Commission takes stock of the GALILEO Programme
Brussels, 7 June 2006 The European Commission today adopted a communication taking stock of the GALILEO satellite radionavigation programme. The communication outlines the key components of this...
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The Commission presents its ideas on the future of science and technology in Europe
Brussels, 16 June 2004 The European Commission has today proposed increasing the European Union’s research funding to an average of €10 billion a year for the duration of the next framework...
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Economic case for research and education spending 'not necessarily the best', says Patten
Brussels, 24 Nov 2004 Chris Patten, the former External Relations Commissioner now Chancellor of Oxford and Newcastle Universities, has warned that the economic argument for greater spending on...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: Improving Research Policies through the Open Method of Coordination -- European Commission conference on the open method of coordination in research
Brussels, 18 May 2006 European Commission conference on the open method of coordination in research Brussels, 18 May 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to start by thanking the Austrian...
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Alternative testing methods - European research to replace and reduce animal tests, 23 June, Brussels
Brussels, 17 Jun 2004 Brussels, 23 June 2004 WHO? Philippe Busquin, Commissioner for Research, European Commission In the presence of H.R.H. Prince Laurent of Belgium, President of the Prince Laurent...
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Revealed: Europe's master plan for space technology
Paris, Jun 2003 ESA and its 16 national delegations have come together with the European Commission and more than a hundred separate industries to develop future road maps for space technology...
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Women increase influence in business
British boardrooms may be notoriously male dominated but university business schools are proving more enlightened, with women far more conspicuous at all levels. The Association of Business Schools...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: EU-China cooperation in science and technology -- scientific responses to global challenges, Launch of the China-EU Science and Technology year
Brussels, 11 October 2006 Minister Wu, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome honourable guests – or rather 'Huan ying guan ling'. It gives me great pleasure to launch the China-EU Science and...
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Absence of elite distorts picture
Low student reply rate keeps top institutions off tally of campuses and lessens the impact of results. Jessica Shepherd reports. More of the UK's top universities were excluded from the National...
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Space policy: EU and Russia join forces and sign cooperation agreement
Brussels, 10 March 2006 The EU and Russia are getting closer in space activities. The Head of the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos) Anatoliy Perminov, the Director General of...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: New ways to drive demand for new technologies, Austrian Presidency Conference on European Technology Platforms
Vienna, 4 May 2006 Austrian Presidency Conference on European Technology Platforms Vienna, 4 May 2006 Minister Bartenstein, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Europe faces many challenges to...
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The key to a continent
Africa and the international community recognise that higher education is essential to development. John Rowett explains the Commonwealth's vital role The key to Africa achieving the UN's Millennium...
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Writing on the Margins
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Research Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Strengthening Competitiveness of the Enlarged EU 30th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy
Ljubljana (Slovenia), 6 December 2004 Dear participants, Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to speak to you in this morning’s plenary session on the challenge we face to...
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Mr Erkki Liikanen: "The way Forward for Biotech and Sustainable Development in the EU", World Life Sciences Forum, Biovision, Lyon, April 10, 2003
Lyon, April 10, 2003 BioSciences & Tomorrow's Industrial Sustainability Ensuring sustainable development is one of the main challenges of the modern era. Three weeks ago, at the Spring...