What role for foresight in an enlarged Europe?
Brussels, 16 May 2003 Whilst it can sometimes appear that there are as many definitions of foresight as there are practitioners, it can generally be defined as the process of analysing current...
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Franco-German SME develops 'clean' solution to tackling oil spillages
Brussels, 16 May 2003 A French and German small enterprise has come up with an innovative solution to cleaning oil sodden sand. The method developed by the BIOBILLES project involves collecting...
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Cooperation in Science and Technical Research (COST) Draft Declaration (link)
Brussels, 16 May 2003 Full text of Document 221/4/03 Revision 04 Suite of documents 221/4/03 Delegations will find attached the revised draft Declaration of COST in preparation of the Ministerial...
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Encouraging researchers to start up their own businesses: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 16 May 2003 Verbatim report of proceedings, 15 May 2003, Part A Question no 49 by Brian Crowley (H-0237/03) Subject: EU and promoting researchers capable of starting up their own...
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Community Patent (Extracted from: Commission press release ahead of the 19 May Competitiveness Council)
Brussels, 16 th May 2003 The Council will assess progress since the 3 March Council adopted a common political approach on the key points of the proposal (see MEMO/03/47 ), including the main...
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Report from the Committee of Senior Officials to the Ministerial Conference on the state and future of COST (Cooperation in Science and Technical Research) (link)
Brussels, 16 May 2003 Full text of Document 220/3/03 Revision 03 Suite of documents 220/3/03 Delegations will find attached a revised version of the CSO report as it stands following the meeting of...
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Opening of EU-China negotiations on satellite navigation, Remarks by François Lamoureux, Director-General DG Energy and Transport
Brussels, 16 May 2003 Full text Opening of EU-China negotiations on satellite navigation Intervention of Mr Lamoureux Director General, European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and...
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East German regions see creation of 48 new innovative enterprises
Brussels, 16 May 2003 Some 48 new enterprises have been established in the East German regions since 2000, and the German government believes that it's innovation support programme, 'InnoRegio', is...
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Report reveals significant increase in Ireland's R&D public expenditure
Brussels, 16 May 2003 Irish public funding of research and development (R&D) rose by 40 per cent in 2001, according to a new report published by the national policy and advisory board for...
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Rome to host conference on research into combating antibiotic resistance
Brussels, 16 May 2003 A European conference on the role of research in combating antibiotic resistance will take place during the Italian presidency of the European Union, from 28 to 30 November in...
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Immune modulating therapeutic methods of treating infectious diseases - Brussels workshop
Brussels, 16 May 2003 A workshop on non antimicrobial based strategies in the treatment of infectious diseases will take place on 23 May in Brussels. Experts in the field of immune modulating...
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UK Food Standards Agency invites proposals for various studies
Brussels, 16 May 2003 The UK Food Standards Agency has published a call for proposals for various studies and a programme advisor. Applications from UK and international organisations are invited in...
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Access to space today and tomorrow: what does Europe need?
Paris, 16 May 2003 On May the Ministers responsible for space activities in the Member States of the European Space Agency and Canada will meet in Paris, at ESA's Head Office. They meet to take...
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Telemedicine via Satellite in the Information Society
Paris, 16 May 2003 The European Space Agency is organising a telemedicine symposium, 'Telemedicine via Satellite in the Information Society', to be held at ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, on 23 and 24 May...
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Ministers may be flexible on top-up fees The Department for Education and Skills yesterday sought to play down suggestions that it was poised to make big concessions to win over opponents of its plan...