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Academic freedom
The European Parliament research committee has written to its sister Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which is in charge of dealing with the EU’s treaties, calling for academic freedom to be “clearly” enshrined in them. It said this should be done by inserting a phrase setting out that the EU “shall respect and promote academic freedom and the freedom to conduct research as an individual and institutional right”. The constitutional affairs committee is set to propose a motion for a resolution to amend the treaties, but lengthy debate is expected with the European Commission and EU governments.