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Student robbed on research assignment The student Vicky Stephenson, who was found in Dublin after a massive search, said she had been traumatised by being robbed of her credit cards and mobile phone...
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Commission calls on EU scientific and industrial communities to apply for EUR 5 billion research funding
Brussels, 16 December 2002 On December 17, the Commission will publish the first calls for proposals for the 6 th EU Research Framework Programme (FP6 2002-2006). Research centres, universities and...
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Text as agreed at the 9 Dec Environment Council of the proposed Regulation concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms (link)
Brussels, 16 Dec 2002 Full text of Document 15460/02 No. prev. doc.: 15178/02 ENV 740 AGRI 301 WTO 168 CONSOM 128 MI 294 CODEC 1595 No. Cion prop.: 12213/02 ENV 501 AGRI 213 WTO 110 CONSOM 79 MI 177...
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Note from the Italian delegation to the Agriculture Council on the co-existence of conventional, organic and biotechnological forms of farming
Brussels, 16 Dec 2002 Full text of Document 15601/02 At the beginning of 2003 the seeds of some GM varieties will be entered in the common catalogue, a step which will open the way to the use of GM...
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Technologies on the road to Mars
Paris, 16 Dec 2002 The hatch to the airlock opens, revealing a human figure encased in a white pressure suit. After a brief glance at the strange surroundings through his bowl-shaped visor, the...
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Seeds - inspections in third countries (Extract from Report on the Agriculture Council, 16 Dec)
Brussels, 16 Dec 2002 The Council adopted a Decision on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third...
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EU's innovation performance still needs improvement, but there are encouraging signs for the future
Brussels, 16 th December 2002 The 2002 European Innovation Scoreboard, published today by the European Commission, reveals that the innovation performance of the European Union is still low in...
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Philippe Busquin: La carrière du chercheur en Europe, Conférence sur la carrière des chercheurs, Bruxelles, le 16 décembre 2002
Bruxelles, le 16 d écembre 2002 Madame la Ministre, Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs, Je voudrais tout d'abord remercier Mme Dupuis d'avoir pris l'initiative de cette conférence consacrée...
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Guidelines for assessment, monitoring and evaluation of COST Actions (link)
Brussels, 16 Dec 2002 Full text of Document 6/02 1. Introduction In the activities for assessment, monitoring and evaluation of COST Actions, the following three levels are identified: - Assessment...
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Innovative instrument on board MSG-1 delivers key information about the Earth's climate
Paris, 16 Dec 2002 The GERB instrument onboard the MSG-1 (Meteosat Second Generation) satellite took its first measurements yesterday, Thursday 12 December. The results of such measurements are...
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EU-funded research leads to new effective malaria drug
Brussels, 13 December 2002 In an article published today in the scientific magazine "The Lancet", an international consortium funded by a €1.8 million European Commission research grant reports on...
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Philippe Busquin: Science et télévision: pour une approche européenne, Seconde journée Science et Télévision: "La République et ses savants" Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie - Paris 13 décembre 200
Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie - Paris 13 décembre 2002 Madame la Ministre Mesdames et Messieurs Je vous remercie de m'avoir convié à cette deuxième édition des journées Science et Télévision J'...
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Virtual brokerage event service helps life sciences companies participate in FP6
Brussels, 13 Dec 2002 Companies and research institutions active in the field of life sciences can now use the virtual brokerage event service to find partners for participation in the Sixth...
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New ESA Director General announced
Brussels, 13 Dec 2002 The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the name of its next Director General, who will succeed Antonio Rodotà on 30 June for a period of four years. The position will be...
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Commission funds technology transfer cooperation between UK and Russia
Brussels, 13 Dec 2002 Scientists from Lomonosov Moscow State University will visit the University of Warwick on 17 December in order to learn from their experience of transferring scientific and...