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Council's draft common position on cosmetics testing on animals (link) - Commission to study use of animals for experimental and scientific testing
Brussels, 4 February 2002 Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the...
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Cosmetics testing on animals: draft statement of Council's reasons for common position
Brussels, 4 February 2002 Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the seventh time Council...
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Press statement by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission [temporary closure of HFR reactor in Petten]
Brussels, 4 February 2002 The JRC is convinced that the safe operation of the HFR reactor in Petten, The Netherlands, is not compromised. Nevertheless, further improvements to the safety culture at...
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David BYRNE: Driving Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth in Europe, Governors' Meeting for Health Care Industry, Food Beverage, Retail and Consumer Goods - WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM - New York, 3rd Febr
New York, 3rd February 2002 Introduction It is a great pleasure to have been invited here this evening to address such a distinguished audience from the health care, food beverage, retail and...
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[in Germany] Male work culture prevents women obtaining top research jobs, shows study
Brussels, 04 February 2002 Scientists in Germany have found that women rarely occupy the top positions in research because of a male work culture and informal power structures. Women researchers from...
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Commission adopts revised FP6 programme
Brussels, 04 February 2002 The European Commission adopted the revised version of the Sixth Framework programme on 30 January. The new version takes into account the opinions expressed by the...
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Industry round table calls for 'action not words' to reach Lisbon goals
Brussels, 04 February 2002 The Chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Baron Daniel Janssen, has called for less talk and more action in reaching the Lisbon goal of making...
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FP5 project to help reduce methane emissions from cows
Brussels, 04 February 2002 A research project funded by the European Union's Fifth Framework programme for research (FP5) is investigating ways of using plants and herbal extracts to reduce...
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Conference: "European Research 2002: at the crossroads", The European Research Area and the Framework Programme, Brussels, 11-12-13 November 2002
Brussels, 04 February 2002 From 11 to 13 November 2002 the European Commission will hold a major conference to mark the launch of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for research, which will cover the...
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London wage levels 'threaten' targets Poor pay in London is threatening the government’s target for half of young people to experience higher education by 2010 and could discourage overseas students...
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From today's UK papers
Schools really are better, says Ofsted Tony Blair has ordered cabinet ministers to take lessons from education on improving public services as evidence is published today showing that schools are...
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Declaration by Commissioner Philippe Busquin
Brussels, 01 February 2002 European Commissioner for Research Philippe Busquin has welcomed the outcome of Wednesday's vote in the German Bundestag to allow the import - under strict conditions - of...
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Final Results of the Informal Seminar of Industry and Research Ministers
Brussels, 01 February 2002 The Spanish Presidency convened for the first time a joint Informal Seminar of Industry and Research Ministers, which took place in S’Agaró-Girona on 1-2 February 2002 At a...
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From today's UK papers
UUK backs student complaints overhaul Students should have access to an independent complaints procedure, according to Universities UK, which said that the government should introduce a UK-wide...