Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 139/02 STATEMENTS TO THE COUNCIL MINUTES Following the adoption by the Competitiveness Council of the above mentioned decisions on 30 September 2002...
Aga Khan foiled in bid for medical school site The Aga Khan, the billionaire spiritual leader of 17 million Ismaili Muslims, has failed in his £24 million bid to turn one of London’s most desirable...
Thumbs up for Scotland's comprehensive schools Scots back the country's current system of comprehensive education, according to researchers at Edinburgh University's Moray House school of education...
Brussels, 07 Oct 2002 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Development and implications of patent law in the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering ( COM(...
Copenhague, 7 octobre 2002 Mesdames et Messieurs les journalistes, chers collègues, J'ai le plaisir de faire une synthèse sur les présentations qui vous ont été faites aujourd'hui, mais je tiens tout...
Luxembourg, 07 Oct 2002 The European Investment Bank has signed a loan for an amount of EUR 28 million to support infrastructure development for BioValley, the biotech facility management arm of the...
Brussels, 7 October 2002 "Smart dust" computers are the size of a grain of sand. "Lab-on-a-pill" devices can surf our bloodstream. Nanotech products are extremely small so small they can save raw...
Copenhagen, 07 Oct 2002 At the moment, researchers from all over Europe are vigorously discussing whether there is a need to establish a European Research Council. On 7-8 October, they will have the...
Britons win Nobel prize for medicine Sir John Sulston was yesterday awarded the Nobel prize for medicine, along with another Briton, Sydney Brenner, and an American, Robert Horvitz, for their work on...
Britons win Nobel prize for medicine Sir John Sulston was yesterday awarded the Nobel prize for medicine, along with another Briton, Sydney Brenner, and an American, Robert Horvitz, for their work on...
Low salaries drive FE lecturers into schools Low salaries are driving lecturers out of further education colleges and into better-paid jobs in schools or the private sector, principals said today. A...
Brussels, 4 October 2002 The results of a call for expressions of interest (EoIs) in the €17,5 billion 6 th EU Research Framework Programme (FP6 2003-2006) were today announced by the Commission. The...
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...