Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 Text of the position paper Call by CEOs In Berlin, Andrew Gould, CEO of Schlumberger, presented a position paper (PDF 17 kB) outlining the public commitment of the CEOs of a...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 The EU's statistics division reports on how well the Union is faring compared with its main competitors in government research and development (R&D) spending. Budget...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 Summary: Increased use of renewable sources is central to the European Commission's energy policy. The International Electrotechnical Commission voted to adopt procedures...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 A procedure for measuring the power output of photovoltaic solar cells, developed by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), has been adopted by the international...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 The Swiss National Fund for the support of scientific research has announced that its second call for proposals since the adoption of priorities in 2001 will not be affected by...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 The EU funded RISER (roadside infrastructure for safer European roads) project consortium will host a workshop on infrastructure maintenance in Montabaur, Germany, on 3 November...
Top universities 'could go private', Sterling warns Leading universities are being forced to increase the number of overseas students to subsidise home undergraduates and may end up as private...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 A conference entitled 'furthering the role of technology assessment in policy making' will take place on November in Brussels' Flemish Parliament. The conference will bring...
Paris, 15 Oct 2003 The so-called digital divide that excludes rural communities from the benefits of broadband access could be overcome by using a combination of wireless networks and satellite...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 The European Space Agency (ESA) has congratulated China on launching a human being into space for the first time. China becomes only the third country to send someone into space...
Paris, 15 Oct 2003 "Our warmest congratulations to the People's Republic of China on this outstanding achievement" said ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain soon after the successful Shenzou...
Chinese connection beats ban on cloning-style fertility technique An experimental fertility technique, tested on five women in China because it would be banned in the US and UK, was condemned...
Cambridge to start using aptitude test from December As Cambridge University begins sifting through a record number of applications it is preparing to put hundreds of candidates through a new "...
Brussels, 14 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 3655/03 Suite of documents 3655/03 Council Register