Space tech keeps Pescarolo on track at Le Mans
Paris, 18 Jun 2003 Pescarolo Sport's use of ESA technology in their two racing cars shaved crucial seconds off every lap at last weekend's Le Mans marathon 24-hour race, helping to place them into...
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WTO case on GMOs
Brussels, 18 Jun 2003 GENERAL LINE The EU dismisses the decision to take the GMO issue to WTO dispute settlement as legally misguided, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful. The treatment...
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Call for Proposals - EU Institute in Japan - Terms of Reference
Tokyo, 18 Jun 2003 1. Background Following the EU-Japan joint declaration of 1991, relations between the EU and Japan have been developed on the basis of reinforcing links across the whole spectrum...
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Today's papers
Research fund plans ‘threaten 8,000 jobs’ University lecturers and learned societies made stinging attacks yesterday on the government’s plan to concentrate research funding on elite institutions. An...
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European Southern Observatory gets first glimpse of young 'heavy stars'
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has obtained unprecedented images of the very first stages in the formation of heavy stars. The observations were successfully conducted...
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Periodic call in the area of 'Aeronautics and Space', 'Sustainable energy systems' and 'Sustainable surface transport'
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 The European Commission has published a call for proposals in the areas of 'Aeronautics and Space', 'Sustainable energy systems' and 'Sustainable surface transport' under the...
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Study Says Hydrogen Leakage could Harm Earth's Ozone Layer - but society has time to prepare for potential impact of hydrogen economy
Washington, 17 Jun 2003 While the proposed hydrogen-fueled cars of the future are generally considered to be environmentally friendly because they emit only water vapor, a new study says that leakage...
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Draft MoU: European concerted Research Action - COST Action A26 - "European city-regions in an age of multi-level governance  reconciling competitiveness and social cohesion?" (link)
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 Full text of Document 255/03 Suite of documents 255/03 Subject: Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European concerted Research Action designated as...
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Draft MoU: European concerted Research Action - COST Action A24 - "The Evolving Social Construction of Threats" (link)
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 Full text of Document 253/03 Suite of documents 253/03 Subject: Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European concerted Research Action designated as...
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Commission welcomes call for a strategic research agenda for the hydrogen economy
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 The Commission President, Romano Prodi, has put his weight behind a newly published report by the high level group on hydrogen and fuel cells, which calls for a European...
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Draft Mou: European concerted Research Action - COST Action A25 - "European Small Arms and the Perpetuation of Violence" (link)
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 Full text of Document 254/03 Suite of documents 254/03 Subject: Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European concerted Research Action designated as...
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EU and US sign partnership agreement on fuel cell technologies
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 The EU and the United States have formally agreed to launch cooperative projects in the field of fuel cell technologies in order to minimise duplication, overcome technical...
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Call 2 of the IST priority
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 The European Commission has published the second call of the IST priority under the Sixth Framework Programme's (FP6) 'information society technologies' activity. This is one of...
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AllChemE seminar: decision orientated risk assessment of chemicals
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 An AllChemE seminar on 'decision orientated risk assessment of chemicals' will take place on 25 June at the European Parliament in Brussels. The seminar will seek to give...
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Recommendation for second reading on the common position for a regulation on traceability and labelling of GMOs
Brussels, 17 Jun 2003 FINAL A5-0204/2003 4 June 2003 Type of Procedure: Codecision procedure (second reading) RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council common position for adopting a European...