In a demoralising speech, the godfather of the EU’s new competitiveness agenda calls for more ambition and faster reforms

The strategy will include plans for a distributed AI resource, delivering von der Leyen’s promise of a “CERN for AI”

Maria Leptin worries standardised processes will put the funder in an administrative straitjacket

Research stakeholders agree that the ERA Act should go beyond current voluntary efforts, but must work to secure the support of governments

The Commission’s new strategy is encouraging, but its success will depend on capital mobilisation

Cutting overseas aid by 40% in favour of defence spending risks jeopardising the UK’s international standing, health sector warns

The Commission proposal of a €10.5 billion researcher training budget for 2028-34 falls well short of demand, as fund records 65% spike in applications

Commission proposes a two-fold budget increase beyond 2028 as EU bets on fusion energy

London has announced yet another push to try to recover its position in the programme