[Promotion of basic research in the European Union: the European research council (ERC) and the initiative for science in Europe (ISE )].

Europe has today a function of intellectual guidance and watch tower that will be unable to accomplish if remains far of the forefront in scientific research and application of knowledge The "delocalization of talents" towards the west is much worst than that of production towards the east. From January 1st 2007, the ERC, with an annual budget of 1.5 billion Euros, represents an important step to improve the situation.

[Science and economic development].

In times of great turbulences at a planetary scale, as a result of economic and social disparities, of environmental erosion, cultural uniformization and progressive weakness of international ethical and legal international institutions, the reinforcement of scientific research appears as one of the crucial keys to correct the present trends. Increase of knowledge and its adequate application are not only the fundamental pillars of the urgent general enhancement of the quality of life, but also economic competitiveness is based on knowledge. In this communication recent data on the ERA (European Research Area) are presented and commented as well as the proposal of a European Fund (of 2000 million of euros initially) which, administered by a European Research Council, would improve the EU trade and productive perspectives and, above all, will avoid or reduce the present brain-drain of those who, lacking opportunities in Europe, emigrate to other countries, particularly the United States.

[Gen-ethics].

Knowledge is always positive, but its application can not be so. The practice with Knowledges and techniques that can affect essential aspects of the beings must be guided by perfectly established rules. The World Committee on Bioethics elaborate the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights in November of 1997 with the support of all the countries of the world, with no exception, and of all the scientific communities it was established that human cloning can not be used with reproductive purposes.