Abstract

A physicist has been nominated as the European Union's next commissioner for research. Philippe Busquin, a 58-year-old socialist from Belgium, has been nominated by Romano Prodi, the new president of the European Commission. Busquin will be in charge of the EU's fifth framework programme for research and development, a four-year project worth Euro l5bn. He should be confirmed as commissioner by the European parliament next month.

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