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Dolly firm quits stem cell production PPL Therapeutics, the biotechnology company that created Dolly the sheep, said yesterday it was closing its stem cell division, highlighting the difficulty of...
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Update: 13:20
Wales tops British child poverty league Wales has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies and the worst alcohol and drugs problems among children in the UK, according to a new report published today...
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Dr. Franz FISCHLER: Solidarity in Europe - The key to lasting peace and successful enlargement, Conference on "The Role of the Catholic Church in the Process of European Integration" Cracow, 13 Septem
Cracow, 13 September 2002 Your Eminence (Cardinal Franciszek Macharski), Your Excellency (Nuncio Archbishop Kowalczyk) Ladies and gentlemen, As the Austrian Cardinal Franz König once said, "The path...
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MEP fears rejection of stem cell funding by Council
Brussels, 13 Sep 2002 Italian MEP Marco Cappato has told CORDIS News of his concerns that proposals to fund human embryonic research under the Sixth Framework programme (FP6) may be blocked by Italy...
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Premières estimations pour le 2ème trimestre 2002 L'UE15 a enregistré un déficit des échanges courants de 1,6 mrd d'euros
STAT/02/109 Le 13 septembre 2002 Excédent de 4,1 mrds d'euros pour la balance des services La balance des opérations courantes de l' UE15 avec les pays tiers a enregistré un déficit de 1,6 milliard d...
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Report warns of IPR damage to developing countries
Brussels, 13 Sep 2002 The commission on intellectual property rights has published a report stating that poverty reduction in developing countries will be hindered if intellectual property rights (...
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eHealth delivery conference
Brussels, 13 Sep 2002 A conference on the delivery of eHealth across Europe will be held in Bruges, Belgium, from 28 to 29 November 2002. The event, organised by the European health telematics...
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Commission calls for assessment of Marie Curie Fellowship impact
Brussels, 13 Sep 2002 The European Commission has launched a call for tenders for impact assessments of Marie Curie fellowships. The objective of the tender is to assess the impact of the Marie Curie...
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ESA/EC to 'boost' space-related entrepreneurs
Paris, 13 Sep 2002 European entrepreneurs using space technology and systems now have a better chance of starting up in business thanks to the European Space Incubators Network (ESINET), launched...
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Update 12:30
Axe falls on Sheffield's 'risky' PPP The Unite group has terminated its 30-year private/public partnership with Sheffield University to build and maintain student halls of residence. It decided that...
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Today's news
Lecturers set to strike over pay Sixth-form and further education colleges look set to strike after employers refused to raise their 2.3 per cent pay offer to lecturers and other...
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France has failed to transpose EU directives on protection of animals used for scientific purposes: judgment
Luxembourg, 12 September 2002 C-152/00, Commission of the European Communities v French Republic Judgment of the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) on 12 September 2002 (link to English version when...
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Commission presents roadmap to increase investment in research
Brussels, 12 September 2002 The Commission yesterday presented its strategy to respond to the March 2002 Barcelona European Council's call to raise research spending to 3% of EU average Gross...
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Joint Research Centre annual report for 2001 available
Brussels, 12 Sep 2002 The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has published its annual report for 2001 in both paper and CD format. 'I have been pleased with the efforts the JRC...
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Participation of non-member countries in COST actions (link)
Brussels, 12 September 2002 Full text Note on participation of non-COST countries in COST Actions. European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research - COST Secretariat. Brussels...