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Research and innovation news alert: The launch of these talks follows the 16th EU–India Summit in New Delhi, where leaders from both sides reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic cooperation across trade, security, science, innovation and mobility.

Research and innovation news alert: The European Union is stepping up its efforts to become the world’s leading destination for researchers.

The European Commission and Japan have successfully concluded negotiations on Japan's association to Horizon Europe, the EU's flagship €93.5 billion research and innovation funding programme.

Today, the European Commission adopted the main Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027, a €14 billion investment designed to drive research and innovation (R&I) across the EU's strategic goals.

The agreement places Swiss researchers and organisations on the same footing as those in EU Member States: they may lead consortia, receive direct EU funding, and access all thematic pillars and instruments of the programmes.

This grants Egyptian researchers, universities, innovators and entities access to all parts of the programme on similar terms to those of EU Member States.

Research and innovation news alert: Philippe Aghion is a joint recipient of this year’s Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Professor Aghion has received substantial funding from the European Research Council and has taken part in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

Research and innovation news alert: The European Union and Japan reaffirm today their commitment to deepen cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) in Kyoto, Japan.

Research and innovation news alert: These technical discussions will examine the details and principles of a possible association agreement and lay the foundations for potential negotiations.