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Swedish Government appoints former minister of finance as special negotiator for locating the European Spallation Source research centre in Sweden
July 19, 2004The Swedish government has appointed Allan Larsson, former minister of finance and director general at the EU-Commission, as special negotiator for Sweden to assess the possibilities to locate a European research centre, the European Spallation Source (ESS), in Sweden. In the terms of reference for the assessment, the government notes that Sweden is considered to be one of the leading countries in Europe regarding research and innovation, and declares its intentions to continue an ambitious research policy and to seize opportunities for collaborations regarding large research projects in Europe, such as ESS.
At the ESS, the world's most powerful neutron source will be used for research in strategic areas such as biology, nano- and energy-technology and materials and engineering science. The 1000 MEUR centre will be an important hub in the European infrastructure for research, being used every year by thousands of researchers in academia and industry. It is expected to have a strategic importance for science and economic growth in a knowledge based economy.
The ESS-Scandinavia consortium has proposed Lund, in Ã-resund region, as the location for ESS. Similar consortia propose locations in Germany, UK and Hungary. Decisions on issues such as realisation, location and funding of the centre are strongly coupled. These issues will be the subject of negotiations on government level between the country offering to host the centre and countries interested in participating and having access to it. In this perspective, the initiative of the Swedish government strengthens the position of Sweden as a potential host country for the centre. ESS-Scandinavia considers the initiative by the government a very important step and will support Allan Larsson in his work.
The terms of reference for the special negotiator includes clarifying the interest from the scientific community and industry, analysing the long term effects on economic growth, investigating the interest of possible regional, Nordic and European contributors and clarifying the position of the EU-Commission and the interest of other countries to participate. The results
of the assessment are to be presented July 1, 2005. The government will then decide whether Sweden will offer to host ESS.
The proposal of ESS-Scandinavia to locate ESS in Lund has been received very positively by scientists and politicians in Scandinavia and Europe. Industry in Sweden considers a location in Lund to be very beneficial for their ability to compete and for further investments in the region.
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