MEPs follow up on promise to defend academic freedom

MEPs follow up on promise to defend academic freedom

MEPs with responsibility for research have formally called for the EU’s legal treaties to be changed to better protect academic freedom. Read the full article (online). Original article published by Research Professional News on Feb 03, 2023
EU business group voices ‘sympathy’ for moratorium on green laws

EU business group voices ‘sympathy’ for moratorium on green laws

With signs of recession getting more apparent every day, EU employers’ group BusinessEurope has called on the European Commission to reconsider green legislation currently in the pipeline and push for the ‘one-in, one-out’ principle to be applied more strictly. Read...
EU leaders ask universities to join forces on academic freedom

EU leaders ask universities to join forces on academic freedom

MEP Christian Ehler and ERC president Maria Leptin both warn of threats to European society Leaders from EU politics and research have called on universities across the continent to join them in defending academic freedom, warning that free enquiry and even democracy...
EU should sever scientific ties with Russia, says leading German MEP

EU should sever scientific ties with Russia, says leading German MEP

A leading German member of the European Parliament urged the EU to sever all scientific relations with Russia, stepping up pressure from Berlin to use science as a diplomatic weapon against Moscow. Read the full article (online). Original article published by Science...