In a paper setting out its negotiating terms, the government calls for a far reaching-science and innovation pact and says it will respect the remit of the European Court of Justice  

Giant carpet and rug conglomerate can challenge use of name before July 16 – but ‘friendly outcome’ expected

MEPs say there is a “lack of clarity and comparability of the figures put forward” by the EU executive

New drafts of next research programme reveal efforts to hold the line between competing demands of industry and civil society bodies. And there are mixed messages on the future of graphene and human brain projects

The seal of excellence is as much a signifier of the EU’s R&D funding shortfall as it is of Europe’s high quality science. Now, the EU wants money from the cohesion programme to fill the funding gap and translate research to market

As governments try to stimulate innovation, they struggle with how to coordinate policies across departments. The OECD tracks how they are managing it

EU Research Commissioner is out to convince member states that they should protect a €100 billion investment for research

The largest piece of EU science infrastructure in Eastern Europe is also the first to be built – at a cost of €300M - with structural funds. Money was not an issue, but rules for constructing roads and railways don’t work for research facilities

‘Devil in the details’ when US and European researchers try to work together under Horizon 2020.

As Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte calls the spending proposal ‘unacceptable’, the EU’s budget chief warns MEPs, ‘If the member states cut funding again, they are closing down our common future’