Europe unveils $567 million push to attract researchers as French president decries US 'mistake' over science policy

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Source: CNN

Europe unveils $567 million push to attract researchers as French president decries US ‘mistake’ over science policy

By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN
3 minute read
Published 9:42 AM EDT, Mon May 5, 2025

London (CNN) — The European Union will spend €500 million ($567 million) over the next three years “to make Europe a magnet for researchers,” a top official announced Monday in a veiled response to the Trump administration’s cuts to research funding and changes to science policy.

Speaking alongside Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU’s executive arm, French President Emmanuel Macron was more direct, criticizing recent actions by “one of the largest democracies in the world,” such as cancellation of hundreds of research grants, and calling them “a mistake.”

The two European leaders spoke at the “Choose Europe for science” event at the prestigious Sorbonne university in Paris.

“Unfortunately, we see today that the role of science in today’s world is questioned. The investment in fundamental, free and open research is questioned. What a gigantic miscalculation,” von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said in a speech, which didn’t mention the United States.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/05/business/europe-france-science-policy-intl

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1. All part of going down hill.

[Linda ladeewolf]

2. Say goodbye to our scientists.