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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
EUROPE’s top scientist has quit in protest against the EU’s inadequate response to the coronavirus pandemic, just months after he took up a four-year term of office.
European Research Council (ERC) president Professor Mauro Ferrari handed in his resignation to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday afternoon.
The Italian-American scientist said that disagreements with the economic bloc had been growing since mid-March, “as it became evident that the pandemic would be a tragedy of possibly unprecedented proportions.”
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