On research, Macron denounces Trump’s « diktat » and announces 100 million euros to attract scientists – Liberation
The State will invest 100 million euros « Additional » To attract foreign researchers to Franceespecially American, at a time when the United States decreases funding and visa for science, Emmanuel Macron, in the presentation of the Choose Europe for Science Monday May 5.
« Faced with threats, (…) Europe must become a refuge », launched the French president at a conference at the Parisian University La Sorbonne, adding that this amount would be funded by the France 2030 public investment program. In a spike addressed to Donald Trump’s scientific policyEmmanuel Macron also denounced everything « Diktat which would consist in saying that a government » can prohibit « To look for this or that ».
« No one could think that this very great democracy in the world, whose economic model is so strongly based on free science (…) was going to make such an error », declared the French president at the Paris conference aimed at attracting researchers in France and Europe « Who are threatened ».
At his side, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that the European Union would propose a « New envelope of 500 million euros » For the 2025-2027 period « In order to make Europe a center of attraction for researchers ». “The role of science at present is called into question. Investment in basic, free and open research is questioned. What a huge error of appreciation. (…) Science is the key to our future here in Europe ”, She said, at the end of the conference.
This rally, organized in Paris on the initiative of Emmanuel Macron, aims in particular to attract scientists stationed in the United States, whose research is threatened by the Trump administration policies. Praising them « Stable and supported investments » and the« infrastructure » favorable to research in Europe, Ursula von der Leyen announced measures to overcome her « Gaps », notably « A new“ Super-Subvention ”lasting seven years » as well as the doubling until 2027 of the « complement » paid to research scholarships.
« In the medium and long term, with our member states, we want to reach the objective of 3 % of GDP for investment in research and development by 2030 ”, she added. She also repeated her will to« Entering the freedom of scientific research in law by means of a new legislative act on the European research area ».
In order to facilitate the arrival of researchers, « We want to help public and private institutions to get closer to highly qualified workers and researchers » And « Accelerate and simplify the entry of high -level researchers » In the European Union, she assured. « Bringing the best researchers from around the world is bringing out the best in Europe », she argued.
