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Plans to create EU Agency for the Space Programme will not encroach on ESA activities, European Commission says

The money is set to bridge Europe’s investment gap in digital technologies

EU will put in a guaranteed €38 billion in a bid to catalyse €650B of private investment, of which research, innovation and digital projects will get €200B

Draft budget shows breakdown of Commission’s proposal to be released Thursday

New European Commission director-general for research promises more ‘joined-up’ policy work for next research programme

Leading legislator Christian Ehler criticizes planning and budget for moonshot missions proposed by Commission - idea not yet ‘changing the world’

Günther Oettinger calls for ‘flexible’ approach on post-Brexit science deal, while standing firm on freedom of movement. And, he acknowledges, losing the UK’s scientific heft could damage the EU’s global standing in R&D

A special report by Science|Business journalists explains the challenges of coordinating the growing research and innovation effort in Brussels

Romania’s Dan Nica will handle regulation and rules of participation for the next research programme, while German MEP Christian Ehler will take on specific programme

Current EU health chief plays down fear from civil society groups that next Commission will drop EU health role

Patients are getting more access and control over their health records, but for now there are no plans to systematically collect data on outcomes

There’s huge variation around Europe in healthcare. Experts convened by Science|Business over the past two years offer explanations – and solutions

Science and policy groups will draft rules of participation in June, and Austrian presidency will sign off on a governance structure in November