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Commission unveils €115m AGILE rapid-funding instrument for defence innovation

The European Commission has approved a €115 million tool, called AGILE, to provide rapid funding for defence sector innovation. The aim of the instrument, which was announced on 25/02/2026, is to speed up the development and testing of defence innovations and bring them to market. The…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, Council, …
• Article # 435379
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European Commission's head of R&I calls MEP's proposals for Horizon Europe "complex and costly"

The head of the European Commission's research and innovation department has pushed back at calls by a leading MEP to create two expert-led councils to oversee collaborative research under the EU's Horizon Europe programme. Speaking in the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 435265
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Commission postpones European Innovation Act as further work is needed, Zaharieva says

Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation, has said that the proposal for a European Innovation Act (EIA) will be delayed as it needs further work. Speaking at the European Parliament's Committee for Industry, Technology and Research (ITRE) on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 435117
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EU and Australia launch formal negotiations for Australia's association to Horizon Europe

The EU and Australia have agreed to launch formal negotiations for the association of the largest country in Oceania to Horizon Europe, with the aim of it joining the programme from 2027. This decision was taken on 24/03/2026 during a visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 435160
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©  Jeremy Barande Ecole polytechnique

UK announces £2 billion plan to become a global leader in quantum technology

The United Kingdom’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced a £2 billion (€2.32bn) funding package on 17/03/2026 dedicated to establishing the UK as a global leader in quantum technology. Quantum, alongside artificial intelligence, is a generation-defining…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), State, Deeptech, …
• Article # 435086
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India and EU to start negotiations soon on joining Horizon Europe

The EU and India will soon start negotiations on the South Asian country joining the Union's Horizon Europe research programme, Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation, said. Speaking at the European Parliament's Committee for Industry, Technology and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 435084
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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 23/03

The Global Education Coalition, the French association of universities UDICE and other organisations are hosting events starting this week. News Tank’s agenda aims to provide an overview of the events taking place in Europe’s higher education, research and innovation ecosystem. We focus…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 435023
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2026 Index sees "significant decline" in academic freedom in 50 countries over the last decade

A study on academic freedom reveals that it has significantly declined in 50 countries and territories between 2015 and 2025. The 2026 update of the Index of Academic Freedom, published on 17/03/2026 by the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, and the V-Dem Institute…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 434917
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Worrying declines in academic freedom in Western Europe and the US could get worse, researcher warns

A leading researcher on academic freedom has warned that the independence of educational institutions could decline further because of the political situation. Angelo Vito Panaro, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Political Science at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, said that the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 434775
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European Court of Auditors says slow deployment of the Innovation Fund holds back its potential

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has shown that the slow deployment of the Innovation Fund is holding back its potential. João Leão, the ECA Member in charge of the audit on the Innovation Fund, said on 19/03/2026, the day of the report's publication, that the fund "has strong potential to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Funding, …
• Article # 434947
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