Brussels, 23 Jun 2003 The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has added its voice to calls for space to be included in the European constitution as a shared competence. The committee's June...
Brussels, 23 Jun 2003 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for a contract to identify those priorities in regional policy which emphasise research and technological development in...
Labour MPs rebel in vote against top-up fees The government's majority was slashed to 74 last night as Labour MPs rebelled against plans to allow universities to charge top-up fees of up to £3,000 a...
Brussels, 20 Jun 2003 While the procedure for 'designating' drugs for orphan diseases has improved dramatically in the EU, further ground must be made to get orphan drugs out of the laboratory and...
Brussels, 20 Jun 2003 65. The European Council, following the 2003 Spring European Council, tasks the appropriate bodies of the Council to undertake the necessary actions towards creating, in the...
Brussels, 20 Jun 2003 Full text Model Contract Working Group site DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en.html
Brussels, 20 Jun 2003 Poland's Poznan science and technology park will hold a brokerage event on food technologies, FOOD-TECH 2003, on 18 September. The event is aimed at innovative entrepreneurs...
Paris, 20 Jun 2003 The European satellite communications industry today reached a landmark of cooperation at Le Bourget air show in France. The accord regards collaboration on large space platform...
Brussels, 20 Jun 2003 A project team funded by the European Commission is developing a new method for monitoring environmental pollution in museums and galleries. The technology could eventually...
Brussels, 20 Jun 2003 The European Parliament has approved the Council common position on the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology. The aim of the legislation...
Washington, 20 Jun 2003 The Bush administration is moving forward with a World Trade Organization (WTO) challenge to the European Union (EU) moratorium on approvals of new biotechnology products, an...
Brussels, 19 June 2003 The EU has today held consultations with the USA and Argentina over its authorisation system for genetically modified organisms (GMOs). During the consultations the EU has...
Brussels, 20 Jun 2003 A proteomics and genomics meeting will take place in London, UK, on 15 July. The networking event will provide an opportunity for representatives from industry and academia to...
Blair faces rebellion on top-up fees Labour rebels are limbering up for a showdown with the prime minister on top-up fees in a debate opposing the scheme, brought by the Liberal Democrats today, and...
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 Caroline JACKSON (EPP-ED, South West) Report on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 86/609/EEC on the...