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One of the candidate countries' biggest concerns is that greater researcher mobility will increase the brain drain from Central and Eastern European countries to the West.

"Our objective is an unbiased, critical assessment of whether the agricultural reform is a worthwhile effort." --Dr. Peter H. Feindt, Hamburg

If everything moves ahead as planned, the new law could take effect in late spring or early summer.

Although the vast majority of universities surveyed by the Max Planck Institute stated that they would try to support dual-career scientists, the issue is still delicate.

Twelve institute departments will close and 15 junior research groups will be discontinued.

"Until now, only rare exceptions gave scientists a chance to enter the schoolteacher career path."