Trade in embryos and egg cell donation
Strasbourg, 10 Mar 2005 Motions for resolutions - Planned egg cell trade Doc.: B6-0199/2005, B6-0200/2005, B6-0201/2005, B6-0202/2005, B6-0203/2005, B6-0204/2005, B6-0205/2005 Vote: 10.03.2005 In...
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Convention d'Århus Preparation du Conseil Europeen de Printemps (Extract from: Provisional Version, Environment Council of 10 March)
Brussels, 10 Mar 2005 Le Conseil a adopté des directives de négociations en vue de la préparation de la 2ème Réunion des Parties à la...
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MEPs deliver ringing endorsement of Commission's revised Lisbon agenda
Brussels, 10 Mar 2005 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution by 514 in favour to 110 against, with 20 abstentions, confirming that the updated Lisbon strategy should be the EU's top...
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Café Scientifique - promoting UK science abroad through dialogue
Brussels, 10 Mar 2005 2005 is a big year for the UK on the world stage, with the country holding the G8 Presidency, as well as the EU Presidency for the second half of the year. With all eyes on the...
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EU funds project to boost open source efficiency
Brussels, 10 Mar 2005 As part of an EU drive to make European software development more competitive on the global market, the European Commission is providing 2.2 million euro for a project to build...
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Biologists link HIV immunity in Europeans to Middle Age plagues
Brussels, 10 Mar 2005 Biologists at the University of Liverpool in the UK have published new research suggesting that the reason why ten per cent of Europeans are immune to HIV infection is because...
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France and UK among first signatories of international nuclear research agreement
Brussels, 10 Mar 2005 The UK and France are among the countries that have signed up to the world's first international agreement for research and development cooperation in advanced nuclear energy...
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EU funds hydrogen research
Brussels, 10 Mar 2005 A new EU project aims to imitate nature to extract renewable energy without harming the environment. By studying plant photosynthesis the SOLAR-H project will carry out...
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Do not poach talent from devastated territory
Coaxing the brightest young people away from Sri Lanka, as some rich countries do, will prolong the nightmare left by the Indian Ocean tsunami, says David Weatherall Early on the morning of February...
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'If I am just stuck doing nothing, I will go insane'
Children with attention deficit disorder may not grow out of it by 18. So don't assume that students who can't focus are lazy, says Harriet Swain Exams are more stressful for Jack, a maths and...
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Money is not a cure-all for Africa's poor
The West must focus on meeting people's needs, not on giving big sums, argues William Easterly Gordon Brown is eloquent about one of the two tragedies of Africa. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is...
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The agony, the ecstasy and all the stations that come between
The image of the crucified Christ has changed from victorious saviour to suffering God, says Richard Harries The earliest surviving depiction of Jesus on the cross dates from about 420AD. It is one...
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Bring your ambition, but not your maid
Qatar is vastly wealthy but short on skilled nationals. Four US colleges are setting up on its space-age campus to tackle the issue, says Wendy Wallace Education City, in Doha, is Qatar's...
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Stint at the rock face challenges ideas on literacy - and self
As a trainee teacher, I recently spent a few days attached to the English department of a large mixed city secondary school. It was inspiring as well as revealing. In one discussion with the head of...
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Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou: Trade in human egg cells - European Parliament Plenary Session
Strasbourg, 8 March 2005 President, Honourable Members, Human tissues and cells have become an important part of health care. Their therapeutic use continues to increase, not only in terms of the...