Brussels, 28 Apr 2003 At a meeting of the European Parliament's Sky and Space Intergroup, guest speaker and EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin claimed that a consolidated approach to space...
Brussels, 28 Apr 2003 MEP Bob van den Bos will host a seminar on alternatives to animal testing at the European Parliament in Brussels on 7 May. The main speaker at the event will be Professor...
Paris, 28 Apr 2003 Meeting at the Agency's headquarters in Paris, the ESA Council appointed Mr Antonio Fabrizi, an Italian, to the post of Director of Launchers, for a four-year term. Antonio Fabrizi...
University of Babylon ready to reopen The University of Babylon expects to be fully operational by next week, according to officials. Up to 3,000 of its students, almost half its total number, had...
Colleges seek new ILAs As the £100 million scandal of the individual learning accounts scheme came in for further damning criticism last week, colleges have said that they want to see a better...
Brussels, 25 Apr 2003 Dutch and Swedish researchers have found that since the introduction of mammography screening services, deaths from breast cancer have reduced considerably. A Swedish study, led...
Brussels, 25 Apr 2003 An international conference on the 'abatement of groundwater contamination in urban areas' will take place on 25 and 26 June in Stuttgart, Germany. The main aim of the event is...
Paris, 25 Apr 2003 With its casinos and neon lights, Las Vegas may be the Glitter Capital of the world, but two ESA radar images of the city have come together in another kind of glitter showcase. In...
Brussels, 25 Apr 2003 In the context of an inter-institutional seminar on bio-ethics, MEPs, eminent scientists and representatives of Member States and accession countries debated the question of...
Brussels, 25 Apr 2003 Full text of Document 8305/03 Suite of documents 8305/03 I. INTRODUCTION The Rapporteur, Mr. LIESE (EPP-DE, D), presented a report including 76 amendments to the Commission`s...
Brussels, 25 Apr 2003 In his closing remarks at the inter-institutional seminar on stem cell research held in Brussels on 24 April, EU Commissioner for Research Philippe Busquin welcomed the...
Brussels, 25 Apr 2003 Press Conference Press Room, Breydel Building, 11.00 – 12.00, 29 April 2003 The European Commission will present on Tuesday 29 April a roadmap with detailed measures to...
Brussels, 25 Apr 2003 The issue of coexistence relates exclusively to the potential economic consequences resulting from mixing genetically modified (GM) and organic crops, said Franz Fischler,...
Brussels, 25 Apr 2003 The European Parliament's industry committee has approved the Commission's proposal for an 'intelligent energy - Europe' programme, which will cover the period 2003 to 2006, and...
TUC promotes learning reps in the workplace Thousands of union learning reps have been recruited to promote new learning rights that come into force this week, the Trades Union Congress said today....