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Johannes Pollak – analyzing how Europe works
Johannes Pollak’s day-to-day work is stressful: “It helps to know that 99 percent of my work decisions are not life-and-death decisions,” says the 54-year-old. Pollak is rector at the private Webster University in Vienna. At the same time, he is chairman of the board of the Institute for European Politics in Berlin. His schedule is […] continue reading →
Mariya Gabriel: ‘Europe as a global powerhouse for deep tech innovation’
Last week, EU Research Commissioner Mariya Gabriel opened the first "European Innovation Days" in Silicon Valley, aimed at sparking interest in Europe among US startups and investors. She spoke with Manfred Ronzheimer about the intentions and successes of her US mission. continue reading →
Swedish Prime Minister: EU must catch up technologically
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is insisting that the EU catch up technologically. “There is no European autonomy without competitiveness”, the conservative politician said Wednesday in Berlin ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. EU companies have fallen behind US companies in recent years, he said. The development is going in the wrong direction […] continue reading →
Study finds evidence of ‘Brussels Effect’
In her bestseller “The Brussels Effect,” US scientist Anu Bradford argued that the EU sets global standards as a regulatory superpower. A new study now provides the first scientific evidence for this thesis.The results of the as yet unpublished study by Cristina Herghelegiu from the Chief Economist team in the EU Commission’s DG Grow and […] continue reading →
Annika Thies – European networker at DESY
Trust, cooperation and autonomy of employees – these values are important to Annika Thies when leading her team. Since June of this year, she has headed the EU project office of the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY), focusing on a “post-heroic leadership style” without micromanagement. The office supports scientists from application to accounting and final report. […] continue reading →
Commission uses technocrat language
A political scientist has analyzed 45,000 press releases from the Commission. The Berlin political scientist also explains why it has learned nothing in terms of communication even after 35 years. continue reading →
Claudia Labisch – bringing the threads of research together
Claudia Labisch’s job is like herding a bag of fleas, even if she would probably never put it that way. As head of the Leibniz Association‘s Europe office, she represents the interests of 97 independent German Leibniz research institutes in Brussels. Their research areas range from natural sciences, engineering and environmental sciences to economics, spatial […] continue reading →
Michael Zürn – inter-governmental relationship expert
“I was told that I once was the youngest professor in Germany for a time,” says Michael Zürn about his meteoric entry into the academic world. In 1993, he became professor of international and transnational relations, including peace and conflict research, at the University of Bremen – just two years after he earned his Ph.D. […] continue reading →
EU Chamber of Commerce: R&D in China comes with risks
The EU Chamber of Commerce in China and research institute Merics have warned companies against naively shifting R&D to China. “Companies have to be clear where the risks are and where their competitive advantages lie,” said Chamber President Jörg Wuttke on Wednesday at the presentation of a study on innovation in China. It is titled, […] continue reading →
EU Health Data Space: consortium tinkering with test version
The EU Commission's draft regulation for the European Health Data Space (EHDS) is eagerly awaited. It will be the first of its kind within the framework of the European data strategy. A consortium is to start work on a kind of beta version of the EHDS this year. continue reading →
EU Parliament votes on own-initiative report on cancer prevention
Fair access to cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, the promotion of cross-border research, stricter measures against tobacco, new regulations on e-cigarettes, and warning labels on alcoholic beverages: These are the key demands in the report of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA), which the EU Parliament discussed and voted on yesterday. The chances of surviving cancer in […] continue reading →
Innovation council to provide more targeted support
Yesterday, the EU Commission adopted the work program for the European Innovation Council (EIC). This means that it is now clearer how the EU intends to pursue its innovation funding in the third pillar of the Horizon Europe research funding program in the future.With the work program, the EIC is further on its way to […] continue reading →
Hope for climate-neutral energy from nuclear fusion
European researchers are still leading the way in nuclear fusion. But European scientists complain about a lack of funds and bureaucratic hurdles. Meanwhile, China is making considerable progress - thanks in part to foreign support. continue reading →