At the end of a hard year Europe's leaders are grappling with familiar problems-how to revive gasping economies, what to do about the Russian menace. But a quieter source of discontent is also bubbling up: Europe's scientists. The continent of Galileo and Darwin is not about to cast off its glorious heritage. But the boffins have two recent causes for concern. One is a new investment plan devised by the European Commission to kickstart growth, which relies partly on taking €2.7 billion ($3.4 billion) of money previously devoted to Horizon 2020, the eu's science fund. The Royal Society, an august British scientific body, and others have complained about the money grab.
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