ESA presents Integral's first images
Paris, 11 Dec 2002 Integral, the European Space Agency's gamma-ray satellite, has taken its first images and collected its first scientific data. These 'first-light' images confirm that Integral is...
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Cash boost to British science
Brussels, 11 Dec 2002 The UK Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, unveiled new plans for the Department of Trade and Industry's record science budget over the next three years on 9 December...
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Text of common position for a decision concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology (link)
Brussels, 11 Dec 2002 Full text of Document 14089/02 9 December 2002 LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS Subject: Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Decision...
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Clarke says graduates will pick up their own bill Education secretary Charles Clarke today confirmed that graduates would pick up the bill for their higher education. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today...
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British academic boycott of Israel gathers pace British academics have delivered a series of snubs to their Israeli counterparts since the idea of a boycott first gained ground in the spring. Colin...
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Scoreboard shows EU innovation levels still low compared with US and Japan
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 The Commission has published its 2002 European innovation scoreboard, which reveals that as a whole, the EU continues to lag behind the US and Japan in most of the key...
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New Austrian organisation to raise public awareness of science
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 The 'Austrian Science Society' (ÖWIG), which aims to inform the public about the importance of science, was founded at the Technical University of Vienna on 2 December. The...
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Eighth 'Energie-Cités' annual conference, Cracow, Poland
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 The Polish network 'Energie-Cités', in collaboration with the city of Cracow, the region of Malopolska and the European Commission, is hosting its eighth annual conference in...
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Transport Council urges agreement with USA on interoperability of Galileo and GPS
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 Europe's transport ministers asked the Commission to continue negotiations with the USA and Russia and to draw up guidelines for negotiations with China on the Galileo programme...
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Genetically modified seeds in non- transgenic seed (Extract from Report on the Environment Council)
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...
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Working party on International Environment Issues (Biosafety), agenda - Monday, 16 December
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...
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Busquin urges action before R&D spending gap with US becomes a gulf
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...
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"Space for new ideas – Big opportunities for small entrepreneurs"
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...
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Traceability and Labelling of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (Extract from Report on the Environment Council)
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...
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Margot Wallström welcomes agreement on traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
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...