About: brain drain Archives
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Innovation strategy to fight Europe’s ‘brain drain’
The Commission has come up with another proposal to foster innovation, but, as usual, the responsibility for its implementation lies with Member States.
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Researchers’ charter proves successful
The Commission's initiative to improve the working environment of European researchers is being endorsed by an increasing number of research organisations.
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Council adopts measures to attract foreign researchers to EU
In a bid to attract the world's best brains to Europe, the Council has adopted a package of measures helping researchers from non-EU countries enter to and work in the EU.
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EP: Doubling the EU research budget “a strict minimum”
A European Parliament report on the future of European research
says that the member states should regard the doubling of
the funding for Community R&D "as a minimum not be
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Member States back fast-track work permits for non-EU researchers
The EU wants to make it easier for researchers from third countries to work in Europe as part of its efforts to boost European research and attract more scientists.
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US falling behind in terms of scientific excellence, EU catching up
American hegemony is threatened by a decline in foreign researchers and decreasing R&D spending, as the EU and Asia are catching up in the pursuit of excellence.
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Labour movement restrictions will counter Polish brain drain
The President of the Polish Employers' Federation Henryka Bochniarz is not unhappy about restrictions on free movement of labour towards the new Member States. They will counter a "disastrous" brain drain.
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Internet petition provokes crisis in French research policy
Leading French scientists have threatened to resign should their government fail to substantially boost national research funding.
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Strong private EU investment in R&D – but in the US
'Brain drain' from the EU is on the rise and R&D investment is lower than ever. These are the findings of two new studies presented by the Commission on 25 November.
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Stopping the brain drain: Commission proposes actions to improve research careers
On 18 July, the Commission published a Communication proposing actions to improve the attractiveness of research careers in the EU.