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ViewHorizon budget: ‘A little step is not enough’

Research sector welcomes €85 million boost for 2024 but warns needs are much bigger

ViewWhat’s going on in Europe: 10-23 November

This week: skills shortages, Ukraine ties, regional innovation and more

ViewEU Council seeks closer R&D ties with Latin America and Caribbean

Research and innovation are critical “for addressing common challenges”, EU member state governments decide

ViewEU provisionally agrees stance on use of research in policymaking

Draft Council of the EU conclusions say researchers should be encouraged to help shape policy

ViewCommission creates new AI unit

Restructuring of Directorate General for Research and Innovation results in dedicated team being set up

ViewEU seeks expertise in technology infrastructures

Commission to set up advisory group to improve innovation, productivity and international competitiveness

ViewEU energy plan refocuses on competitive innovation

The SET Plan conference outlined EU strategy to boost “energy sovereignty” with existing policy plan

ViewEU sets sights on more graduates learning abroad

Commission wants huge increase in university graduates studying away from home by 2030

ViewChina increases share of most cited researchers

More of the world’s most referenced researchers are now based in mainland China

ViewMost EU regions lag behind in university education goal

Only 30 per cent of EU regions hit 45 per cent higher-education target

ViewTargets to restore 20% of land and sea by 2030 signed off

Council of EU and European Parliament representatives agree targets to restore habitats

ViewEU has ‘unwavering’ dedication to climate science, says Ivanova

Research commissioner tells polar-science meeting that research is ‘bedrock’ of policy

ViewEU institutions agree €12.9bn Horizon budget for 2024

Deal for research programme comes after tussle between Parliament, Commission and member states

ViewUkraine and Moldova edge closer to EU membership

European Commission recommends opening accession talks with the two countries

View2023 now ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest year ever

Copernicus service says global temperature records have been “obliterated” since the start of the year

ViewDiamond open access looks to go global

Unesco offers to host international federation promoting open access with no charges

ViewEU’s lack of legal power in education has caused ‘outright misery’, say universities

MEPs want bloc to have equal say with member states on education, as on research

ViewWhat’s going on in Europe: 27 October to 9 November

This week: research careers, covid fund, neurotechnology and more

ViewResearch commissioner sets sights on association agreements

Iliana Ivanova will increase efforts to allow researchers outside the EU to access Horizon Europe

View‘Future-oriented’ sectors at risk, says EU business group

BusinessEurope says bloc should stop “micromanaging” research-intensive businesses in AI and biotech

ViewWithdrawn medicines report ‘not suppressed’

EU parliament panel insists retraction of “prematurely published” study on pharma policy was administrative decision

ViewEurope seeks better rockets as it backs Esa plans

Seville meeting brings strategic-autonomy pledge, as ministers try to refocus extra-planetary efforts

ViewPharmaceutical sector redoubles attack on EU reforms

Industry group Efpia says EU legislation would accelerate decline of bloc’s attractiveness for R&D investment

ViewEuropean scientists urge faster plugging of methane leakages

COP28: Meeting ‘needs to boost pledge to stop greenhouse gas leaking from fossil-fuel industry’

ViewIndependent science is crucial to AI safety, says Commission chief

Ursula von der Leyen calls for “objective scientific checks and balances” on artificial intelligence

ViewSpace ministers to discuss EU’s strategic autonomy

Protecting Europe’s space assets also set to be a topic of conversation at upcoming meeting

View‘IP clarity and seed bank needed before EU GMO rules change’

Consultative body backs proposal to amend EU rules on genetic modification of crops, if supplemented

ViewEU aiming to reach agreement on AI regulation before 2024

Commission vice-president says EU bodies developing “new chapter” of legislation for generative AI

ViewParliament science panel rows back on EU medicines report

Paper recommending joint procurement, new developer incentives and joint infrastructure “was published prematurely”

ViewPlan S presents ‘responsible publishing’ proposal for feedback

Funders want authors to have more control and more outputs to be published, including reviews