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Exploiting whole grain to improve health
Brussels, 29 Sep 2005 The EU-funded research project HEALTHGRAIN is to identify new sources of nutritionally enhanced grain, as well as to develop methods for producing new, competitive, grain foods...
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Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen: Joint Approach to Security Research - Opening Speech and the Research and Technology Conference, European Defence Agency
Brussels, 9th February 2006 Mr Chairman, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, For the first time the European Commission, the European Defence Agency, industry and representatives from the Member...
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European Technology Platforms for Information and Communication Technologies: Frequently Asked Questions
Brussels, 6 October 2005 What are European technology platforms? European Technology Platforms (ETPs) help industrial and academic research communities in specific technology fields to co-ordinate...
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Universities must innovate to survive, conference is told
Brussels, 29 Sep 2004 If any members of the Deans' European Academic Network (DEAN) questioned the significance of the theme for their annual conference in Porto, Portugal, on and 28 September (...
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Questions and answers on risk assessment of nanotechnology products
Brussels, 20 October 2005 1) What are nanotechnologies? Nanotechnologies involve the controlled production at molecular level of new materials, structures and devices, which have at least one...
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Commission Communication Implementing the renewed partnership for growth and jobs Developing a knowledge flagship: the Institute of Technology (link)
Brussels, 24 Feb 2006 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL Implementing the renewed partnership for growth and jobs Developing a knowledge flagship: the European Institute of...
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The killer that knew no borders
Disease and Democracy
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Council must give green light to FP7, says Busquin
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 There are only a few days left to go before the EU's Competitiveness Council meets to find an agreement on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). And while 'the climate for...
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A fertile field with growth potential
Stem Cell Now
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers, Luxembourg, 6th June 2005 and Space Council 7th June 2005
Brussels, 3th June 2005 6th June 2005 and SpaceCouncil 7th June 2005 (Gregor Kreuzhuber, Oliver Drewes, Antonia Mochan, Phillip Tod ) The EU Competitiveness Council will meet in Luxembourg on Monday...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Transforming life sciences knowledge into new, sustainable, eco-efficient and competitive products - Conference on Knowledge-based bio-economyBrussels, 15 September 2005
15/09/2005 Conference on Knowledge-based bio-economy Brussels, 15 September 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to open this conference hosted by the European Commission together...
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Who will break first in the battle of the giants?
The unions are taking a now-or-never approach to the pay dispute, while the employers favour pleading poverty. Phil Baty and Alan Thomson chart the history of the industrial action and consider...
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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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Today's news
University pay row threatens fee policy Universities are facing a year of pay strikes that could plunge the Government's flagship top-up fees policy into chaos. Academics are demanding at least one...