Research lobbies press for a strong ERA Act, as the Commission concedes that voluntary action is “insufficient” to address structural barriers

Proposals build on Teaming actions and EIC pre-accelerator calls. Meanwhile, ERA fellowships and the hop-on facility will be phased out

An informal task force set up in the European Parliament will advise on making Widening a stronger presence in the next research Framework Programme

A survey of ten pilot projects finds significant obstacles to the introduction of joint European degrees

Details emerge on who will be on Ekaterina Zaharieva’s team, but last minute tweaks are expected ahead of official confirmation

Member states want to reinforce the European Research Area, but concrete measures will have to wait until next year

Ursula von der Leyen plans for a European Research Area act to pave the way for research and innovation to be the fifth freedom of the single market

Stagnant budgets have meant real terms cuts. In Framework Programme 10 there must be more money for these critical research facilities

With the biggest groups in Parliament set to remain the same, research and innovation priorities won’t drastically shift, experts say