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Thousands of researchers and scientists from all over Spain have taken to the streets on Friday twenty cities in Spanish to denounce the government for “contempt” with which science treats, say. They argue that this disregard has caused the “total paralysis” Spanish research system, development and innovation (R + D + i) and “exile” of scientists.

The protests were called by the “Charter for Science Collective”, which aims to “save” scientific research amenzada considered by the cuts.

The largest demonstration was held in Madrid , where researchers have departed from the headquarters of the National Research Council (CSIC), to the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness with the aim of r egistrar 45,000 signatures in support of the “Charter for science: let’s save the R + D + i”. The organizers of the march have entered the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy.

According to the Municipal Police in the capital, Madrid have come to this place between 2,000 and 2,300 people. During the same cries were echoed as “Without research, tambourine country”; “We eloped, we exile” and “In Germany we raffle”.

president of the Confederation of Scientific, Carlos Andradas, regretted that no representative of the Ministry of Economy has wanted to meet them: “The Minister Luis de Guindos is out of Spain and Secretary State R & D + i, Carmen Vela, in an act, “he complained. also attended by representatives socialist , including parliamentary spokeswoman, Soraya Rodriguez, who has criticized “the historic setback” that has occurred in the investment, and has warned that “No research is not out of the crisis. “

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concentrations have also been Valencia , which has demanded an agreed strategy between government, parties and scientists, and has delivered a letter asking a pact of state. There the protesters have complained that public research investments have been reduced 40% since 2009.

Zaragoza, Oviedo and Granada have mobilized dozens of professors and researchers from the Universities and Agrobiotechnology Intituto.

Manuel Lopez, president of the University of Zaragoza has warned that “if we continue with the policy that is being done, we will find significant damage, it will take a long time to be corrected, as the loss of talent.”