Emmanuel Macron says Donald Trump’s academic repression threatens us

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Emanuel Macron warned that Donald Trump’s repression in the US threatens the economy and democracy, as the French leader and president of the European Commission Ursul von der Leyen made a researcher to come to Europe.

“Nobody could have thought that the world’s largest democracy, whose economic model is so much based on science, innovation and its ability. Macron On Monday, a conference at the Paris University of Sorbon said.

“Without a free scientific investigation, we lose … The pillars of our societies, which are the heart of Western liberal democracies, above all, it is our relations with the truth,” the French President said.

A Trump The administration has launched an unprecedented repression at the US universities and seeks to reduce federal financing and suppress the studies, including vaccination and climate change.

Speaking ahead of Macron in Sorbon, background der Leyen offered a financial package of 500 million euros, which will be spent in 2025-2027 “to make Europe a magnet for researchers” and support those who decided to move to the continent.

Von der Leyen did not mention the United States and Trump named, but said the “open and free” science was a “congratulatory map” in Europe.

“We have to do our best to support it, now more than if it used to,” she said. “Europe should remain home to academic and scientific freedom.”

Macron also promised additional 100 million. EUR on the initiative to attract researchers to France by the end of 2030, although neither he nor background der Leyen gave details on how the funds would be used.

Macron was apparent in his criticism of the US administration when he confirmed his calls for greater scientific sovereignty in Europe.

“We sometimes fell because it was so convenient to be in the hands of the Americans. Many Europeans had a strong conviction (that) that we would never have refused. It is as if they were, but it is not true,” he said.

The speech between the Trump administration and the US universities is alarmed by many administrators and researchers when the president has strengthened attacks on US institutions that its supporters consider too progressive. The administration also recalled visas for foreign students and researchers.

During the Trump’s repression, the UK government has Preparing to launch Scheme £ 50 million for Woo International Research Talent for Britain with grants on research and financing, according to people who informed about plans.

Macron and von der Leyen sought to present a vision of a free scientific investigation, citing the role of science played in the structuring of European society from the Renaissance in the Enlightenment.

The French President also linked attacks on experience with lifting conspiracy theories and misinformation that could destroy societies. He referred to the French philosopher Walter of the 18th century to warn that he believed in the “disclosed” truth and the prohibition of research would be in danger of “potential to agree together”.

Europe has been fighting for decades to compete with the United States in research and innovation from the red tape, less financing and less developed ties between academic research institutions and the private sector.

In particular, France lives at many of the best scientific universities, but many of its graduates have left great opportunities in the US, leaving the continent with a shortage of champions in technology, including cloud calculations and II. Now European leaders see the possibility of deep changes that penetrate the US system.

“We need to make a simpler and attractive to come to Europe for research,” said von Der Leyen, referring to accelerate the introduction processes for scientists and researchers and initiatives to associate highly qualified immigrants with institutions.

“We choose to be a continent on which universities are pillars of our societies and our lifestyle … where global talent is welcome,” she added. “Progress flourishes at freedom, openness and cooperation.”