Acknowledging forest dynamics would make carbon sequestration targets more realistic and help in their implementation

Israel’s academy pleads with Europe not to cut ties. But critics say sanctions are needed to stop the country starving civilians

The Commission has presented its start-up and scale-up strategy, including plans for a new fund to scale up strategic technologies

A lack of detailed data means the recent midterm review has little new to say about the effectiveness of Widening policies

Research ministers welcome Commission’s commitment to a standalone FP10, and call for collaborative research to have a central role

Dorothee Bär has promised space travel, a computer games unit in her new ministry and less bureaucracy

But money and visas remain sticking points

Eszter Lakos argues for continued relevance of Widening and questions other gaps in Commission’s Competitiveness Fund plans

While many welcomed the Commission’s commitment to a standalone Framework Programme, concerns remain about implementation