This week in Nations in brief: France revamps tax credits; R&D hit as Peugeot Citroën cuts thousands of jobs; Women researchers get high-flyer funding; German researchers link up on the environment; France and Thailand renew cooperation; German state funds international summer school.
France revamps tax credits
The French government is to exclude financial services from its R&D tax credit scheme, as recommended in a report submitted to the research ministry last week. The report, written by socialist senator Michel Berson, is about simplifying the €5 billion tax credit system and making it more beneficial to small businesses in line with the views of new president François Hollande.