Negotiators have moved closer to making a deal, with just a few disputes left to settle. The British prime minister is yet to sign off on the negotiators work, however. Read more about the negotiations here. Source: Jacopo Barigazzi, David M. Herszenhorn, Politico Picture: Pixabay
The launch of the new EC is likely to be delayed by a month because the European Parliament has rejected three candidates proposed by EU governments for commissioners. The delay is to give the governments of Hungary, Romania and France time to propose new candidates for commissioners after their initial choices failed to pass hearings. […]
A research project by the Joint Research Centre has published their recommendations for future governments and what we need to improve as a society. Most importantly, it includes elements to help us build future digital government in a modern online world. Some of the examples include exploring new participatory governance mechanisms to raise citizens’ trust […]
As the chances for a breakthrough in time for this week’s summit are slim, there has been talk about extending Brexit beyond 31 October. The European Commission president said he would back a prolongation of UK’s membership if necessary. Read more here. Source: The Guardian Picture: Pixabay
All European Academies have made their suggestions on the implementation of Horizon Europe. In order to achieve better conditions for research and innovation in Europe, they would like to see changes such as fair and equal distribution of funds and ensuring Horizon Europe is ‘open to the world’ among other things. Read more here. Source: […]
The UK will possibly need to create a new research funding body, in the case of a no-deal Brexit. Adrian Smith proposes that this new organisation could be run internationally and be open to anyone. The UK government is also working on policies to make the country more accessible to scientists. Read more here. Source: […]
The European Court of Auditors says that the rules for paying staff costs in the Horizon Europe program should be simplified. The rules have been criticized in the past by researchers also, said to be over complicated and prone to making errors. Read more here. Source: Nicholas Wallace, Science Business Picture: European Commission
Top scientists in Britain have voiced their concerns about the future of UK research after a possible no-deal Brexit. Any existing commitments are still being honored, but billions of future funding and taking part in Horizon Europe is at stake. Many researchers are also worried about their salaries, should the funding tap be suddenly turned […]
The importance of investing more in research and innovation was once again brought up at EU confirmation hearings. Johannes Hahn and Kadri Simson both said that efforts in this field, such as increasing the budget, are key in moving forward and strengthening Europe. Read more here. Source: Florin Zubașcu, Nicholas Wallace, Science Business Picture: European […]
Anita Krohn Traaseth, member of the European Innovation Council, says that Europe is positioned to lead the next wave of innovation. This wave will mostly be focused on sustainability and doing more with less. She is optimistic in creating new industries, new jobs and new ways of handling careers. Read more here. Source: Nicholas Wallace, […]