Following an initial proposal (see EUROPE B13249A31) and the work of the Swedish Presidency (see EUROPE B13213A17), the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council sent the delegations of the Member States, on Thursday 5 October, a revised draft of the EU Council conclusions on strengthening the role and impact of research and innovation (R&I) in the EU’s policy-making process. The adoption of these conclusions is one of the priorities of the Spanish Presidency(see EUROPE B13254A15, B13230A4).