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The EU is offering new deals for countries to join its big R&D programme. Here's a rundown on the negotiating positions starting to emerge

Policy makers and innovation experts don’t know how labour markets will be affected by the digitisation of production and manufacturing, but predict new job-intensive sectors will emerge

Final text of the update to the Public Sector Information Directive shows MEPs failed in moves to require publication of all publicly funded research. Rather than open by default, data will be “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”

Insistence on excellence in its grant selections has made the European Research Council a leading global brand. But there are lots of ways to define what excellence is, a Science|Business conference hears.

European Commission research chief Jean-Eric Paquet tells Science|Business conference he expects interest from 20-30 countries for associate membership in next research programme

In blunt email to staff, Pablo Amor, the funder’s top civil servant, says: ‘Things were not quite moving in the direction I wanted’

Orbán’s planned reorganisation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences sparks sharp debate. This letter, by István Kenesei, fact-checks the government’s arguments

With their future funding in Horizon Europe up in the air, Science|Business is examining what the large public/private joint undertakings have done for us. Here we look at SESAR, set up in 2004 to develop technologies needed to overhaul and harmonise Europe’s airspace

Former HP, GB Foods and EIT InnoEnergy advisor to lead business development at growing Science|Business organisation

Frans Timmermans joined MEPs in pressing Hungary over threats to academic freedom and the rule of law

A planned reorganisation of Hungary’s main research system has been criticised internationally as a thinly veiled attempt to police troublesome scientists. In reply to a Science|Business article on the topic, Orbán spokesman Zoltán Kovács argues that ‘Hungary is increasing funding for the R&D sector.'

Almost one third of Juncker Plan innovation loans went where they weren’t needed and claims the plan “mobilised” an additional €335 billion were “overstated,” says the European Court of Auditors. EIB chief disputes the auditors’ methods, and Commission says they lack "the full picture."

Thousands of companies urged to input their details onto website to ensure grant money flows after potential ‘no-deal’ Brexit

Budget delay puts ‘extremely high’ pressure on Romanian universities, vice rectors say