Research faces uncertain future in EU budget shakeup

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Research faces uncertain future in EU budget shakeup

The Commission’s roadmap for the 2028-34 budget has renewed fears that research and innovation will disappear into a European Competitiveness Fund

EU to invest €50B to ‘supercharge’ innovation in artificial intelligence

Investment plan implements the Commission promise of a CERN for AI and pilots an approach for other strategic technologies

Viewpoint: Europe must stop chasing US technology hype cycles

Brussels has thrown money after the metaverse, blockchain and now generative AI. Are these sound investments, or just a fear of missing out?

Viewpoint: FP10 needs another Next Generation EU programme

FP10 must have a €200 billion budget if it is to realise the EU‘s research and innovation ambitions. And we already know how to get there

Poland pushes to get plant gene editing reforms over the line

Stalled proposal to deregulate growth of some genetically modified plants in Europe begins to move under pressure from EU presidency

MEPs push for Widening to become mainstream in FP10

An informal task force set up in the European Parliament will advise on making Widening a stronger presence in the next research Framework Programme

Germany slowly rethinks defence and security research

Three years after the attack on Ukraine, positions are changing, but there is no more money in Germany for military research

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Global Fisheries Atlas offers the first comprehensive view of marine resources worldwide

Call for Europe to stay the course on neglected diseases Global health groups make the case for continued European leadership

Sponsored by DSW and Impact Global Health

As the European Union (EU) plots its spending plans for the next decade, global health organisations have made the case for continued European investment in the development of vaccines for so-called neglected diseases, such as dengue fever, malaria and tuberculosis.

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