The 60 current research partnerships may need streamlining to deliver the ‘strategic realignment’ Europe needs today 

Progress has been made on research, but not on issues such as reciprocal IP rights, standards and access to government procurement

Critics fear reorganisation is a power grab by Viktor Orbán’s government. ‘We have nothing to do with politics,’ retorts Balázs Gulyás

MEPs say funding for translational research in Pillar 2 should not be cut in favour of basic research or funding for innovation scale-up

Technology is no ‘magic wand.’ Insights are needed from other disciplines to make it relevant for citizens and to boost competitiveness

European start-ups are being misled into thinking EU AI regulations are killing innovation, says former AI minister of Spain

Closer integration could start with a small number of member states, says Arthur Jordão, executive director of Europe Startup Nations Alliance

Member states want to reinforce the European Research Area, but concrete measures will have to wait until next year

After tiptoeing around the issue for years, the two science powers are ready for formal negotiations

Von der Leyen wants science to be ‘at the heart’ of the EU economy. Here’s a look at the commissioners who will drive that ambition