As reaction to the interview with the Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics in the current issue of the German newspaper DIE ZEIT, the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany appeals to the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In a letter adressed to DIE ZEIT they remind him in advance of the planned reform concerning the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on „the government’s duty to enable and promote science through the provision of human, financial and organisational resources.“ DAAD President Prof. Margret Wintermantel supports this appeal with her signature.

The party leaders of the CDU, SPD and Greens and other signatories have called on the Britons to remain in the EU. In a letter to the British newspaper The Times on Friday, they wrote that they respected the British decision, but that no decision was irreversible. “Our door will always remain open.” DAAD President Prof. Wintermantel also signed the appeal.

The first meeting to mark the launch of the Fellowship Programme on Climate, Energy and Earth System Research will unite all selected international researchers and their German partners on 11 and 12 October in Königswinter, Germany, in a display of world-class expertise. Over the next four years, they will carry out research at renowned German higher education and research institutions within the framework of the Franco-German programme “Make Our Planet Great Again – German Research Initiative”, funded by the Federal German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).