An interim report of the European Research Council Expert Group concludes that there are compelling reasons for the establishment of a European Research Council.
The European Research Council Expert Group (ERCEG) was created in December 2002 by the Danish government to explore options for establishing a European Research Council (ERC).
The Group now released an interim report, arguing that there were compelling reasons for setting up an ERC, whose main purpose should be to manage a European Research Fund for basic research.
This institution would have clear political accountability and a considerable degree of scientific automony.
