Brussels, 7th November 2003 The Council will hold an informal debate on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) at lunchtime. ITER aims to build a new large-scale experimental...
Brussels, 07 Nov 2003 A poll of more than 15,000 Europeans from all 30 current and future Member States has revealed that over half are in favour of allowing human therapeutic cloning in order to...
Brussels, 7th November 2003 The Council is expected to have an exchange of views on this point focusing on research aspects, based on a document with two questions prepared by the Presidency. On 30th...
Brussels, 7th November 2003 The Council will hold an exchange of views and possibly adopt a Resolution on mobility of researchers in the EU. This follows on from the July 2003 Commission...
Brussels, 07 Nov 2003 Full text of Document 14178/1/03 Revision 01 Suite of documents 14178/1/03 [...] II. QUESTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED Pending the discussion foreseen in the Competitiveness Council on...
Brussels, 07 Nov 2003 The Council will hold an exchange of views on the next steps for enhancing competitiveness and growth, in particular with regard to the "Initiative for Growth" presented by the...
Brussels, 07 Nov 2003 The Council will hold an exchange of views on the Commission Communication entitled "Researchers in ERA: one profession, multiple careers" and will be called to adopt a draft...
Brussels, 29 October 2003 OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 2002/834/EC on the specific programme for research,...
Brussels, 07 Nov 2003 A new evaluation of Finnish research confirms the country's place among the best in the research world, and also underlines the rapid growth that propelled Finland to this...
Brussels, 7th November 2003 The EU's Council of Ministers for Competitiveness will meet in Brussels on 10th November 2003. The Commission will be represented by Commissioners David Byrne (Health and...
Brussels, 07 Nov 2003 Full report The Council session will start on Monday 10 November 2003 at 10h00 under the chair of Mr Rocco BUTTIGLIONE, Italian Minister for European affairs, Mr. Antonio...
Paris, 07 Nov 2003 It has just been announced that the massive solar X-ray flare which occurred on 4 November was, at best estimate, an X28. There is still a small chance this will be revised by a...
Paris, 07 Nov 2003 At its 105th meeting, on 5/6 November, ESA's Science Programme Committee (SPC) made important decisions concerning the Cosmic Vision programme. Due to the current financial...
Fear for standards as universities go for local students A growing trend for universities to offer places to local students at the expense of better-qualified applicants from further afield was...
Brussels, 07 Nov 2003 A one-day briefing on the drafting of consortium agreements for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Brussels on 11 December. The event will cover the elements...