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LSE claims Mittal broke scholarship deal pledge The London School of Economics has claimed that billionaire Lakshmi Mittal pulled the plug on a pledged £200,000 scholarship deal after his daughter...
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Expert group's report on genetic resources in agriculture, UK questions on proposed regulation
Brussels, 20 February 2002 Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture and amending Regulation (EC) No 1258...
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Commission calls for study on the contribution of copyright to the economy
Brussels, 20 February 2002 The European Commission has announced a call for tenders for a study on the contribution of copyright and related rights to the European economy. For further information,...
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Commission calls for feasibility study of interinstitutional library
Brussels, 20 February 2002 The European Commission's Education and Culture DG has issued a call for tenders for a feasibility study on the setting up in Brussels of an interinstitutional library for...
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Busquin warns that action is needed to address the 'European paradox'
Brussels, 20 February 2002 Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has called for moves to counteract what he describes as the 'reversal of the European paradox,' the phenomenon of Europe's failure to...
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Intellectual property rights protection may help local innovation in the long term - new study
Brussels, 20 February 2002 An intellectual property rights framework in pre-accession countries is beneficial for technology transfer, may lead to a local technology dependency, but ultimately could...
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NATO Secretary General calls for improved EU technology transfer
Brussels, 20 February 2002 Speaking to two Parliament committees on 19 February, Lord Robertson, the NATO Secretary General increased technology transfer within the EU in order to boost the regions'...
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Modus operandi: how satellites track a mass killer (malaria)
Paris, 20 February 2002 A global mass killer could be tamed with the aid of satellite technology. Scientists are using data from Meteosat to help model and predict outbreaks of malaria. "Satellite...
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Formation et mobilité des chercheurs - Conclusions du Conseil: point approuvé sans débat au Conseil agriculture, 18 February 2002
Brussels, 19 February 2002 "Le Conseil se félicite des travaux réalisés par la Cour des comptes. Il prend note des conclusions générales de la Cour des comptes dans lesquelles elle indique que les...
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Hidroenergia conference to provide overview of recent technological developments
Brussels, 19 February 2002 This year's European small hydropower association's (ESHA) Hidroenergia conference will take place in Mulhouse, France, from 3 to 6 July, and will provide an overview of...
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Call for proposals in the field of environmental protection 2002
Brussels, 19 February 2002 I. GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS I.1 The aim of this call for proposals is to identify projects, which might be eligible for financial support from DG ENV....
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Busquin calls on mine clearance researchers to make use of ERA and FP6
Brussels, 19 February 2002 Speaking at a Belgian Royal Military Academy workshop on humanitarian mine clearance on 18 February, EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin highlighted how the European...
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EMBL makes interferon breakthrough
Brussels, 19 February 2002 A breakthrough in understanding interferon production has been made by scientists from the EMBL (European molecular biology laboratory) in Italy. Looking to build on the...
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Octroi d'une aide à des projets de recherche "charbon", "acier": point approuvé sans débat au Conseil agriculture, 18 February 2002
Brussels, 19 February 2002 Le Conseil a donné son avis conforme, au titre de l'Article 55,2 (c) du Traité CECA, à l'octroi par la Commission d'une aide financière de 20 millions d'euros à des projets...
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Students march against hardship Thousands of students marched through the streets of London today as new figures showed that many undergraduates would be better off on the dole. The National Union of...