Brussels, 25 February 2004 The United States and the European Commission, joined by the European Union Member States, held a successful round of negotiations in Brussels on 24-25 February 2004. The...
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 6288/04 Suite of documents 6288/04 No. Cion prop.: 5124/04 Subject: Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community programme on the...
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 6623/04 Suite of documents 6623/04 1. The Commission transmitted to the Council on 19 January 2004 its communication entitled "Europe and basic research"1...
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 6503/04 Suite of documents 6503/04 Subject: European Space Policy - Exchange of views ­ Questions for Ministers to address at the Council ("...
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 New figures released on 25 February reveal that EU spending on research and development (R&D) as a proportion of its GDP increased by just 0.01 per cent between 2001 and...
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 Ireland, which currently holds the EU Presidency, has outlined its priorities for the spring European Council, which include encouraging private investment in research. Speaking...
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 The German Research Foundation (DFG) announced on 25 February that it is to create 14 new research units where scientists and academics will attempt to answer 'special...
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 The Board of the Ludvig Holberg memorial fund is inviting nominations for an international prize for outstanding scientific work in the areas of social sciences, arts and...
Paris, 26 Feb 2004 Today's launch of Flight 158 with the Rosetta spacecraft has been put on hold for 24 hours due to weather at Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The weather hold was due to wind...
Experts split after Royal Society backs animal testing The scientific world was divided last night after the Royal Society published a report (The use on non-human animals in research: A guide for...
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