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ViewEuropean Parliament backs temporary Covid patent waiver

Waiver not included in EU proposal for World Trade Organization, despite Parliament’s push

ViewSwiss-EU negotiations ‘will be difficult’

Switzerland’s association to EU programmes is being reconsidered after deal collapses

ViewHorizon Europe deal for non-EU nations

Compromise on sensitive funding areas leaves door open to non-EU participation via association

ViewGenetic modification: A new dawn for GM?

Genetic innovation could be unleashed by an overhaul of EU laws—or kept constrained

ViewStudy suggests teamwork to help small publishers go open access

Coalition could develop templates for agreements between publishers and consortia, report says

ViewSlovenia makes ‘resilience’ main focus of its EU presidency

Specific aims include supporting EU action on health and boosting bloc’s defences against cyberattacks

ViewSwiss government wants full membership of SKA project

Government requests funding from parliament for participation in Square Kilometre Array Observatory up to 2030

ViewCommission launches database on use of animals in EU research

Database will track quantity and nature of countries' animal use and the severity of experiments

ViewCommission pitches another Horizon Europe exclusion policy

EU countries could get bigger role in writing rules on non-EU eligibility for some calls

ViewEsa buys new satellites but warns of ‘unsustainable’ space use

Next generation of Galileo satellites will fly far above “problematic” crowds in low Earth orbit

ViewCommission ‘quite satisfied’ with national Covid recovery plans

Vice-president says money should start flowing from EU’s €750 billion recovery fund in July

ViewSquare Kilometre Array leaders approve French membership

France set to become first full non-founding member of global radio astronomy project

ViewSpain opens €37m call for large research infrastructures

Grants of up to €10 million available to improve facilities “critical” for science and innovation

ViewAlarm over online data tracking by scientific publishers

German funder DFG warns data tracking “can fundamentally contradict academic freedom”

ViewMember states clear way for EU’s Covid and cohesion funds

Ratification means Commission can start borrowing for €750 billion Covid pot

ViewMany EU countries lacking science diplomacy strategies

Majority of survey respondents say they would welcome more EU-level coordination

ViewWellcome Trust’s head of open research seconded to Plan S

Robert Kiley, already interim coordinator for Plan S, will lead its strategy for six months

ViewEU and Japan agree to boost their research ties

“Flourishing” partnership will transform to a “green alliance” that includes stronger R&D links

ViewMinisters call for action to improve research careers in EU

Mobility, work-life balance and gender equality among issues on ministers’ radar

ViewGMO rules should be changed, say EU agriculture ministers

Revamped law must account for scientific progress and address legal uncertainties, ministers say

ViewSwiss rejection of EU deal leaves academic ties in disarray

Switzerland’s research institutions will lose access to EU R&D programme, rectors’ conference warns

ViewEurope promises €1bn for vaccine manufacturing in Africa

Funds will establish manufacturing hubs in ‘high potential’ countries

ViewPath from the Pandemic: A test of faith

Covid-19 could make researchers more trusted by the public, or damage their reputations significantly

ViewEU’s global R&D strategy wins admirers

Commission says academic freedom, gender equality and research ethics will factor into collaboration decisions

ViewRelaunching a space agency

EU agency head Rodrigo da Costa on pitching space data to uninitiated researchers

ViewCommission: we’ve heard fears about European Universities

Education chief says work is underway on issues including geographical scope of cross-border alliances

ViewPlan S seeks further feedback from researchers

Funders want to know how open-access initiative has affected researchers’ publishing practices

ViewUniversities and funders push publishers to embrace openness

Publishing models that restrict researchers’ rights and article reuse blasted as “outdated”

ViewCoordinator of medical regulators wants joint EU action on trial data

European body says it cannot “impose standards” on regulators to ensure trial sponsors report results

ViewEuropean Parliament concerned about transfer of data to UK

Authorities “should suspend” transfer of personal data under certain circumstances, MEPs say