Brussels, 26 April 2002 The European Commission funds around 24 per cent of all publicly-financed R&D (research and development) projects in the EU, a study commissioned by KoWi, the German R...
Brussels, 26 April 2002 Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will discuss European issues and research policy with members of the public during the EU institutions' Open Door Day on 4 May. The...
Brussels, 26 April 2002 A national UK e-science centre that will spearhead involvement in advanced European computing projects was opened by the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown on 25...
Brussels, 26 April 2002 The European Commission's Enterprise DG has issued a call for tenders for a study contract on 'access to public contracts for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).' The...
Brussels, 26 April 2002 The European Commission has approved a draft scientific and technological cooperation agreement with Ukraine and submitted it to the Council for final approval. The draft...
Brussels, 26 April 2002 The IPR Helpdesk, which provides intellectual property rights (IPR) advice to current and potential contractors in EU supported research projects, is now back in operation...
Paris, 26 April 2002 Far away among the stars, in the Ara constellation of the southern sky, a small black hole is whirling space around it. If you tried to stay still in its vicinity, you couldn't....
Paris, 26 April 2002 The MetOp satellite now has its own website. MetOp will be Europe's first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. It represents part of the European...
TUC calls on government to bolster basic skills Lack of basic skills among the workforce is costing £10 billion a year in lost productivity, Trades Union Congress general secretary John Monks claimed...
Brussels, 26 April 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, has introduced information on key EU-funded research projects in the field of the environment...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 The European Parliament's Committee on industry, external trade, research and energy (ITRE) voted for 86 amendments to the Council's common position on the Sixth Framework...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 Nuclear safety in the context of enlargement: Working Programme of the AQG Working Party on Nuclear Safety for the Monitoring Process. Presidency note. Brussels, 7 January...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 Commissioner Loyola DE PALACIO addressed the Industry Committee on Tuesday on the subject of energy policy. She set out her plans for 2003 and described the Commission's...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen attended the opening of the Philips HomeLab, a home laboratory built to study how people interact with...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 The European Commission has issued a call for tenders for a study on 'The impact of the e-economy on entrepreneurship and start-up in the ICT (information and communication...