Swiss failure to endorse the treaty could cause headwinds for business, cross-border stock trading and research collaboration

Would-be candidates given more time to submit applications to join the five advisory boards which will shape the new research missions

For the first time, annual country-specific recommendations for economic policy advise all EU member states to look to R&I investments

Uncertainty is rising over Switzerland’s future relations with the EU in science – and that’s worrying the country’s top universities

Chris Skidmore says joining the EU’s €94.1B research programme after Brexit remains a priority, but admits in some areas UK may need to “fill the gaps”. Scientists, meanwhile, fear that EU election results make crashing-out more likely

Buzek, Ehler, Nica and other prominent legislators on the EU R&D programme secure their seats, but committee assignments are yet to be decided

Autonomous vehicles, 6G mobile and an expansion of the Innovative Medicines Initiative to take in medical devices, diagnostics, vaccines and biopharmaceuticals are on the list of public-private partnerships. Six existing partnerships march on, with fresh objectives

Virtually all current joint undertakings are slated to continue in some form, alongside new partnerships on driverless cars, space, and clean steel

In a new series, experts weigh in on the big priorities for the next term of the European Commission and the Parliament. In this first instalment, the focus is on shaping the EU’s new research programme, Horizon Europe

A rough draft of an implementation plan for Horizon Europe puts forward 18 suggested topics for EU research partnerships