Paris, 18 Sep 2006 The WEU Assembly and the European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) are jointly holding a conference on space, defence and European security in Kourou, French Guiana from...
Brussels, 18 Sep 2006 The European Universities Association will host its 2006 autumn conference in Brno, Czech Republic between 19 and 21 October. The title will be: 'European Universities as...
Brussels, 18 Sep 2006 The Academy of Finland and Tekes, the country's funding agency for technology and innovation, have launched a new €17.5 million programme aimed at attracting the best...
Brussels, 18 Sep 2006 A new and simple test for the tuberculosis (TB) infection has been developed by UK scientists. The breakthrough, with a 94 per cent accurate detection rate, will have an...
Brussels, 18 Sep 2006 In labs across Europe, researchers are getting ready to open their doors to the general public on 22 September for the second 'European Researchers' Night.' The aim of the event...
Brussels, 18 Sep 2006 A European 'BioAlpine' convention on neuroscience with take place on 6 October 2006 in Grenoble, France. The event will bring together European researchers, PhD students and...
Fast-track degrees attract career-minded students The new nine-to-five degree, which spells the end to three-month summer vacations, is proving a hit with lawyers, hoteliers and professionals keen to...
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Helsinki, 15 September 2006 Conference Internet-page The conference "Nanotechnologies: Safety for Success" organized by the Finnish Presidency on 14-15 September 2006 in Espoo, Finland, attracted...
Brussels, 15 Sep 2006 The State Aid Action Plan adopted in June 2005 stated that the Commission would consider to create a Framework for R&D and Innovation. When prolonging the Community...
Brussels, 15 September 2006 The Council is due to vote on a proposal from the Commission to authorise a genetically modified oilseed rape (known as Ms8xRf3) for import and processing in the EU. The...
Brussels, 15 Sep 2006 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Putting knowledge into...
Brussels, 15 Sep 2006 Through the analysis European satellite imagery, researches estimate 2006 crop yields to be lower than last year. Scientists have determined that the total area affected by the...
Brussels, 15 Sep 2006 The European Commission has given France the all-clear to grant €100 million in state aid to a Franco-Chinese research and development (R&D) project at Eurocopter,...
Brussels, 15 Sep 2006 For the first time, the genome of a tree has been sequenced. The tree in question is a type of poplar known as the black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa). Sequencing the poplar...