The incoming president of the EC Ursula von der Leyen has given into demands that the word ‘research’ should be included in the research commissioner’s job title. The change was…

Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday her ambitious agenda at the head of the European Union’s executive will center on the “existential issue” of battling climate change. She also promises…

The EP is split over whether to declare a global climate emergency before next week’s UN summit. The draft resolution states there is “an environment and climate emergency" and declares…

Before the EU further opens its R&I funding to countries all over the world, researchers and policy makers in central and eastern Europe wish to strengthen national systems in poorer…

The future of UK's research is still a little uncertain and it will definitely affect Europe's R&D as well. Some of the impacts that can already be seen are for…

Labour and Liberal Democrats both pledge to invest 3% of GDP on research and to spread R&D funding around the regions, promising to fund more “targeted science, research and innovation”…

A study was made by EMY (Empowerment of Mobile Youth in the EU) to investigate young people's political interest and engagement in the European Union. The aim of this project…

Now that the word "research" has been dropped from the incoming R&D commissioner Marya Gabriel's job title, people are concerned about a shift away from basic science investment in EU…

European Union leaders reached a consensus Monday over the bloc's 2020 budget to provide around €153.6 billion ($170 billion) in disbursements. The EU's budget commissioner says that the 2020 EU…

In his first big policy speech of the election campaign, prime minister Boris Johnson vowed to double government research and development spending to £18 billion within five years. He also…