On 16 May the Deputy Director-General for the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) Ms Maive Rute visited Lithuania. The visit took place at the Research and Higher Education Monitoring and Analysis Centre (MOSTA).
During her visit at MOSTA, Ms Maive Rute presented the mission of JRC, the scope of its activities and services in the European Commission, followed by a discussion about current and future collaboration between JRC and Lithuanian institutions.
“Society is becoming increasingly critical of the political decisions it takes, demands facts, and evidence. We need to be able to determine why other solutions need to be agreed, including cash. As the demands grow and scientific insights remain unheard of, a move to another model of cooperation. We can name it as a 2.0 model. ” smiles Ms. Maive Rute.
The Joint Research Centre is the scientific and technical arm of the European Commission. It provides the scientific advice and technical know-how to support a wide range of EU policies. Its status as a Commission service, which guarantees independence from private or national interests, is crucial for pursuing its mission – to provide EU policies with independent, evidence-based scientific and technical support throughout the whole policy cycle. JRC operates in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands and employs some 2800 researchers.
