Well then he shouldn't cut Science Budgets too

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00589-5

France on Friday announced the "Choose France for Science" platform, operated by the French National Research Agency (ANR), which will enable universities, schools, and research organisations to apply for co-funding from the government to host researchers.

This is a good thing, but always France has to take the 'we are going to fix this ourselves'-approach. Maybe it would have taken a lot longer, but I would really prefer to see a "choose EU for science" program, supported by the commission.

Damn that smile.

No matter what, he always looks like he's out of place, like a crook