Igor Lukšić, Montenegro’s new prime minister and at 34 the youngest head of state in the world, has in one of his first official acts created a dedicated science ministry for the country. The move, however, has sparked some criticism and calls for Montenegro to instead invest more in research—the country currently spends only about 0.26% of its GDP on science.
Full article in ScienceInsider
Science journalist at New Scientist
Mićo Tatalović is environment and life science news editor at New Scientist magazine. He is also the chair of the board of the Association of British Science Writers and is actively involved in promoting science journalism in South-East Europe.
He runs the EuroScientist blog Balkan Science Beat.
He runs the EuroScientist blog Balkan Science Beat.
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