As things wind down to the dissolution of the European Parliament and elections next June, Belgium has put translation and commercialisation of research results and international cooperation on the agenda for a presidency focussed on technology sovereignty

As China fears mount, US, UK and Canadian science agencies discuss collaboration on security. Meanwhile, the US National Science Foundation lays the ground for a new security centre, and Republicans push for tighter controls over foreign research funding

Despite last minute lobbying, the legislation will impose extra checks on cutting edge general purpose AI that is owned by a handful of US and Chinese companies. However, there’s no right for researchers to dig into these models

Europe is a front runner in cutting CO2 emissions. Now it must do more to reap the economic benefits through home-grown production of green technologies, such as electric car batteries and solar panels, that underpin this transition, says research chief Marc Lemaître

EU member states are ready to start talks with the Parliament on plan to position Europe as key manufacturer of green technologies

Openness and collaboration are the heart of world class science, but as the threat of foreign interference at universities and research organisations ramps up, the Commission wants to agree new restrictions

It is promised as the most important update for more than twenty years, but tensions are high as MEPs struggle to reach a compromise over the EU’s proposed pharmaceutical reform

At COP28, US climate envoy John Kerry announced a plan to bolster links with other countries to commercialise the as yet unproven technology. Where geopolitical rivals like China fit into this plan remains unclear

With its misguided ‘missions’ and ‘bottom-up’ funding, Horizon Europe isn’t delivering the economic prosperity and industrial competitiveness Europe needs, argues a Washington think-tanker