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

Economist and adviser Mariana Mazzucato says European Commission should ‘welcome risk and uncertainty’ with new research missions, but the desired outcome must be clear

Leading legislator Christian Ehler criticizes planning and budget for moonshot missions proposed by Commission - idea not yet ‘changing the world’

Economist Mariana Mazzucato publishes a how-to kit for managing new funding formula. Missions should be ambitious - even risky - but also “realistically feasible”