Brussels, 21 May 2003 The Council today agreed on two draft Regulations providing for 351 million euros of aid for measures to combat poverty diseases ñ HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis ñ and 73.95...
Brussels, 21 May 2003 With a growing number of users logging on to web newspapers and news portals, there is an increasing demand for quicker and more innovative solutions for news delivery. A...
Brussels, 21 May 2003 The Commission recently put forward a proposal aimed at simplifying the use of state aid to stimulate SME research and development (R&D) in the Member States. The plan:...
Brussels, 21 May 2003 Universities and research laboratories are invited to enter the Science2Market 2003 competition, which will bring successful applicants into direct contact with venture capital...
Brussels, 21 May 2003 The European Commission has issued a call for proposals for projects of common interest in the field of trans European telecommunications networks, in the context of the eTEN...
Brussels, 21 May 2003 An AllChemE seminar on risk assessment of endocrine active compounds will take place on 10 June at the European Parliament in Brussels. Two experts in the field, Professor Peter...
Paris, 21 May 2003 On 2 June at 19:45 CEST (Central European Summer Time, 17.45 GMT/UTC) ESA's Mars Express satellite will be launched by a Soyuz launcher from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Europe's first...
Higher education minister snubs new universities If potential students "thought and acted rationally" they would not bother going to one of the 33 "new" universities Margaret Hodge, the minister for...
Brussels, May 21, 2003 Key decision-makers responsible for shaping Europe's future in space gathered in London yesterday, to discuss how to enhance Europe's leading position in developing space...
Brussels, 21 May 2003 LIFE applications for funding in 2004 - What's new? Enlargement. LIFE is also open to the 10 new Member States joining the Union in 2004 Ten of the candidate countries will...
Brussels, 21 May 2003 Preserving and protecting the Mediterranean and Black Seas might be a high priority for policy-makers and scientists, but it is imperative for Europe's citizens living around...
Paris, 20 May 2003 On 2 June 2003, the first European mission to Mars will be launched. It will also be the first fully European mission to any planet. Mars Express has been designed to perform the...
Paris, 20 May 2003 ESA's four Cluster spacecraft have made a remarkable set of observations that has led to a breakthrough in understanding the origin of a peculiar and puzzling type of aurora. These...
Brussels, 20 May 2003 Full text of Document X2228/03 Suite of documents X2228/03 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Approval of the minutes of the previous Biomat meeting 3. Information from the Chair and...
Brussels, 20 May 2003 A conference entitled 'Tales of the disappearing computer (DC)' will take place from 1 to 4 June in Santorini, Greece. The aim of the conference is to stimulate debate on the...