Juncker scraps chief scientific adviser post

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"A spokeswoman for EC President Jean-Claude Juncker confirmed the closing of Glover’s office, but said the new president is still considering other ways to handle scientific advice.
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Juncker emphasised the need to “make sure that Commission proposals and activities are based on sound scientific evidence”. And he changed the reporting lines of another scientific unit, the Joint Research Centre, so it works with the education rather than research commissioner. As recently as last week, a spokeswoman for Juncker told Science|Business that the President “values independent scientific advice;” but she declined to comment how and where the new administration will get it."


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