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Nature 421, 881 (27 February 2003) | doi:10.1038/421881b

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Europe draws up plans for funding agency

Marieke Degen

The future of science in the European Union (EU) began to take shape last week, as plans for a new basic-research funding agency gained momentum.A high-level expert group met for the first time on 19 February in Paris, charged with outlining options for the creation of a European Research Council (ERC).