wo years ago a conflict arose between the European Central Bank, ECB, and the Constitutional Court of Germany, BFG (see EuroScientist, 1 June 2020). The BFG had ruled that the German Central Bank could no longer participate in the buying of government bonds by the European Central Bank, ECB, as being contrary to the German Constitution. Read more [...]
By Chloe Hill Many scientists are motivated by a desire to make the world a better place and to use their expertise to help society and their communities. One way that scientists can increase the impact of their research is by engaging with policy. Read more [...]
By Ivana Kurecic and Chloe Hill What motivates scientists to engage with policymaking? As researchers, most of us entered our scientific disciplines to gain a better understanding of the world, or by our desire to contribute to society by Read more [...]
Peter Tindemans talks about what the agreement of Christmas’ eve between the EU and the UK implies for research and innovation cooperation. Read more [...]
Prof. Tavernarakis narrates his ambitions and challenges in his new role as Vice-President ERC and the perspectives for research in Europe. Read more [...]
The article focuses on what Spain needs to do to seize the moment and rely on R&D to recover from the sharp economic loss that follows COVID-19. Read more [...]
The German Constitutional Court has recently expressed itself on the buying up of bonds by the European Central Bank. It has decided that the German Bundes Bank can no longer participate in such a measure unless the European Court of Justice explains why this is justified. Read more [...]
On the 23rd April 2020 – on the day of a critical meeting of the European Council – President Giscard d’Estaing together with leading representatives from the World of politics, academia and civil society from the Board of Re-Imagine Europa call European leaders to show courage and ambition. Read more [...]
The UK and the EU-27, on the assumption that the UK will leave the EU, have mutually benefited enormously from collaboration in the field of research, innovation and higher education over the past 45 years. Read more [...]
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