“Non-binding exploratory talks” with the EU have already started, bringing hope to research sector leaders.

The European Commission's push to exert more control over the European Research Council (ERC) risks undermining one of the EU's most successful scientific institutions, policy experts warn.

Dual-use projects will be supported across the whole of the next Horizon Europe programme, and not just under the European Innovation Council (EIC), as previously announced.

The proposal for the next Horizon Europe is in, with funding increases all round, including a tripling of the budget for the EU's innovation scheme, the European Innovation Council.

EU Commissioners have discussed the possibility of bundling the next Framework Programme for research and innovation with other funding instruments under the European Competitiveness Fund, according to a leaked briefing note.

Global picture makes European leadership and a pragmatic approach even more important.

Coordinated statement adds to pressure for European Commission to reveal its plans for the next research Framework Programme.

Leaked plans for climate research show EU will strive for more impact in final years of Horizon Europe.

"Radicalisation and extremism" and the rise of autocracies are a focus of next year’s draft work programme.

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

The European Commission is about to uncork the champagne to mark the start of Horizon Europe, but significant parts of the research programme are still being negotiated, as stakeholders scramble for last minute changes.

The president of Switzerland's top-ranked university warned that both Switzerland and the European Union would lose out if his country were excluded from the next big EU research programme.