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EMA to be given more power and independence in handling COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies.  Negotiations between member states and European Parliament are due to begin

Political wrinkles will need to be ironed out before Switzerland can join in Horizon Europe, diplomats say. It’s now up to EU leaders - who are not due to meet until 21 October

MEPs are set to support investments in digital, energy and transport infrastructures but say funding pot is too small to keep up with the US and China. 

EU’s new 5 year €1.38B Euratom nuclear research programme puts fusion first. Despite its strategic importance and climate friendly credentials, fission research looks to the past, focusing on waste management and decommissioning

With the EU preparing stricter rules on research collaborations with China, Hungarians are protesting against the €1.5B campus Fudan University wants to build in Budapest. But for some, putting limits on cooperation will undermine democratic values

Member states will have fewer constraints in directing EU structural and cohesion funds to research and innovation

The EU wants its first defence R&D project to strengthen its strategic autonomy and says military research will spur civilian innovation