Citizens everywhere must be directly involved in formulating the moonshot missions in Horizon Europe, says European Commission special adviser. The way schoolchildren have pushed the climate emergency to the top of the political agenda shows the appetite for involvement is there  

The European Commission has announced the names of the people to lead the five research missions in Horizon Europe

Would-be candidates given more time to submit applications to join the five advisory boards which will shape the new research missions

A total of 75 successful applicants, divided equally among five themes, will be responsible for designing and managing the missions

There are hopes for a major shift in the way Brussels funds and organises research into the disease that kills one in four Europeans. But how should funds be targeted to have the biggest benefit?

At Council meeting, EU member states agree on the programme’s ‘fundamental aspects’, Commissioner says. But they are still debating the details

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

European Commission proposal marks latest battlefield in contentious fight for control of Horizon Europe planning

Heinz Fassmann discusses obstacles to a deal on the EU’s next research programme, Horizon Europe