Plant variety rights
Strasbourg, 13 Jan 2004 Joseph DAUL (EPP-ED, F) Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights ( COM(2003) 456 - C5-0573/2003 -...
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US supports Japanese bid to host ITER as France urges Europe to go it alone
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 The US Secretary of State for Energy, Spencer Abraham, has declared the strong support of his country for the Japanese bid to host the international thermonuclear site (ITER)....
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Draft Summary Conclusions of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) Meeting of 5 December 2003 (link)
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 Full text of Document 1201/04 Suite of documents 1201/04 Subject: DRAFT SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS OF THE 291st MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE (CREST) HELD...
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OECD Ministers to Discuss Science and Technology Policies for the 21st Century, Paris, 29-30 January 2004
Paris, 13 Jan 2004 Science and technology ministers and senior officials from more than 30 countries will meet at OECD headquarters in Paris on 29-30 January 2004 to discuss a range of policy...
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EC workshop on geographic information and information systems
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is organising the tenth edition of the EC geographic information and geographic information systems (GI & GIS)...
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Applying nanotechnology know-how to diverse applications
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 Nanotubes and other nanostructured forms of carbon exhibit remarkable properties but practical applications remain difficult. CARBEN and CARDECOM have made valuable progress,...
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Driving forward the European debate on nanosciences and nanotechnologies
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 Some 1000 people took part in EuroNanoForum 2003 in December 2003. The four-day Commission event provided an open debate on the state of the art in nanotechnologies to help...
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Healthcare researchers call on Parliament to repeal clinical trials directive
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 Some 1,500 researchers from across Europe are calling on the European Parliament and Commission to repeal the directive on good clinical practice, which they say will '...
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Swiss researchers forecast increasingly variable climate for Europe
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 Swiss scientists have warned that extreme temperatures in Europe, such as those recorded in summer 2003, will become more common in the future. The prediction is based on a...
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Over 4,000 French researchers threaten resignation over budgetary situation
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has denied claims that his country is cutting research expenditure. The rebuttal came on 12 January, as the number of scientists...
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Negotiating FP6 contracts
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 A workshop on negotiating research contracts for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Hamburg, Germany, on 30 January. The event will provide an overview of...
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Romano Prodi: Research, innovation and competitiveness: the global challenge facing Europe, University of Genoa Opening of the 2003/04 Academic Year Genoa, 9 January 2004
Genoa, 9 January 2004 Mr Vice-Chancellor, Distinguished visitors, Professors, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear students, 2004 is a special year for Europe, as it is for Genoa. This year Genoa is the...
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Working Party on Intermodal Questions and Networks - Galileo, 12 January 2004
Brussels, 12 Jan 2004 Full text of Document 35/04 Suite of documents 35/04 1. GALILEO Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite...
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Implementation by the Commission of the "Bonn Guidelines" on Access to Genetic ߣߣÊÓƵ and Benefit-Sharing Under the Convention on Biological Diversity (link)
Brussels, 12 Jan 2004 Full text of Document 5155/04 Addendum 01 Suite of documents 5155/04 Subject: Commission Staff Working Paper - Annex to Communication from the Commission to the European...
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Brain scanning children may be unsafe
Brussels, 12 Jan 2004 Doctors should only use brain scans on young children when absolutely necessary because the radiation involved may impair their mental development, new research suggests. A new...