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Many thanks to Martin Greenacre and Science|Business for extensively covering my latest piece for Real Instituto Elcano on the European Defence Fund. I provide comments on Spain and European military capabilities more broadly. Read it here: sciencebusiness.net/news/european-… #EquipoElcano

We now know the EU's controversial pharma reform will not be adopted in this mandate. Tomislav Sokol gave an update on the timeline for the discussions in parliament at yesterday's Science|Business #SBHealthDays event sciencebusiness.net/news/life-scie…

I recently got to sit down with digitisation minister Mathieu MICHEL for Science|Business to discuss Belgium's plans for its presidency of the EU Council starting in January. A European blockchain, AI, and fighting fake online profiles are all high on the agenda sciencebusiness.net/news/ict/belgi…

Maybe if the tunnel at Old Trafford wasn’t by the corner flag managers wouldn’t keep losing the dressing room. At some point you have to ask questions of the architect

"Generating an image using a powerful AI model takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone" MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/108…

The European Space Agency is aiming to become more like NASA and embrace competition to stay relevant. ESA Business in Space Growth Network (BSGN) and Samantha Cristoforetti provided more details of the upcoming competition to transport cargo to the ISS at today's #spaceforinspiration conference sciencebusiness.net/news/european-…

The Commission has set out proposals to fund more research with military as well as civil applications in Framework Programme 10, but universities want to see safeguards put in place tinyurl.com/3hs8cjtv

Excellent commitment to the bit. It's also fascinating how similar the original thread is to the language of pompous football tacticos, the dumbest people on here all speak in the same AI-like voice

We're unlikely to see cultivated meat on sale in the EU any time soon. I looked into why European novel food companies are applying for approval in the US and Singapore before trying to enter the EU market, for Science|Business sciencebusiness.net/news/agrifood/…

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I had a great time chatting to Mepassistant (Quentin) about memes, France's Napoleonic tendencies, and the TV show Parlement, ahead of EU elections this week, for The Connexion connexionfrance.com/news/the-frenc…

My interview on Science|Business today: Pharmaceutical Strategy, Chips Act, Net Zero Industry,... what’s consistently lacking in Europe is a strong strategic vision for our public investment, rather than just subsidising the profits of certain private corporations sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon-e…

An absurd week in France has reached new levels. Leader of the historic right-wing party calls for a deal with the far right on national TV without consulting anyone and then shuts down party HQ, his party then votes to expel him, and he refuses to go. It's genuinely incredible

The EU must make research and innovation a 'collective priority,' says Mario Draghi, urging more support for fundamental research to boost competitiveness against the US. Read more ➡️ sciencebusiness.net/news/fp10/make…

It's increasingly clear that if the far-right comes to power in France it'll be because the centre and right refused to do what the left has always done and faire barrage. What a terrible, terrible betrayal

“The scientific community in France is very worried" about a far-right victory ahead of Sunday's election, Dr Alain Fischer, who was in charge of France's Covid vaccination strategy, told me for Science|Business sciencebusiness.net/news/start-ups…

How refreshing to hear such an empathetic and principled defense of immigration, instead of playing on people’s fears to win a few votes

Ursula von der Leyen's re-election promises a boost for EU research and innovation. With plans to expand the ERC and EIC, her focus on scientific excellence and technological innovation is clear. Read more about her plans for the next five years here: sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon-e…

Ha! There’s literally a driverless metro every minute, these people will have been home in no time

“We are very concerned about the proposed cuts to DAAD News and equally about the cuts to Humboldt-Stiftung", says Michael Hoch, rector of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, and chair of #GermanU15 in ScienceBusiness; article by Martin Greenacre: bit.ly/3Z6Stoq