US EditionEU announces $567M package for 2025-2027 to attract researchers
- The European Union announced a €500 million investment for 2025-2027 aimed at establishing Europe as a prime destination for researchers and scientists.
- This initiative follows the U.S. Cancellation of over 380 National Science Foundation grants related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and misinformation research under President Trump’s orders.
- At the 'Choose Europe for Science' event in Paris, Ursula von der Leyen and Emmanuel Macron highlighted new grants, policy plans, and efforts to reduce administrative roadblocks for researchers.
- Von der Leyen committed to legally safeguarding the independence of scientific research across the EU and described open and unrestricted science as a hallmark of Europe, while Macron encouraged scientists facing challenges elsewhere to seek refuge and opportunities in Europe.
- The EU’s initiative seeks to attract top research talent to Europe and underscores a firm dedication to protecting scientific freedom in the face of increasing global challenges.
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Brussels: Donald Trump's commercial war threatens European goods worth more than EUR 500 billion
U.S. President Donald Trump's surveys on pharmaceutical products, raw materials and semiconductors, combined with already applied drastic prices against the European Union, will affect exports of the Community bloc of EUR 549 billion in total, said Maros Sefcovic, head of EU trade. This would represent 97% of the total EU exports to the United States, according to the estimates of the European Commission.
European Union keeps options open as it readies response to expanding US tariffs
The EU trade chief said U.S. tariffs now covered 70% of EU goods trade to the United States and that could rise to 97% after further U.S. investigations into pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and other products.
European Union sees broader Trump tariffs hitting €549 billion of its goods
In the event that negotiations fail, the EU is also preparing retaliatory measures to rebalance the trade relationship, Sefcovic said. The EU has been working on additional lists of US goods to hit with tariffs and has debated whether to impose export restrictions, Bloomberg reported earlier.
Europe launches drive to lure US scientists
The European Union and France on Monday announced half a billion euros worth of incentives to lure scientists to the continent, seeking to profit from US President Donald Trump's federal funding cuts and clashes with top US universities. "We call on researchers worldwide to unite and join us... If you love freedom, come and help us stay free," French President Emmanuel Macron said at Paris' Sorbonne University alongside European Commission Presi…
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