Paris, 02 Oct 2002 Space is the usual business of a space agency, so it may come as a surprise that the European Space Agency (ESA) is giving some attention to road transport. The agency is designing...
Bruxelles, 2 octobre 2002 Dans le cadre de la préparation des prochaines actions de recherche communautaires, près de 200 chercheurs, ingénieurs, professionnels de l'industrie européenne de la...
Bruxelles, le 1er octobre 2002 Monsieur le Président, Mesdames, Messieurs, Avant tout, permettez-moi de souhaiter la bienvenue à Bruxelles aux représentants de l'Association Leibniz. Je voudrais...
Brussels, 02 Oct 2002 A study has found that less than 10 per cent of the 1.2 million small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have taken up broadband. According to the survey, by telecoms...
Brussels, 02 Oct 2002 The European Treasury Browser (ETB) is a new project funded under the Information Society Technologies (IST) programme of the Commission's Fifth Framework Programme. The project...
Brussels, 02 Oct 2002 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has called for a global and long term approach to research in the construction sector. Close to 200 researchers, engineers,...
Brussels, 02 Oct 2002 A study requested by the European Commission into the problem of phosphorus pollution in lakes and rivers has recommended a ban on phosphate-based detergents and tougher...
Bruxelles, le 2 octobre 2002 Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs, Tout d'abord, permettez-moi de vous dire combien je salue cette initiative de vous réunir, pendant deux jours, à Bruxelles,...
Government in the dark over A-level fiasco Prime Minister Tony Blair today acknowledged that the government does not yet know the full extent of the A-level marking debacle. Estimates have suggested...
Universities fear vast numbers affected in A-level regrading Universities are growing increasingly frustrated that despite two reports into the A-level grading row no one can tell them how many...
Brussels, 30 September 2002 The Council of EU Ministers today approved the five Specific Programmes implementing the €17,5 billion 6th EU Research Framework Programme (FP6 2003-2006). "I welcome this...
Paris, 01 Oct 2002 New diseases, the resurgence of diseases once thought to be eradicated or contained and the threat of deliberately spread infectious diseases are a major problem worldwide. The...
Brussels, 01 Oct 2002 Researchers at the University of Essex, working with partners in Italy, Germany, Denmark and other UK organisations, have discovered a new method of measuring rainfall that...
Brussels, 01 Oct 2002 The Altran Foundation is calling for nominations for the 'Technological innovation and early childhood' prize. Created in 1996, the Altran Foundation for innovation supports and...
Brussels, 01 Oct 2002 A European Parliament sky and space intergroup meeting with representatives from Russia called for a long term strategy for aeronautics and space on 25 September. Participants...