Anyone with a knowledge of the recent history of innovation policy could have predicted the broad-brush Missions set up under Horizon Europe would not have a smooth ride. With preparations for Framework Programme 10 underway, it is time for a rethink

At an informal meeting in Belgium, EU research ministers and research commissioner Iliana Ivanova agreed on the need to safeguard research funding, after €2.1 billion was cut from Horizon Europe

Clinical research backed by the EU is bringing life-saving medicines and health tools to sub-Saharan Africa. This success story offers a valuable lesson as negotiations get underway on the next research programme

Parliament’s Christian Ehler tells research stakeholders to stop expecting money to be handed down from on high and start fighting for €200B budget for Framework Programme 10

Research director general says ‘everything is on the table’. Leading MEP tells Science|Business conference the European Institute of Innovation & Technology could have 'common structure' with European Innovation Council

If FP10 is opened up to defence and dual use research, the rest of the budget must be ringfenced, the annual Science|Business conference heard on Tuesday

Replacing Widening measures in the next Framework Programme with a separate scheme funded by cohesion money poses practical and philosophical problems, say members of central and eastern Europe’s research community

Outcomes – and shortcomings – of the 2014-2020 research programme are yet another argument in favour of a bigger budget next time around

The review of the €75.6B eighth framework programme will feed into evidence to be published this year that will shape the future of EU research and innovation

As planning for next R&D programme gets underway, leaked document suggests Copenhagen is calling for radical changes in the way it’s all structured