Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 The Council took note of a statement by the Belgian delegation on genetically modified seeds in non-transgenic seed as concerns in particular the setting of thresholds for the...
Copenhagen, 10 Dec 2002 1. Status on ratifications 2. Status on the regulation on transboundary movements of GMOs and the regulation on traceability and labelling of GMOs - Outcome of the Environment...
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has said that the under investment in Europe's private sector research and development (R&D) is the fault of policy makers, and...
Paris, 10 Dec 2002 Access to innovative solutions and increased competitiveness thanks to space technology - this is the theme of a workshop to be held at ESA/ESRIN in Frascati on 16 December (see...
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 Public deliberation The Council reached a political agreement on a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the traceability and...
Brussels, 10 December 2002 European Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström welcomed yesterday's agreement on a common position for a Regulation on traceability and labelling of GMOs and...
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 Full text of Document 15315/02 6 December 2002 No. prev. doc.: 10310/02 ENT 97 CODEC 812 No. Cion prop.: 5692/02 ENT 19 CODEC 100 - COM(2002) 6 final Subject: Proposal for a...
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 FINAL A5-0428/2002 3 December 2002 REPORT 1. on the report from the Commission on research and technological development activities of the European Union - 2001 annual report...
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 A group of international professors are launching a journal to teach potential innovators how to be entrepreneurial. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education (...
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 A Commission funded collaboration project between the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) aims...
70 Italian rectors resign over budget cuts Italy's 70 state universities rectors have carried out their threat to resign en masse over real-terms cuts in higher education in the 2003 budget. But...
Labour to give academics £1.5bn pay boost Academics are set for a three-year catch-up pay deal as a result of a £1.5 billion funding boost for universities to be unveiled next month. The cash...
University funding inequality rules A study of higher education finance throughout the UK conducted by David Stiles of Cardiff Business School says that the funding system continues to discriminate...
Brussels, 09 Dec 2002 The work programmes for the Sixth Framework Programme's specific programmes 'Focusing and integrating community research' and 'Structuring the European Research Area' were...
Innovation Lecture 2002 Dear Mr Wijn, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour and a pleasure to address you here, in the birthplace of Dutch democracy. It is also a difficult task to intervene after...