06/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 30 May on the sidelines of the Competitiveness Council, the president of the Scientific Council of the future European Research Council (ERC), Fotis Kafatos, lunched with research ministers. The meeting provided him with an opportunity to reassure ministers of the independence of this new structure that will be responsible for selecting exploratory research projects at the frontiers of knowledge. The European Research Council is expected to have a staff of 80...