Nine research ministers tell research commissioner they want to see “self-standing” future EU research programme

MEPs line up with Commission plan to push competitiveness, but concerns remain about innovation independence 

Draft plan foresees a new category for research and innovation runners-up and funding restrictions for states that fail to boost R&D spending

Stakeholders are wary of links with the Competitiveness Fund as they prepare to negotiate the details of the new research programme

EU’s next research Framework Programme will have four pillars and parts of it are to be aligned more closely with the European Competitiveness Fund

The two instruments must be complementary, serving distinct phases of the innovation lifecycle, lobby groups say

The European Commision is also looking at how dual use research is handled in other parts of the world

Science and innovation are critical to EU competitiveness and security, Denmark’s science minister Christina Egelund tells Science|Business

Greater efforts are needed to align EU research projects with the bloc’s strategic objectives, says report to MEPs