German MEPs Sven Simon and Christian Doleschal want the commission to come up with a plan to pay researchers whose Marie Curie projects were affected by the pandemic. In parallel, scientists are voicing their concern that a shortage in EU funding could force them to choose career paths in the US or China

Parliament’s budget rapporteur goes on hunger strike to protest the council’s unwillingness to top up Horizon Europe and 14 other programmes, as negotiations go past the deadline set by German presidency

European Council has so far failed to come up with a proposal that satisfies the parliament’s demand for a €39 billion top-up across 15 flagship programmes

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

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

Readers rank non-EU countries by how much they want them as partners in the next EU research programme, Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe project sets 17 objectives and says citizens must be ‘emotionally involved’ in achieving them

Dragoș Tudorache wants to help the EU create the next wave of internet giants. ‘If we wake up soon enough, we can make up this gap’ he tells Science|Business

MEPs are pressing the European Council to reach agreement on new levies to top up R&D budget, but member states want to bridge the remaining differences and reach a deal quickly