As plans to include research and innovation in a new EU Competitiveness Fund firm up, attention is shifting to the legislative process

BusinessEurope calls for a ringfenced budget for research and innovation and a balance between strategic and bottom-up research

More governments should follow Lithuania and transfer regional funds for “direct management” by the European Innovation Council

A midterm analysis of Horizon Europe shows funding and participation are up in the Widening countries, but inequalities remain

New curbs on academic freedom mean Serbia no longer meets conditions for joining the EU, campaigners argue

A new leaked plan for the EU Competitiveness Fund adds further uncertainty, as commissioners gather to discuss the next multiannual budget