Council must give green light to FP7, says Busquin
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 There are only a few days left to go before the EU's Competitiveness Council meets to find an agreement on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). And while 'the climate for...
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ERAWATCH, Europe's Research Policy Monitoring System, to support evidence-based policymaking
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 Later this year, a new service will be launched which will enable policy makers and researchers to directly compare the research systems, programmes and policies of different...
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EU-Japan Round Table agrees on research priorities
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 Business leaders from the EU and Japan met in Tokyo on 13 and 14 July, as part of the ongoing EU-Japan Business Dialogue Round Table (EJBDRT). They identified five priority...
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BEE SHOP project works to eliminate contamination of honey
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 Honey is one of humankind's oldest food projects. In Greece, apiculture, the science of beekeeping, took place in early prehistoric times and there are a plethora of myths...
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Fifth biennial European Systems Engineering Conference - Edinburgh, 18-20 September
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 The fifth biennial European Systems Engineering Conference will take place in Edinburgh, UK between 18 and 20 September. Sub-titled, 'Adding value in inter-disciplinary and...
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Should we plug the brain drain? The pros and cons of scientist mobility
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 Researchers have always been relatively mobile workers, and it is widely accepted that international cooperation and exchanges of ideas are essential for the advancement of...
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Renewable lobby calls for ring-fence
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 The renewable energy industry associations have expressed their disappointment with the European Commission, who dropped a European Parliament decision to devote two-thirds of...
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Fewer students from poor families at top universities The proportion of state school pupils and those from low-income families at university has dropped to its lowest level in three years, despite...
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City's SCS in tie-up with neurology research firm Stem Cell Sciences, the Edinburgh-based research company, has agreed a one-year strategic collaboration with an Australian neurology research firm....
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Italy is again found to have discriminated against former foreign assistants whose acquired rights were not recognised later, but daily fine was not imposed as practices had ceased: judgment (C-119/04
Luxembourg, 18 July 2006 C-119/04, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic Judgment of the Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) on 18 July 2006 (link to English version when available...
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'Trust the Young': ERC Heads look to the future
Brussels, 17 Jul 2006 In October 2002, a conference in Copenhagen posed the question, 'Do we need a European Research Council?' The answer from researchers across the EU was a resounding YES, and now...
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Prescribing of drugs training urged Patients are being seriously harmed and even dying because many doctors are not given enough training to prescribe drugs properly, experts warned. Leading doctors...
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WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on IP and Genetic Resources: Document on Establishment of the Voluntary Fund for Accredited Indigenous And Local Communities (link)
Geneva, 17 Jul 2006 Full text World Intellectual Property Organisation http://www.wipo.int
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Decision on FP7 on Competitiveness Council's agenda - 24 July
Helsinki, 17 July 2006 The 47th session of the Council of the European Union - COMPETITIVENESS (Internal Market, Industry and Research) - will take place on 24 July 2006 (11.00), in the Justus...
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Commission Communication on an Action Programme for the Promotion of Research and Analysis of Issues Related ot the European Economic And Monetary Union (link)
Brussels, 17 Jul 2006 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION ACTIONS PROGRAMME FOR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF ISSUES RELATED TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION Full Text...