The EU must grasp the opportunity to get Europe on the front foot in scientific and technological innovation

EU governments want to attract more investment in defence, but a lack of public funding and collaboration is holding industry back, business leaders said on Wednesday

Former Italian prime minister calls for R&I to be at the core of the EU single market, but leading MEP worries it could lead to a top-down approach to technology and science

It is time for Europe to “show its teeth”, said French finance minister Bruno Le Maire as he hosted his counterparts for a third tripartite meeting on European industrial policy on Monday

Call for more corporate investment in applying quantum technologies, as member states step up collaboration efforts

A €1.5B fund will help to scale up research projects and build supply chains, while a new legal structure will enable member states to facilitate cooperation across the whole life cycle of defence capabilities

The EU biotech and biomanufacturing initiative due to be published later this month is an opportunity to take urgent and immediate action to support the scale up of the sector

The STEP initiative to boost investment in strategic technologies has suffered a blow as member states refuse to hand over fresh funding, but the proposal lacked ambition from the beginning

The Parliament and Council have agreed on the Net-Zero Industry Act. The aim is to boost domestic green tech, but unlike the US which is pumping $369B into its sector, there will be no money attached to the EU act