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The EU should not put restrictions on the use of chemicals until alternatives are available. And companies need more help to plot the route to a more sustainable future, says a leading Italian textile manufacturer

Europe remains ‘fairly open’ but there is a feeling that ‘things could get much more closed’, says Thomas Jørgensen of the European University Association

The fund is intended to stimulate investment in SMEs that are working to develop novel defence technologies

European Digital Infrastructure Consortia will help countries to pool resources and implement joint research projects in areas from blockchain to genomics

‘The dream of a European machine crossing the exaflop threshold with a European microprocessor inside is coming true,’ says Philippe Notton, CEO of SiPearl, the EU-backed start-up that designed the device

Moves to ramp up security should not interfere with international collaboration, Commission told as it drafts recommendations for tackling foreign interference

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

As 2024 begins, we assess the success of attempts to close the EU’s east-west research and innovation gap. There is progress, but a decade on, disparity persists and alongside beefed up EU measures, national R&D funding needs to increase

The four countries have teamed up to bring together Germany’s political heft with the expertise in digital transformation of the Baltic states and inject fresh impetus into the EU single digital market agenda

Merging institutions can bring economies of scale, strengthening finances and research - and attracting staff and students. But vested interests often block this route to moving up the league tables 

After concentrating support on companies that were forced to flee, EU initiatives are increasingly working to rebuild the country’s start-up ecosystem

Leading academics defend EU research missions and say productivity growth should not be the direct goal of European investment in research and innovation

Phages that kill bacteria are seen as a possible solution to the waning power of antibiotics. But research funding is lacking and existing routes to approval and commercialisation are not suitable for these therapies, say UK MPs

Trilogue negotiations are underway on the European Health Data Space, which will enable cross-border sharing of data, including for research. Standardisation will be key to the plan’s success