I respect your opinion, to me it does sound like a lot, and it's also on top of many existing programs and a few other new things included in this announcement.

> The initiative also includes a target for member states to allocate 3 percent of their GDP to R&D projects by 2030. [...] The plan, originally proposed by the French government, also proposes creating long-term “super grants” for outstanding researchers, to provide them with financial stability; these would last for seven years. The program also plans to double the amount of financial support available this year for those who decide to move to the European Union.

You can get a sense of everything they have available here: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/research-and-innovation/....

Ah, thanks for showing me more context about it. I considered the 500 million too much into isolation

1000 scientists is a lot. The entire Microsoft research department is about 1000 scientists, and they are a productive bunch

Here’s the thing: scientists follow roughly a double power law in breakthrough and skills. What if that 1250 is 50 top tier and 1200 of their chosen lab mates?

That's fair