Elections of the Presidents of the European Commission and Parliament: reactions from stakeholders

"EARTO congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European Commission for a second term. In her Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024−2029, President von der Leyen clearly identifies her priority to promote Europe’s industrial competitiveness with a “new European Prosperity Plan putting research, development and innovation at the heart of our economy”. EARTO can only support such a priority", says the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations on 18/07/2024.

Stakeholders react to the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission on 18/07/2024 and Roberta Metsola as President of the European Parliament16/07, as well as to their statements and positions on research in Europe for 2024-2029.

Maria Leptin, president of the ERC, welcomes the "stand up for investment in research" in the first speech of Roberta Metsola on 16/07:

"We will leave Europe a better place by doubling down on Europe’s competitiveness. That gives us the ability to invest in our youth, in research, in education, in…