering von der Leyen’s promise of a “CERN for AI”

Maria Leptin worries standardised processes will put the funder in an administrative straitjacket

Research stakeholders agree that the ERA Act should go beyond current voluntary efforts, but must work to secure the support of governments

The Commission’s new strategy is encouraging, but its success will depend on capital mobilisation