Brussels, 4 October 2002 With 10% of the Gross National Product (GNP), the construction industry is one of the main generators of employment in Europe. On the initiative of ECCREDI (European Council...
Brussels, 04 Oct 2002 Disagreements within the European Space Agency (ESA) over the distribution of financial contributions to the Galileo project are expected to be resolved at an ESA Council...
Brussels, 04 Oct 2002 MEPs have highlighted the need for improved research on aquaculture (fish farming), while Commission representatives have acknowledged that their budget in this area needs...
Brussels, 04 Oct 2002 An ambitious new project has been launched by African and European researchers to review and document existing knowledge on around 7,000 species of tropical plants. The PROTA...
Brussels, 04 Oct 2002 Ktweb.org have organised a workshop focussing on three aspects of semantic-based systems: the technology, the business and user needs, and future research prospects. This...
Paris, 04 Oct 2002 ESA's INTEGRAL (International Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) satellite, will be launched by a Proton launcher from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on 17 October at 06:41 CEST (Central...
Universities try US-style test after A-level fiasco Universities are considering the introduction of US-style aptitude tests to help them select students after the A-level grading fiasco. Trials of...
MRC spin-off company engineering modified mice A new multi-million pound company that specialises in producing genetically engineered mice with human diseases has been set up by two Medical Research...
Brussels, 03 Oct 2002 The second generation Meteosat (MSG-1) has arrived in position at 10.5 degrees west geostationary orbit, 36,000 kilometres above the earth. Operation of the spacecraft was...
Brussels, 03 Oct 2002 In March 2002, the European Commission launched an invitation to submit Expressions of interest (EoI) for research actions under the Sixth Framework Programme's (FP6) new...
Brussels, 03 Oct 2002 In the context of directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the Council adopted the following decisions: - A...
Brussels, 03 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 1207/02 NOTE TO CREST DELEGATIONS Subject: DRAFT SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS OF THE 285th MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE (CREST) HELD...
Brussels, 03 Oct 2002 The EU Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin, has said that the commitment of Member States and national governments to the creation of a European research area (ERA) has...
Brussels, 03 Oct 2002 A spin out from London's Imperial College has won the pan-European 'HP new ventures competition' for its light-activated therapies for cancer and microbial infections....
Washington, 03 Oct 2002 Speech by Tony Van der haegen Minister-Counselor Agriculture, Fisheries and Consumer Affairs European Commission Delegation Cato Policy Forum Washington, DC September 25, 2002...