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As the Commission pumps more money into Green Deal research, MEPs raise concerns after auditors found green spending in previous EU budget was grossly overestimated. Commitment to spend on climate initiatives ‘will be useless if it’s not implemented’, says one MEP

The pandemic accelerated open science and cemented social media as a place for scientists to discuss their research. But 32% of researchers in a new survey said they or a colleague faced online abuse after posting their findings

New rules for approving microorganism-based plant protection products coming into effect in November don’t go far enough to lift the regulatory drag on innovation. This will hold back efforts to phase out chemical pesticides

During a Science|Business webcast last month, senior representatives from the European Commission and Europe’s top research labs convened for a public debate on how to stop an energy crisis becoming a science crisis

The bloc has failed to develop general purpose artificial intelligence systems that are increasingly the backbone for products like chatbots or automated emails. Without them, the EU can’t enforce its vision of ethical AI, a new report warns

Details revealed in leaked work programme for 2023 imply the European Commission expects there will be less money for the innovation funding agency in 2024, after the pandemic recovery fund runs out

This year’s US midterm elections could have an unusually potent impact on federal science and international policy, with control of both chambers of Congress up for grabs.

Eleven universities from the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries have signed a new agreement to boost cooperation following the Russian invasion. Four members of the new cluster are in Ukraine

An opinion sample finds most agree that scientific ties should be curtailed with countries that start wars or pose security or ethical problems – but trade and IP disputes are a different matter

With concerns over the geopolitical fracturing of science and technology cooperation mounting, research councils around the world need to rethink their approach to funding international collaboration