Brussels, 7 February 2002 Meeting in Málaga, the Health Ministers have indicated their support for a proposal by Community experts for a Directive on the use of cells and tissue for transplantation....
Brussels, 08 February 2002 The European space agency (ESA) has announced that the protective ozone layer over Europe grew thinner between 28 and 30 January, leading to an increase in exposure to...
Brussels, 08 February 2002 An eEurope benchmarking report published by the European Commission on 5 February has concluded that Internet penetration in the EU may well settle below the US take-up...
Brussels, 08 February 2002 A guidance document on the use of medicinal products in the event of a bio-terrorist attack has been produced at the request of the European Commission, the Enterprise DG,...
Brussels, 08 February 2002 A workshop on 'Incubators and science parks' will take place in Avignon, France on February as part of a French-Finnish workshop on innovation and technology transfer...
£6m boost to Scottish hi-tech alliance A transatlantic alliance between two universities will be backed by a £6 million grant aimed at boosting Scotland’s high-tech competitive edge. The cash boost...
Europe tells UK: improve teaching of our languages The ambassadors of four continental European countries have joined forces to plead for urgent action to improve language teaching in Britain's state...
Brussels, 7 February 2002 Research Director General Achilleas Mitsos will attend a conference focusing on 'European enlargement: new opportunities for research funding' in Bonn, Germany, on 7 March....
Paris, 7 February 2002 April's scheduled Soyuz launch - a 'taxi flight' to the International Space Station - will carry with it a European astronaut on his maiden voyage into orbit. For Italian...
Luxembourg, 7 February 2002 C-152/00, Commission contre République française Opinion of Advocate General Geelhoed on 7 February 2002 (link to English version when available). Full text Manquement -...
Strasbourg, 7 February 2002 Norbert GLANTE (PES, D) Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of the GALILEO Joint Undertaking (COM(2001) 336 - C5-0329/2001 - 2001/0136(CNS...
Brussels, 7 February 2002 A network created under the Growth programme of the Fifth Framework programme for research (FP5) is drawing up a strategy plan for future noise research that will support...
BMA concern over medical school expansion Medical schools have expanded too fast, leaving them unable to provide their students with adequate facilities and resources, according to the British...
Britons sent home after Yemen crackdown Two British students held in Yemen were released and sent home for visa violations after being arrested in a crackdown on Islamic extremists, the Foreign...
Kinshasa University authorities in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo are to reopen the campus closed down last December after a number of police were killed by angry students. But...