Brussels, 20 February 2002 The European Commission's Education and Culture DG has issued a call for tenders for a feasibility study on the setting up in Brussels of an interinstitutional library for...
Brussels, 20 February 2002 Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has called for moves to counteract what he describes as the 'reversal of the European paradox,' the phenomenon of Europe's failure to...
Brussels, 20 February 2002 An intellectual property rights framework in pre-accession countries is beneficial for technology transfer, may lead to a local technology dependency, but ultimately could...
Brussels, 20 February 2002 Speaking to two Parliament committees on 19 February, Lord Robertson, the NATO Secretary General increased technology transfer within the EU in order to boost the regions'...
Paris, 20 February 2002 A global mass killer could be tamed with the aid of satellite technology. Scientists are using data from Meteosat to help model and predict outbreaks of malaria. "Satellite...
Brussels, 19 February 2002 "Le Conseil se félicite des travaux réalisés par la Cour des comptes. Il prend note des conclusions générales de la Cour des comptes dans lesquelles elle indique que les...
Brussels, 19 February 2002 This year's European small hydropower association's (ESHA) Hidroenergia conference will take place in Mulhouse, France, from 3 to 6 July, and will provide an overview of...
Brussels, 19 February 2002 I. GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS I.1 The aim of this call for proposals is to identify projects, which might be eligible for financial support from DG ENV....
Brussels, 19 February 2002 Speaking at a Belgian Royal Military Academy workshop on humanitarian mine clearance on 18 February, EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin highlighted how the European...
Brussels, 19 February 2002 A breakthrough in understanding interferon production has been made by scientists from the EMBL (European molecular biology laboratory) in Italy. Looking to build on the...
Brussels, 19 February 2002 Le Conseil a donné son avis conforme, au titre de l'Article 55,2 (c) du Traité CECA, à l'octroi par la Commission d'une aide financière de 20 millions d'euros à des projets...
Students march against hardship Thousands of students marched through the streets of London today as new figures showed that many undergraduates would be better off on the dole. The National Union of...
Young people boast about their debts Being in debt, a subject of shame to older generations, has not only lost its stigma but is a subject of boasting among young adults, according to the Henley...
Brussels, 18 February 2002 In the Sixth Framework Programme the work of the JRC will be implemented through Integrated Scientific Areas that are driven by Thematic Research Priorities. Each...
Paris, 18 February 2002 Markus Landgraf of the European Space Agency and colleagues (*) have found the first direct evidence that a bright disc of dust surrounds our Solar System, starting beyond the...