Brussels, 12 December 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this conference! I am overwhelmed that you have come to Brussels in such numbers. This alone is a signal of the importance of this event....
Brussels, 21 Apr 2005 The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has adopted a report by Polish MEP Bogdan Klich on security research, which calls for a minimum annual budget of one billion...
King's College London may have lost out on a major research deal, but new principal Rick Trainor is determined not to be pessimistic. For months, King's has been pitched against University College...
Copenhagen, 21 Nov 2002 The Council will hold an exchange of views, on the basis of the Commission's communication "Life sciences and biotechnology - a strategy for Europe", and will be called on to...
The UK's aid programme draws heavily on academic consultants but, as anthropologist David Mosse is all too aware, this can lead to conflicts of interest. In the late 1990s, Labour's Department for...
Brussels, 18 May 2004 Talks on the first day of the EU's Competitiveness Council on 17 May focused on how to increase Europe's competitiveness and innovation. The Council called on the Commission and...
Luxembourg, 15 Apr 2005 The Competitiveness Council of the European Union will meet on Monday 18 April in Luxembourg, under the chairmanship of Jeannot Krecké, Luxembourg's Minister for...
Brussels, 7 April 2005 The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures today presented the European Commission with its first “List of Opportunities” – 23...
Brussels, 22 Jul 2005 Nanotechnology and the health of the European Citizen in 2020 Special media programme on new developments in European nanotechnology research and the future of healthcare on the...
Karlsruhe, 23 January 2006 Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be at this symposium, which puts the spotlight on an issue close to my heart – how to support young...
Brussels, 05 Apr 2004 A report commissioned by the UK Government has claimed that a lack of foresight by both policy makers and the scientific community has led to the UK losing its leading position...
Paris, 08 Jun 2005 The second meeting of the Space Council – concomitant meeting of the ESA Council at ministerial level and of the European Union Competitiveness Council (Internal Market/...
Brussels, 3 August 2005 The Commission is about to launch 6 new research projects in the field of Information and Communication Technologies with €1 billion in EU funding. This is the result of the...
Warsaw, 13 February 2006 Conference on Structural Funds Warsaw, 13 February 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to have this opportunity to meet you today and to have an exchange...
Brussels, 7th April 2005 th Framework Programme prioritised amid highexpectations Security has been included in the list of priority research themes in the Commission proposal for the 7th Framework...