Final dissolution of Joint European Torus complete
Brussels, 19 January 2002 Final notice - dissolution of the Joint European Torus (JET) joint undertaking (OJ C16/11 19.1.2002). Text [NB link expires 45 days from publication date] .... The...
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Charter website will assist rescue operations
Paris, 21 January 2002 A new website was announced at last Tuesday’s evaluation meeting of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters. This will further improve the services offered to...
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MEPs call for peaceful application of EU space strategy
Brussels, 21 January 2002 On 17 January 2002, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission's communication on the need to develop a more coherent space strategy for the EU, 'Europe...
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Spanish research and innovation information service now available in English
Brussels, 21 January 2002 The Spanish Presidency web service provided by CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is now available in English. The service,...
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Report on policies promoting research and development to be discussed at Ecofin Council, 22 January
Brussels, 21 January 2002 (Extracted from "Preparation of Eurogroup and Council of Economics and Finance Ministers" - MEMO/02/7 ) Ministers will discuss an EPC (Economic Policy Committee) report on...
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EU must increase interplay between innovation, technology and risk capital, report claims
Brussels, 21 January 2002 The European Commission has published a report, 'Innovation, technology and risk capital,' which claims the reason for the success of the ICT (information and communications...
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Commission proposes registration scheme for herbal medicine to avoid need for testing
Brussels, 21 January 2002 The European Commission has proposed a registration scheme for herbal medicinal products with a history of traditional use in order to improve quality checks and harmonise...
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From today's UK papers
Exam chiefs knew of error in maths paper The examination board Edexcel had been warned of a mistake in one of its AS-level maths papers but did not tell students in Britain, it emerged last night....
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Education secretary furious with Edexcel The exam board that set an AS-level maths question that was impossible to answer has also lost the AS-level coursework of 20 performing arts students in Devon...
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Traceability and labeling of GMO-based products: draft parliamentary opinion
Brussels, 18 January 2002 Draft opinion of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy on the proposal for a...
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EU-funded project launches driverless taxis
Brussels, 18 January 2002 An innovative type of driverless taxi which runs on tracks, developed under the EU-funded project EDICT (evaluation and demonstration of innovative city transport), was...
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ESA technology revises solar system theory
Brussels, 18 January 2002 A discovery made by an international team of astronomers using the European space agency (ESA) Infrared space observatory (ISO) has challenged accepted theories on the...
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EUROLATIS workshop to focus on open source software
Brussels, 18 January 2002 EUROLATIS, the thematic network supported by the Information Society Technologies (IST) programme of the European Commission's Fifth Framework programme (FP5), will hold its...
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World wind energy event to examine technology and R&D
Brussels, 18 January 2002 The 2002 World Wind Energy conference and exhibition will take place in Berlin, Germany, from 2 to 6 July 2002. Wind energy is increasingly recognised as one of the leading...
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First ESA Launch of 2002: Ariane 4 with Telecoms Satellite Takes off From French Guiana on 23 Jan - the first of 13 launches during the year
Paris, 18 January 2002 The first launch of 2002 is scheduled for Wednesday, 23 January, when an Ariane 4 launcher will take off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana with a telecommunications...