On Wednesday 17 April, the European Parliament supported, by a very large majority (527 votes in favour, 26 against and 55 abstentions) the report by Christian Ehler (EPP, Germany) on the renewal for five years of the EU/Russia Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement. The current agreement expired on 20 February.
According to the European Commission, renewing the agreement makes it possible to “continue to facilitate cooperation with Russia in common priority areas of science and...