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In a new series, experts weigh in on the big priorities for the next term of the European Commission and the Parliament. In this first instalment, the focus is on shaping the EU’s new research programme, Horizon Europe

Manfred Weber says he favours reliance on new technology over bans and punishments for carbon emitters, as he and lead candidates from five other pan-EU party groups make final pitch to voters

Momentum candidate for the European Parliament says structural funds shouldn’t be used to finance national research projects and calls for a unified vision for R&D policy that acknowledges member states on their own cannot be global innovation players

A rough draft of an implementation plan for Horizon Europe puts forward 18 suggested topics for EU research partnerships

En Marche candidate Pierre Karleskind wants to join the European Parliament’s research committee so he can champion R&D into sustainable use of marine resources, as a driver for economic growth

‘It’s about the respect’: Science|Business reconstructs how disputes over the demand for equal pay for researchers from poorer EU13 countries played out in negotiations over the planned €94.1 billion R&D programme

Maria da Graça Carvalho will stand on her record in the European Parliament, and is calling for more ambition on climate change. ‘I know research policy and how to solve problems,’ she tells Science|Business

The academy says it ‘went into great lengths’ to satisfy government demands on how the research institutes are organised

The two are exploring joint research in artificial intelligence and their respective ‘moonshot’ programmes. The EU would like Japan to take part in Horizon Europe, but for Japan, more clarity is needed on the terms of associate membership