The head of the EU's research directorate Marc Lemaître bemoans the size of the funding gap that opened up in the early – pre-inflationary - years of the framework programme  

In an interview with Science|Business, Iliana Ivanova outlines her goals for the rest of her term, where Europe stands in the global technology race - and the need to discuss if dual use military/civilian research should feature in FP10

The European Commission is seeking comment on the idea of including dual-use, defence-related technologies in the next Framework Programme. The University of Bergen rector sees this as problematic

Several countries from the western Balkans could end up joining the bloc during the lifespan of the next research framework programme, and there are calls for them to have input on how it is designed

Parliament is against streamlining the EU’s framework programme for R&I, Maria da Graça Carvalho told the Research & Innovation week event in Brussels

As interest groups start lobbying on Horizon Europe’s successor, there is a call for an end to institutions with an inside track in Brussels getting an early view of what research will be funded 

A bigger budget for the EU’s next research framework programme should mean more money to bridge the EU’s east-west divide

Scientists don’t usually get on their tractors to lobby, but ERC president Maria Leptin wants them to go out and speak to politicians and citizens to explain why investing in research and innovation is important

As the EU looks to shape its research and innovation policy to support the economy and strengthen the defence sector, Sylvie Retailleau calls for a ringfenced budget for FP10

The financial sustainability of the first EIT knowledge and innovation communities is proof the model works, says EIT director Martin Kern, after its future is called into question