MEPs to back multi-million euro military research budget
The European Parliament is expected to approve budget proposals that will see the EU funding military research on a large scale for the first time.
Focus
Back to the Future by Hyperloop
Cars that run on petrol or diesel are meant to be a rarity by the year 2050. Progress is slow. But some Nordic cities have radical visions of how a "Hyperloop" could change that.
News in Brief
- Cyprus leaders aim for map agreement
- New three-party centre-left government in Estonia
- New three-party government in Denmark
- Support for the EU on the rise
- Brussels to name public space after murdered UK MP Jo Cox
- World tells Trump climate momentum is 'irreversible'
- No voters in Dutch Ukraine referendum 'not anti-EU'
- EU states give conditional approval to visa-free travel for Ukraine
Focus
EU cities try their own 'Ubers'
As some places struggle to deal with the impact of firms like Uber and Airbnb, other cities are embracing the change and seeking to learn.
Focus
The stress hormone and EU garden cities
European town planners still borrow from the “garden city” ideals of the 19th century, but they might be doing more harm than good.
Focus
Danish project lets algae convert CO2 into protein
Green algae feed on CO2 and convert it into protein. Researchers are testing their potential for industrial use, in a project funded by the EU.
EU to reveal space strategy, but leave exploring to the ESA
Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne was the first European to lead the International Space Station. 'If you see our planet from above, you see that there are no borders.'
Opinion
GMOs, the commission’s next homemade PR disaster
19 out of 28 member states ban GM crops within their borders, but the Commission's latest approval of GM maize gives more ammunition to EU critics.
Investigation
EU science director: My reshuffle during Dieselgate was ill-timed
Giovanni De Santi, who was the director responsible for a new on-road test method, was moved to a different position in the EU's science body during the height of the Dieselgate crisis.
Investigation
Nothing to hide on Dieselgate, says EU science body
A reshuffle of an emissions expert and a last-minute cancellation of an interview had no ulterior motives, says head of the Joint Research Centre.
Copernicus: Looking at Europe's problems from space
From fields to forest fires or migrant camps, the European Space Agency showcases scientific results from the Earth observation project it has set up with the EU.
Brexit could affect UK space industry
If UK nationals vote to leave the EU, there would be little effect on the country's European cooperation on space activities. But British companies may lose business opportunities.
E-cigarette tax sets scene for EU lobbying war
The EU is preparing to tax e-cigarettes under the same regime as normal ones, in a move likely to boost prices and to prompt a new lobbying war in Brussels.
Feature
Luxembourg keen to be asteroid miners' haven
The Grand Duchy wants to become the first European country that gives private firms legal certainty that they will own resources if they extract them in space.
Interview
Moon village is still best idea, says EU space boss
Johann-Dietrich Woerner thinks a permanent station on the Moon has scientific benefits and can serve as a test ground for further exploration of space by humans.
EU rules on 700 MHz: technical issue or power grab?
The EU executive is trying to convince EU countries to commit to some coordination in the assignment of a specific set of radio frequencies, after it failed to garner support for broader, common rules.
EU science chief wants more from Juncker fund
The €315 billion Juncker fund must support more science projects, says EU commissioner Carlos Moedas, who urged the EU to "do much better" in research and innovation.
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One Barroso-era advisor left on new EU science body
The Commission has decided that only one member of a discontinued informal scientific advisory body will be part of its new 'high level group' of science advisers.
That time again: Science vs. industry on EU fish quotas
EU ministers will Thursday try to clinch a deal on next year's Baltic fishing quotas. "Stop ignoring scientific advice", a green group says.
Interview
Microsoft says EU should fund cloud computing
Cloud services are not allowed to be funded under the EU's structural funds. "It's the single biggest thing we need to change", says Microsoft's Dejan Cvetkovic.
Space: EU not boldly going where no one has gone before
Contrary to earlier declarations, the Commission is shying away from space exploration projects, leaving it to the European Space Agency instead.
EU states prefer to 'blame Brussels' on GMOs
EU sources say anti-GMO countries prefer the current system because they can "blame Brussels" for authorising the "hot potato".
EU commission to appoint team of scientific advisers
The EU commission is to appoint a team of scientists to give advice, departing from the previous system of a single chief adviser.
Opinion
GMO industry is playing Russian roulette with our food
Multinational biotech companies and several scientists are playing Russian roulette with our food and farming systems.
Analysis
Did green groups learn anti-GMO tactics from climate sceptics?
The way NGOs spread doubt about the science of GMOs has similarities to the tactics of their opponents in the climate change debate.
Juncker commission leaves scientific advisers in the dark
For almost four months, Jean-Claude Juncker has been in office without the scientific advice his predecessor thought was necessary for a president of the Commission
Leading scientists criticise Juncker investment plan
EU finance ministers will discuss the €315bn Juncker growth plan on Tuesday amid criticism by leading scientists over plans to raid the EU research budget to fund it.
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