Growing concern over China’s respect for fair play in science is making European researchers uneasy. The EU has new rules on joint projects and academics in Germany and the UK are questioning how close ties should be

More money for Horizon Europe looking unlikely, as member states won’t put more in than agreed in July. MEPs want concessions and are holding out on starting final discussion on 2021 - 2027 budget

Regional innovation rankings would be a better reflection of what is happening on the ground if local data was used instead of extrapolating from national figures

Rules coming into force aim to better shield sensitive industrial sectors from Chinese and other foreign investors, as political pushback on overseas acquisitions of strategic assets heats up

After signing letter of intent, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the European Innovation Council are scoping how they can cooperate to de-risk investment in start-ups, providing the inputs needed to scale-up earlier and faster

Readers rank non-EU countries by how much they want them as partners in the next EU research programme, Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe project sets 17 objectives and says citizens must be ‘emotionally involved’ in achieving them

Dragoș Tudorache wants to help the EU create the next wave of internet giants. ‘If we wake up soon enough, we can make up this gap’ he tells Science|Business

MEPs are pressing the European Council to reach agreement on new levies to top up R&D budget, but member states want to bridge the remaining differences and reach a deal quickly

Former head of national innovation agency says UK research funding does not need another big overhaul; former science minister warns it could be ‘destructive’