“Choose Europe”: The European Union launches a plan of 500 million euros to attract our scientific talents.
propagandaUrsula von der Lin invites American scientists Donald Trump’s policies threatened him to move to the European Union, and promised greater economic incentives, Long -contract, less bureaucracy And the legal commitment to respect your freedom in the investigation.
On Monday, the European Commission President said in a speech Sorbon University in Paris.
“We can all agree on that Science does not have a passportNeither sex, nor ethnicity, nor the political party. We believe that diversity is one of the origins of humanity and lack of science. He is One of the most prominent global origins And it must be protected. “
Converting the chaos of the United States into the opportunity of Europe
Lynn Trump did not mention the nameHis spokesman later said that the speech did not try to “how the flag is managed in other countries.” However, his abundant references to the importance of “free and open” investigation left a little doubt about their final goal: Converting the chaos of the United States into the opportunity of Europe.
From his return to the White House, Trump has applied wide discounts on the federal budget that deprived scientific agencies, research institutions and medical centers of billions of dollars, which offered its ability to preserve it. Decisive studies that require reliable financing And fixed. Programs focus on Climate change, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, HIV prevention They were already affected.
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In a new request, Trump asked Congress 37 % reduction In the National Health Institutes (NIH) and in more than 50 % in the National Science Corporation (NSF), which is a procedure, according to the government, goals Reender’s “re -investment” in Priority fields, such as artificial intelligenceQuantum energy and nuclear energyAnd “reducing scientific spending”.
These policies have found resistance and placed upside down The consensus of the two parties contractsThe warnings are unleashed that federal cuts are so deep that they may endanger the United States’ ability to compete with other leading economies.
A recent study conducted by the American University was estimated A 25 % decrease in public spending on research and development will face the country’s gross domestic product In a “similar quantity” of the decline that suffered during the great recession period.
At the same time, Trump launched a campaign against elite universities Dismantling your diversity programsIt threatens to cut off federal financing and change their financial systems.
“Unfortunately, the role of science is being interrogated in today’s world. Investing in basic, free and open research is invested,” Von der Layen said in Paris. “What a giant account error! He added.
Von der Layen then revealed a new initiative, called “Choose Europe” (Choose Europe), To attract scientists and researchers to the mass From the United States and other countries.
As part of this initiative, he said, that the mass will try to reduce bureaucratic loads, facilitate access to risk capital and provide more long -term contracts and higher subsidies. In addition, the European Union will be established An exceptional grant for seven years It will add a financial supplement to the salary of those who decide to move. In addition, and Freedom of scientific research.
The plan will be based on research programs such as Horizon Eurobe
The plan will be based on the current research programs, especially Europe horizon, gave 93,000 million eurosAnd it will include the new endowment from 500 million euros For the period 2025-2027.
“The priority is to ensure that science in Europe is still open and free. This is our business cardVon der Lin present. We must do everything possible to keep it, now more than ever. “
French President Emmanuel Macron, who spoke immediately after the committee chairman, was more clear in his conviction: “No one can imagine, a few years ago, that one of the greatest democracies in the world It will delete search programsUnder the pretext that the word diversity was in this programMacron said.
propagandaMacron: “It is the progress of our humanity, what is the question.”
“No one can think that this great democracy in the world, whose economic model is strongly dependent on free science and innovation (…) I was making such a mistake. But here we are. “
The French leader rejected any “dictation” that enables governments to impose scientists what they can or cannot investigate. Macron cited two tangible fields – women’s health and work for climate – the Trump administration has in the spotlight. “There is also in danger,” he said. It is the progress of our concerned humanity. It is an ethical and human necessity“.
