FDA's tough line on antibiotics
Brussels, 03 Mar 2003 Many strains of bacteria are already resistant to commonly used antibiotics in Europe and around the world. Thanks to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), all antibiotics...
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Commission publishes 'research and innovation' work programme
Brussels, 03 Mar 2003 The Commission's Enterprise DG has published its work programme for the 'research and innovation' thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). This theme comes under...
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Study on improving complementarity of national and Community non-nuclear energy research
Brussels, 03 Mar 2003 The European Commission has published a call for tenders to carry out a study on ways of improving complementarity and synergy between national and Community research in the...
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GMOs (Extracted from Preparation of Environment Council, 4 March 2003)
Brussels, 3 March 2003 The Commission will inform the Council of the state of play regarding applications for authorisation of GM products. 18 applications for new product approvals have been...
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Stanford announces 2004 salary freeze Stanford University, the latest US university to be hit by the plunging stock market, faces a projected $25 million (£15.7 million) deficit and...
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Class gap target for universities is ditched Higher education minister Margaret Hodge has been forced to retract a specific pledge on closing the class gap in universities under pressure from Charles...
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Open coordination for the European Research Area (Extracted from Preparation of the Competitiveness Council)
Brussels, 28 th February 2003 Preparation of the Spring European Council (FF/JT) The Council will endorse the Report of the Competitiveness Council to the Spring European Council. This report has...
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Commission and ESA helping to bring safer aviation to Africa
Brussels, 28 Feb 2003 The first African trials of the European global navigation overlay service (EGNOS) took place on board flights into the Senegalese capital of Dakar between 24 and 26 February....
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International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) (Extracted from Preparation of the Competitiveness Council)
Brussels, 28 th February 2003 In anticipation of a full progress report to be presented at the forthcoming Competitiveness Council on 12/13 May, Commissioner Busquin will present the preliminary...
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Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Extracted from Preparation of the Competitiveness Council)
Brussels, 28 th February 2003 Mr Bolkestein will present the Commission's recently adopted proposal ( IP/03/144 and MEMO/03/20 ). The objectives of the proposal are to harmonise national laws on the...
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ESA reschedules European participation in Soyuz flights in a spirit of solidarity with International Space Station partners
Paris, 28 Feb 2003 The European Space Agency (ESA) has agreed to six-month postponements of the Soyuz flights by two members of its astronaut corps planned for April and October 2003. The agreement...
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Envisat celebrates first anniversary in space
Paris, 28 Feb 2003 One year ago tonight, the largest and most sophisticated Earth observation satellite ever built blazed a fiery trail into the night skies above French Guiana and became another...
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (Extracted from Background for the Environment Council of 4 March)
Brussels, 28 Feb 2003 The Council will be informed by the Commission on the resumption of authorisation procedures for new genetically modified (GM) food products (i.e. lifting of GMO moratorium in...
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Paternal genes responsible for reoccurring 'prolonged pregnancies', claims Danish researchers
Brussels, 28 Feb 2003 Paternal genes can affect timing of birth and contribute to the risk of reoccurring 'prolonged pregnancies', suggests a recent study by Danish scientists. Annette Wind Olesen, a...
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Draft Report from the Committee of Senior Officials to the Ministerial Conference on the state and future of COST (link)
Brussels, 28 Feb 2003 Full text of Document 220/03 The draft will be discussed by the JAF Group at its next meeting on 21 March 2003. DG C EN DRAFT REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS...