Inside out

Back page gossip from the 9 May issue of Research Europe

Grow to improve

The EU can build on its existing strengths in areas including science by further expanding its membership to new countries, according to the president of the European Council of EU national leaders. “Our union is an economic, scientific, innovative and cultural giant. With future enlargements and more sovereignty, it will become even more so,” Charles Michel said last month in a speech marking 20 years since the EU’s 2004 enlargement.