Emmanuel Macron says that Donald Trump’s academic campaign threatens us

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Emmanuel Macron has warned that Donald Trump’s campaign against American scientific research threatens the economy and American democracy, as the French leader and European Commission President Ursula von der Layen stadium for researchers to Europe instead.

“Nobody could have believed that the largest democracy in the world, whose economic model relies heavily on science, innovation and its ability … to spread this innovation on a broader scale of its European peers, would make such a mistake. But we are here,” we are here, ” Macron A conference at Sorbon University in Paris said on Monday.

The French President said: “Without free scientific investigation, we lose … columns of our societies, which are the heart of Western liberal democracies, first and foremost our relationship to the truth.”

the Trump The administration launched an unprecedented campaign for universities in the United States and seeks to reduce federal financing and suppress research on topics including vaccination and climate change.

Speaking before Macron at Sorbonne, Von der Leyen suggested a 500 million euros-spending package to spend on 2025-2027 “to make Europe magnet for researchers” and support those who choose to move to the continent.

Von Der Leyen did not mention the United States or Trump by name, but he said that the “open and free” flag was a “communication card” in Europe.

She said, “We must do everything we can support, and now more than ever.” “Europe must remain the home of academic and scientific freedom.”

Macron also promised an additional 100 million euros for initiatives to attract researchers to France by the end of 2030, although he nor von der Lin was given details of how to use money.

Macron was clear in his criticism of the American administration because he repeated his calls for greater scientific sovereignty in Europe.

He said: “We sometimes failed because it was very convenient to be alongside the Americans. Many Europeans had a strong condemnation (that) will never be abandoned. It seems as if we were, but this is not true.”

The confrontation between the Trump administration and the American universities has raised many administrators and researchers because the president has climbed attacks on American institutions, which he considers very progressive supporters. The administration also canceled visas for foreign students and researchers.

Following the Trump campaign, UK government Preparation for launch A 50 million pounds plan to attract international research talent for Britain by granting research and transfer financing, according to the people who have been informed of the plans.

Macron and Von der Lynn sought to present a vision of the free scientific investigation, noting the role played by a flag in structuring European society from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment.

The French president also linked the attacks on experience with the rise of conspiracy theories and wrong information that can break societies. He cited the French philosopher Voltaire in the eighteenth century, to warn that belief in the truth “revealed” and the prohibition of research would put in the danger of “society’s ability to differ, together.”

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

France, in particular, is home to many major scientific universities, but many of its graduates have left greater opportunities in the United States, leaving the continent with the scarcity of heroes in technologies including cloud computing and AI. European leaders now see an opportunity in the deep changes sweeping the American system.

“We have to make it easier and more attractive to come to Europe to search,” said von der Layen, noting the need to accelerate entry for scientists, researchers and initiatives to link high skills immigrants to institutions.

She added: “We choose to be the continent, where universities are pillars for our societies and our way of life … where global talent is welcomed.” “Progress in freedom, openness and cooperation flourishes.”