In exclusive written Q&A with Science|Business, EU commissioner for research, innovation, education and youth vows hundreds of millions for coronavirus R&D but calls on member states to agree on the multiannual budget to avoid delaying critical research.

Further delays to EU multiannual budget would slow down research to deal with coronavirus pandemic, EU research commissioner says

Cristian-Silviu Bușoi says there is a “theoretical risk” that a delayed budget would have a “negative impact” on the start of EU research programmes in January 2021

EU commission president warns of funding shortfalls for Horizon Europe and Erasmus in 2021 if member states do not agree on a budget quickly

MEPs warn the European Commission’s ambitious agenda in artificial intelligence and greening the economy are stretching limited resources thin

Finding a compromise on the EU’s next budget is no doubt a highly complex task. But after the lean years since the 2008 crash, there must be a commitment to increasing investment in research, innovation and higher education

A complex compromise fashioned by the new Council president runs into political opposition as budget summit approaches. It’s time to end the ‘liar’s poker’, says MEP Ehler

French president warns member states squabbling over size of next long-term EU budget to look at spending on key technologies in China and US

Innovation clusters could thread multiple EU funding streams together to promote regional development. But those on the ground say fragmented schemes make this impossible, and reforms can’t go ahead until the 2021 – 27 budget is agreed

European Commission president tells MEPs EU needs a bigger budget if it wants to become a ‘world leading research region’