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As ESFRI sets down plan for the single most expensive project to date, the Commission and member states say there should be moves to strengthen the interplay between EU, national and regional funding for these shared science facilities

Rare diseases will be on France’s EU Council Presidency agenda, as stakeholders and MEPs call for seamless cross-border data sharing to underpin research into diagnosis, treatment and care

At this week’s Summit for Democracy, Washington will set out a new agenda to promote innovation that puts privacy, accountability and transparency at its core

Countries are unfairly punishing South Africa for detecting the new coronavirus variant, scientists say. This will deter open science and research collaborations

A national tech transfer agency, support for European research integration, and more academic job security are promised. The question is whether the surprise pick for minister will be able to deliver a long shopping list of reforms

Research ministers tell the Commission to make sure any new initiatives that involve taking money from Horizon Europe are first subject to political discussions within the EU’s formal decision-making process

As hydrogen strategy hits a new milestone, International Energy Agency chief says Europe may be leading for now but recalls how China took over the market for solar panels and warns an early start won’t secure first place in the marathon to come

With association still not signed off, funding for successful applicants will be guaranteed by the UK. But this is a ‘short-term measure’ and 2020 contingency plans that were drawn up in case of a no-deal Brexit are now being refreshed for if there is no association agreement

Pact approved by the EU Council is intended as the political guide to creating a single market for research. But targets it sets are non-binding and implementation is left in the hands of national governments

Assessing the aftermath of COP26, science minister George Freeman says UK wants to cooperate with EU researchers and jointly address looming climate crisis