Messy communication around an EU ban on 21 Hungarian universities accessing Horizon Europe funds has had a terrible impact on Hungary’s participation in the programme and relationships with European partners, Hungarian authorities say. The ban is on funding, not participation, but this is not well understood and a hesitancy to work with Hungarian partners has spread around Europe. A new letter from the Commission seeks to clarify the situation.

Elsewhere, a project to build new scientific infrastructure for Ukraine in Poland receives a financial boost, and an Estonian professor argues in favour of funding more science with Widening measures. Finally, Poland’s space tech companies are going to benefit from playing a leading role in the design of two new satellite constellations being built later this decade.  

The political rift widens as the research and innovation sector struggles to decide on joint research projects with Israel

Left group MEP accuses the EU of prioritising the profits of private companies, and pledges to continue opposing the pharmaceutical reform

Poland’s Camila constellation will boost the local ecosystem, but the impact of a parallel defence project is less certain

A lack of clarity on an EU funding ban has led to some Hungarian researchers being excluded from European projects

Swiss-backed project to provide much needed scientific infrastructure for Ukraine, where damage to R&D facilities is estimated at over €1B

Measures that aim to close Europe’s research gap must be used to fund science, says University of Tartu professor

In Q&A with Science|Business, Horizon Europe co-rapporteur discusses his plans for a new term in the European Parliament

A Dutch candidate for the European Parliament lays out the case for an expanded EU investment in Framework Programme 10

As more universities cut ties, the EU will discuss its association agreement with Israel, which underpins scientific relations