Brussels, 15 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 1208/04 Suite of documents 1208/04 The meeting was chaired by Mr. ESCRITT (European Commission, Director). 1. ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT AGENDA The Committee...
Brussels, 15 Nov 2004 A Dutch-German Eureka project has developed a system for manufacturing polystyrene beads that does not release VOCs into the environment. Polystyrene foam is widely used in a...
Wider teaching as a matter of course Feature on how MBA programmes are evolving in response to corporate scandals, the global market and demand for team players. A recent survey concluded that...
Strasbourg, 12 November 2004 The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has criticised the European Commission for refusing to reimburse costs for secretarial services provided by a Dutch...
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 Online catalogue DG Research http:///europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en.html
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 An international research project, part funded by the EU's Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), has developed a computerised prediction system that can forewarn cruise ship pilots...
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 Drinking regular cups of tea may help improve memory and could be used to treat Alzheimer's, according to researchers at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK. The...
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 A new Danish 'farm-to-fork' strategy has called on the country's parliament to investigate the role biotechnology could play in designing better tasting and safer foods. The ten...
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 On 9 November 2004 the Ariane-5 booster's solid rocket motor was test fired in the Booster Engine Test Stand at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This test is part of ESA's...
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 Photos A new tool based on satellite data shows trends in the way Europeans use our landscape. Seen from the ground these changes appear gradual, but viewed from above they are...
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 Photos The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), seen in detail by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is one of the most complex planetary nebulae ever seen in space. Although the rings...
Apologies for the confusion in last week's clue. This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a satire on religion: "Whoever hath an Ambition to be...
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