• Posted 25-Feb-2019

Digital Single Market: EU negotiators reach a breakthrough to modernise copyright rules

On the 13th of February, the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the Commission found a political agreement to make the copyright rules fit for digital era in Europe and bring tangible benefits to all creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, cultural heritage institutions, and citizens.

  • Posted 25-Feb-2019

Digital Single Market: EU negotiators agree to set up new European rules to improve fairness of online platforms' trading practices

On the 14th of February the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission reached a political deal on the first-ever rules aimed at creating a fair, transparent and predictable business environment for businesses and traders when using online platforms.

  • Posted 25-Feb-2019

EU promises ‘flexible’ deals for foreign research partners in Horizon Europe. But beware the fine print

The EU’s biggest ever R&D programme, which will run for seven years from 2021, will offer “more flexible” entry terms for foreign countries, the European Commission’s director-general for research and innovation said Tuesday.

  • Posted 25-Feb-2019

The big challenge: Defining scientific excellence

In just ten years, the European Research Council (ERC) has become a reference point for scientific quality, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the leading national agencies from the US, Japan, Germany and the UK.

  • Posted 25-Feb-2019

It’s time for Europe to take a broader view of mobility

Talent mobility – helping researchers, students and skilled workers move – is normally thought of in just one dimension: geographically, across borders.

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