Brussels, 18 October 2005 Potočnik meets newScientific Council at its inaugural meeting Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research, will meet the new 22-member...
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 The first indications from the scientific advice released by the independent International Council for the exploration of the Sea (ICES), yesterday, confirm the need for...
Brussels, 17 October 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your invitation to be here today. I am glad to participate in this conference which gives us the opportunity to discuss the perspectives...
Strasbourg, 18 October 2005 Parliament's ambitions for the EU will be translated into figures as the Plenary votes at first reading to restore much of the 2006 budget cut by the Council. Areas set to...
Strasbourg, 18 October 2005 MEPs will debate a statement from the Commission on patents for biotechnological inventions on Tuesday. The political groups are due to put forward resolutions on the...
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS More Research and...
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 As a satellite event to the World Science Forum, the meeting 'Embedding ethics in scientific practice' will take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 6 to 8 November. This event, a...
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 European scientists are currently in Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria evaluating the avian influenza situation in these countries after the virus was detected in Turkey and Romania...
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 An EU agenda that aims to create a knowledge based economy will give priority to life sciences, according to a new report. The report issued by Frost & Sullivan, a global...
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 Inspired by the experience of the UK's 'Enterprising Britain' competition, the Commission and the UK Presidency have announced plans for the first European Enterprise Awards, to...
Crisis looms for UK universities Universities face a financial crisis and possible job losses after new figures revealed the predicted rise in overseas students - and their fees - had not...
Brussels, 17 October 2005 The European Commission today adopted a Green Paper on Mental Health to tackle mental illnesses which now affect over one in four adults in the European Union. The Green...
Bratislava, 17 October 2005 Conference, EU Structural Funds and RTD Support in Slovakia in the context of experiences of other Member States - Technopol Congress Centre Bratislava, 17 October 2005...
London, 17 October 2005 A statement on proposals for applying RSA to Radio Astronomy Summary 1.1 This Statement presents the conclusions following a consultation which proposed applying Recognised...
Part-time students will get 25% rise Tens of thousands of the poorest part-time students are to get extra money to help pay university fees and meet rising living costs, ministers will announce today...