University research groups warn the entry fee to the next EU research programme could be too expensive. But others dispute the view, saying the UK can return to its pre-Brexit success rate for winning grants

Lithuania and Latvia put more into the research budget than they get out. Now they aim to boost their performance, by focusing on innovation and strengthening national networks

The Bonn Declaration on Freedom of Scientific Research commits governments to an EU system for monitoring academic freedom. Along with safeguarding research from political intervention, the move aims to increase public trust in science

The European Commission has put forward a calendar of policy initiatives for 2021, putting flesh on the proposal to set up a biomedical research modelled on the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Europe is a world leader in wave and tidal energy technologies, but bringing them to the market remains difficult. A new public private partnership, Clean Energy Transition, aims drive down costs and promote commercial deployment

With two weeks until the US presidential election, there’s agreement the chilling effect US/China tensions are having on research will continue - regardless of who wins

Agriculture ministers agree on plans for green food production but want scientific impact assessments before policy becomes law, and are calling on the European Commission to publish its study on precision breeding

Growing concern over China’s respect for fair play in science is making European researchers uneasy. The EU has new rules on joint projects and academics in Germany and the UK are questioning how close ties should be

More money for Horizon Europe looking unlikely, as member states won’t put more in than agreed in July. MEPs want concessions and are holding out on starting final discussion on 2021 - 2027 budget

Regional innovation rankings would be a better reflection of what is happening on the ground if local data was used instead of extrapolating from national figures