Mauro Ferrari, the President of European Research Council (ERC) resigned unexpectedly on Tuesday, after "losing his faith to the system itself," namely the European structures, due to its 'disappointing' response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

"I have been extremely disappointed by the European response to Covid-19", Ferrari told in a statement to FT, citing, among others, the complete absence of coordination of health care policies, and the recurrent opposition to cohesive financial support in...