This month marks 20 years since the EU’s largest single enlargement, when 10 countries joined the union. In today’s newsletter, we look at how the research and innovation landscape has changed in those countries over the past two decades. There are a lot of encouraging signs, but also a few areas of decline and stagnation. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology is also celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its Regional Innovation Scheme, aimed at closing Europe’s innovation gap. It’s been a huge success, the EIT says, but now is time for evolution. We also take a deep dive into the Teaming instrument of the Widening measures, and look at how Estonia is using the EU’s post-pandemic funds to propel investment in green tech start-ups

A new centralised hub aims to encourage use of health data and samples, but there are several hurdles to overcome

For the first time in the history of the EU, 27 national academies have reached a common position on EU science policy

The Baltic state puts further weight behind a Danish paper recommending the EU axes the European Institute of Innovation & Technology

While it is supporting R&I activities and addressing the brain drain, the Teaming instrument can be unpredictable and complex

Since the 10 countries joined there has been significant improvement in R&I performance, but not all the signs are positive