Due to the situation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the CERN Council has postponed the next step in the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. During a special session that was scheduled to take place in Budapest on 25 May, the Council was due to adopt and make public the recommendations made by the European Strategy Group . This session will be replaced by a videoconference meeting, during which the delegations will discuss how to proceed.
The process of updating the European Strategy for Particle Physics began in 2017 and aims to define the long-term goals of the discipline. Discussions are being led by a group chaired by Halina Abramowicz of the University of Tel Aviv and comprising a delegate from each of CERN’s Member and Associate Member States, as well as directors and representatives of major institutes and organisations in Europe and invitees from outside Europe. Following a , the results of which formed the basis of discussions at a , which itself led to the drafting of a , the European Strategy Group met in January 2020 to issue its .
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