Whether or not space programme gets €16B proposed by the Commission now hangs on negotiations over the EU’s overall long-term budget

Latest: Geographical quotas in Horizon Europe will not bridge the innovation gap, excellence comes first, says ScienceEurope

Education and research minister Mailis Reps on her concerns for the European Innovation Council, and how to make research missions work

Meeting of member states’ research delegations this week in Brussels saw further disagreement over the direction of Horizon Europe. And a proposed mission to build a universal quantum computer is scratched

MEPs give formal backing to Commission’s next big research programme – and want to spend more than the €94.1B already proposed. Several members states oppose that, setting scene for at least another year of wrangling

Science establishment complains about lack of clear guidance; calls for more detailed planning

Commission concedes it will need more time to resolve long-term budget negotiations – but it remains committed to its plan boosting R&D subsidies

The change is intended to enable researchers to access structural funds for projects reviewers say are excellent, but which don’t make the cut for Horizon Europe grants

Talks inch forward, but central and eastern countries left unhappy at decision not to limit spending on industry partnerships

The political puzzles and tensions at play in member states’ latest round of talks for the EU’s 2021-2027 research programme