The future of Europe depends on robust, open and free science and education
Address of the Presidents of National Academies of Sciences of the European Union Member States to the candidates for the 2024 European Parliament elections Ensure European Union’s global leadership position in science and innovation European science operates at the forefront of global research and innovation. Scientists across the European Union are engaged in research and development on fundamental, practical, and societal problems. Science and innovation are quintessential for the European Union’s freedom and resilience, for its global competitiveness, its prosperity and well-being. This should not be taken for granted. It is essential to safeguard the open and international collaborative character of the scientific endeavour, invest in the full breadth of science and scholarship, and guarantee the uptake of scientific insights into policies [...]