The European Commission is siding with MEPs, who want to use the unspent funds to boost health R&D in 2022. But the Commission is at odds with Parliament over demands for more control over the EU’s new health agency

As EU hangs tough on tying UK association in Horizon Europe to ending the dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol, the UK government is dangling the funding carrot and says if there is no deal, it has a ‘bold’ plan B

Slovenian presidency warns MEPs that member states will not agree to Parliament’s proposed €305M increase for Horizon Europe and €137M for Erasmus+

Now member states need to give the final green light, allowing nine public-private partnership in digital, health and climate to get off the ground

In wide-ranging interview, the research commissioner outlines issues standing in the way of the UK and Switzerland taking part in Horizon Europe. There is also an update on the European Research Area and a call for one and all to back the research missions

Europe’s most innovative clusters compete with the best in the world, but other regions are not even ‘also rans’ Now the Commission is making moves to level up and drive ‘innovation cohesion’ across the EU

EU health commissioner downplays concerns of ‘democratic deficiencies’ in the setup of HERA, as the European Parliament demands more transparency and a greater say in how the authority operates

Slovenian presidency is open to letting research and university associations be involved in the future governance of the European Research Area, but admits further talks are needed to work out best way to do this

The news has moved the optimism needle in Brussels, but lots of administrative and legal hurdles remain, including where the life sciences court that was due to be based in London will now be located

Negotiations on ten Horizon Europe public private ventures in health, climate and digital technologies are complete. EU Council expected to seal the deals in November