At confirmation hearings, Johannes Hahn told MEPs a ‘compromise’ on agriculture and cohesion is needed to divert funds to research, while proposed new head of energy, Kadri Simson said the EU will not meet carbon targets unless it invests more in R&I

Günther Oettinger asks EU member states to publish a roadmap that lays out how they will reach agreement on the next EU budget by the October deadline

The OECD says big-company spending on R&D is more important than ever. EU policy makers must resolve how to work with industry in their next R&D programme.

Viewpoint: More EU ministers and commissioners are voicing support for bigger research and innovation funding – but the political argument is a long way from won