Günther Oettinger says research should be the only programme spared spending cuts as the EU weighs how to make up for losing the UK’s €11B per annum contribution
New initiative covers a wide swathe of research interests, including climate, marine litter, ocean observation, food security, fisheries management, and ocean technology
The multi-billion euro programme for modernising the EU’s poorest regions is a pile of rules, forms, and duplication. “We became more complicated and more complex every time we spoke about simplification,” concedes EU Regional Commissioner Corina Creţu. “We cannot justify it”
This coordinated approach will lead to more supercomputing resources that can be efficiently exploited for science and engineering applications in Europe
The Commission is putting in the money to attract more international researchers after a substantial fall in the demand for grants from countries outside the EU
Tekes and Finpro will merge to form Business Finland, putting all services under one roof, fostering collaboration and supporting cross sector innovation and scale up
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