European Union 2014 - European ParliamentCarlos Moedas, from Portugal: changes in the scientific advice structure at the European CommissionEuropean Union 2014 - European Parliament
The ill will generated between the European Commission and the continent’s scientific community appears to have come to an end after six months of uncertainty as to who would replace Scotch biologist Anne Glover as chief scientific advisor of that institution. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker promoted the Portuguese Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, to coordinate the introduction of a new model by which the European Commission can obtain scientific advice on policy issues. It is based on the formation of an independent panel of seven high-level scientists with ties to academia. The previous structure was very similar to the one adopted by English-speaking countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, in which the scientific advisor is a single individual employed by the institution or government, and an integral part of its leadership structure. European countries, however, prefer to set up advisory councils. According to a report published in the Financial Times newspaper, Moedas expects the new system to take effect in the second half of 2015.
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