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A bi-monthly newsletter with news and analysis on R&I policy in central and eastern Europe

It is time for the EU to recognise the importance of its regions in boosting the bloc’s innovation potential

Researchers hope splitting the Ministry of Education and Science will give higher priority to science and lead to increased financing for research

It flows from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, crossing 14 countries with a wide range of research and innovation capabilities. Advocates of a Danube innovation valley are facing up to the scale of the east-west divide

Replacing Widening measures in the next Framework Programme with a separate scheme funded by cohesion money poses practical and philosophical problems, say members of central and eastern Europe’s research community

Europe is home to some of the world’s most innovative food companies creating alternative proteins, but many are choosing to launch their products first in the US or Singapore

The early planning stage of the next EU research programme will be pivotal in ensuring it enables data-intensive research and amplifies responsible AI development and the sustainable use of AI in research and innovation

Several EU-Canada projects already exist, but joining Horizon should ease the path to many more. However, Canadians are wary of application paperwork - and may be disappointed to find they cannot apply to the European Research Council on equal terms

Three years after their launch, member states are still trying to make sense of the ‘Grand Challenge’ research missions

Outcomes – and shortcomings – of the 2014-2020 research programme are yet another argument in favour of a bigger budget next time around