May 2009
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2009-05-11 - Strasbourg Plenary session
In the last session of the current parliamentary term, MEPs approved a ban on almost all seal products, decided to put on hold telecoms reform and voted to back measures to protect primates from animal testing. The week also saw Parliament's President Hans-Gert Pöttering bid farewell after two and a half years. MEPs sent plans to extend maternity leave back to committee and discussed the flu pandemic. The House also discussed ways to tackle Europe's rising unemployment.
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ICT
2009-05-07 - How a web-based strategy affects print mediaThe decision to move a newspaper from print to web, and then to a web-only edition can trigger a loss of up to 75% in revenue for the title, new research shows. Researchers from City University London in the UK examined the Finnish financial daily Taloussanomat which shut down its print edition and got its web-based strategy off the ground. The findings are a first for a trend that continues to grow in the media sector.
Más información2009-05-08 - EU project empowers elderly to live independentlyResearchers in the EU-funded PERSONA ('Perceptive spaces promoting independent aging') project are drawing on a range of advanced technologies to empower the elderly and support them in their efforts to maintain both their independence and a good quality of life.
Más información2009-05-11 - EU project picks up the patent processing paceEU Member States are promoting the creation of an EU-wide patenting system called 'Community Patent' that would allow individuals and enterprises to obtain a unitary patent common to all. Experts say patents fuel innovation and creativity, thus helping intensify and sustain Europeans' competitiveness. For a team of EU-funded researchers, the use of semantic Web technology could be just what the patent doctor ordered.
Más información2009-05-14 - Semantic design cuts costs, saves timeEU-funded researchers have developed an innovative semantic engineering environment that will help product designers increase their productivity while saving time. The SevenPro ('Semantic virtual engineering environment for product design') project, backed by the EU with more than EUR 2.6 million in financing, targeted technology and tool development to support deep mining of product engineering knowledge from multimedia repositories and semantically enhanced 3D interaction.
Más información2009-05-15 - The future is bright for novel light sourcesEU-funded researchers have created organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs, novel, bright light sources) that are as efficient as conventional fluorescent tubes. Writing in the journal Nature, the scientists describe the future of OLEDs as 'bright, not only because of their high illumination quality, but also because their outstanding efficiencies will help to reduce our carbon footprint'.
Más información2009-05-20 - EU projects fuel e-learning initiativeInteractive digital TV (iDTV) learning is growing and an EU-funded team of researchers is supporting this trend by developing tools and methodologies that complement e-learning. The ELU ('Enhanced learning unlimited') project, with financial support totalling EUR 2.96 million, will give educators the edge they need to connect with students beyond the classroom.
Más información2009-05-29 - EU-funded researchers make superconductor out of 'old' semiconductor materialResearchers in Germany have managed to make the old semiconductor element germanium into a superconductive material. The findings, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, have implications for nanoelectronics and the development of novel computers.
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Health
2009-05-04 - New technology could lead to safer gene therapyEU-funded scientists have developed a new, non-viral way of getting genes into a cell. The technique appears to avoid the side-effects, such as cancer, which can occur when viruses are used to smuggle genes into a cell. The scientists hope their discovery will 'simplify the way gene therapy is conducted, improve its overall safety and reduce the costs'.
Más información2009-05-04 - Italian researchers investigate health of prison babiesFor the first time ever, researchers in Italy have investigated the health of children born to imprisoned women. The study examined the clinical diaries of children who had lived in prison for one and half years between 2003 and 2005. The results of the study, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, suggest that these children represent a vulnerable group with specific healthcare needs.
Más información2009-05-05 - Bullied children at high risk of developing psychotic symptomsResearchers in the UK and Australia have found that children who are chronically or severely bullied at school are up to four times more likely to develop psychotic-like symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions or disorganised speech) by the time they reach early adolescence, and twice as likely to develop psychotic symptoms by early adolescence, than children who are not bullied. The results are published in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry.
Más información2009-05-05 - Start HIV antiretroviral treatment sooner not later, researchers sayHIV-1 infected patients should receive combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) earlier, new research shows. Currently, the cell count threshold of T-cells (white blood cells) used to determine when antiretroviral therapy should start is set too low, the study published online in The Lancet says. There should be no less than 350 T-cells containing the glycoprotein CD4 per microlitre (µL) of blood. This finding should help guide physicians and patients in determining when treatment should begin.
Más información2009-05-06 - Protein intake is key to weight management, study findsProtein intake is the most important factor in maintaining a healthy weight after dieting, according to an EU-funded study led by the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The findings were an outcome of the Diogenes ('Diet, obesity and genes') project, which is financed with EUR 14.5 million under the Food quality and safety Thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
Más información2009-05-06 - European studies shed light on progressive hearing lossEuropean researchers have carried out two parallel studies indicating that a new kind of gene is linked to progressive hearing loss. The gene 'miR-96' is a small fragment of RNA affecting the generation of other molecules within the inner ear's sensory hair cells. The research is part of the SIROCCO and EuroHear projects (supported by the EU with EUR 11.78 million and EUR 12.5 million in funding). Published in the journal Nature Genetics, the findings provide greater insight into a condition that affects millions of people worldwide.
Más información2009-05-07 - MEPs propose animal testing limits without impeding scientific progressAnimal testing has long been a bone of contention for many groups including industry, research institutions and policy makers. There has been extensive discussion about restricting the use of animals in scientific experiments, and improving their welfare. However, would such action affect research in Europe?
Más información2009-05-07 - Encouragement and support help obese women cycle to workAccording to a study by researchers in Sweden, getting extra support and encouragement can help more women to exercise during their daily commute. Such exercise can help to prevent health problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease in obese women. The findings, published in the International Journal of Obesity, show how simple measures can make a big difference in helping people change their habits and stick to a new routine.
Más información2009-05-08 - International scientists unlock melanoma mysteryAn international network of scientists and clinicians has pieced together the puzzle of how the immune system recognises and responds to tumours like melanoma. Their work will support future research efforts for manipulating components of the immune system for safe and effective therapeutic strategies. The research findings have been published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Más información2009-05-11 - Human cowpox cases caused by pet rats, study showsAt the beginning of 2009, four young women were admitted to hospital in the northern French town of Compiègne suffering from fever and blackish lesions on their skin. The patients were eventually diagnosed with cowpox, and recovered following treatment. According to EU-funded researchers, all four were infected after being scratched by a pet rat. The researchers warn that as exotic pets increase in popularity, cases like this may well become more common. They also call for the establishment of diagnostic capacity to identify emerging pathogens as quickly as possible.
Más información2009-05-11 - EU-funded research unravels link between Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancerEU-funded researchers in Denmark, France and Portugal have shed new light on how the bacterium Helicobacter pylori causes stomach cancer. They found that the bacterium, which infects about half the world's population, contributes to the onset of stomach cancer by impairing DNA repair mechanisms.
Más información2009-05-12 - Older people need more sun, study findsGetting out into the sunshine makes everyone feel good, but a new UK-Chinese study shows that getting more sun can actually help older people to be healthier and avoid such life-threatening conditions as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Más información2009-05-12 - Short bursts of activity have big impact on child health, study showsFrequent, short bursts of activity are as good for children's health as longer exercise sessions, new UK research suggests. The findings, published in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, imply that children should be encouraged to engage in frequent, short periods of activity. The good news is that this is how children tend to behave naturally.
Más información2009-05-13 - European consortium seeks drugs to prevent diabetes and obesityA new European consortium is searching for new compounds to prevent diabetes and obesity. DIOMED ('Diabetes, obesity and medicine'), which kicks off on 22 May, will run for 3 years and has been funded with EUR 813,673 by the EU's Territorial Cooperation Programme for south-west Europe (Interreg IV-SUDOE), which supports transnational and interregional innovation projects.
Más información2009-05-14 - Learning shapes decision making, study findsResearchers in the UK have shed light on the neural mechanisms behind how learning affects decision making. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), they were able to identify which areas of the brain were involved in learning-dependent changes in decision processes. The study is published in the journal Neuron.
Más información2009-05-18 - 3-D atlas helps sufferers of kidney ailmentsEU-funded researchers have created a three-dimensional (3-D), virtual 'Kidney Atlas', which they hope will eventually lead to the development of new, less expensive therapies and tests. The atlas is also expected to help doctors diagnose and treat kidney diseases quickly and effectively, and in turn, prove useful in the study of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, which often lead to kidney disease.
Más información2009-05-19 - Details of first IMI projects releasedThe European Commission has released details of the first projects to receive support under the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Joint Technology Initiative (JTI). The 15 projects will share a EUR 246 million funding pot. EUR 110 million of this will come from the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), while the pharmaceutical industry will provide the remaining EUR 136 million through in kind contributions (e.g. staff, laboratory facilities, materials and clinical research).
Más información2009-05-19 - More than GBP 27 billion spent annually on UK autism careResearch published this week in the journal Autism reveals that providing social help and care for sufferers of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is costing the UK over GBP 27 billion (EUR 30.7 billion) a year.
Más información2009-05-20 - Recycling gene plays vital role in preventing diseasesThe word recycling is key for a sustainable environment and brings images of paper, aluminium cans and glass to mind. But does recycling play a role in the cellular world? A German team of researchers says it should, particularly because molecules tend to be available in limited numbers. The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Heidelberg University partners have discovered a protein recycling mechanism capable of protecting people from genetic disorders. Their findings were published in the journal Cell.
Más información2009-05-20 - EU-funded study maps HIV's migration around EuropeAn international team of scientists has mapped the migration of HIV-1 subtype B around Europe using phylogeography or the 'geographic pattern of viral lineages samples from different localities'. Their study of the most prevalent type of HIV currently circulating in Europe provides new insights into the virus's transmission networks, and shows that the pattern of distribution is not uniform across all countries.
Más información2009-05-26 - Study sheds light on H1N1 originsThe new H1N1 virus is only distantly related to its nearest relatives, suggesting that its genes may have been circulating undetected in pig populations for some time, according to new research published online by the journal Science. Scientists also confirm the novel status of the virus, noting that it contains a combination of gene segments that has never been reported before.
Más información2009-05-26 - Hairballed bacteria stick to skin, triggering infection in preemiesSkin, the human body's largest organ, is an effective barrier against bacteria. But the extremely delicate skin of a premature baby can be the ultimate breeding ground for organisms, triggering certain infectious diseases. A Swedish team of researchers, writing in the journal of Pediatric Research, has discovered that a specific kind of staphylococcus can attach itself to the skin by using its tufted, self-adhesive hairballs and cause infection.
Más información2009-05-27 - New and improved mouse genome sequence helps separate man from mouseScientists in Sweden, the UK, and the US have presented a drastically improved version of the complete mouse genome in a landmark study that will allow researchers to more clearly differentiate between human and mouse genes. Their findings, published in the journal PLoS Biology, will help to enhance the utility of the mouse as a model for human disease.
Más información2009-05-28 - EU study warns type 1 diabetes in children to double by 2020Type 1 diabetes will continue to rear its ugly head in Europe as the number of cases in children under five years of age will double by 2020, new EU-funded research shows. The findings, published online in The Lancet journal, also indicate that children older than five will not escape unscathed from this trend. The results are part of the EURODIAB ('Epidemiology, aetiology and public health aspects of diabetes mellitus') Study Group, a collaboration supported in part by the EU's Framework Programmes.
Más información2009-05-28 - Obesity risk for kids increases when moms-to-be dietResearchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK have found that children whose mothers dieted excessively during their pregnancies may be at risk for health problems later in life. The results are part of EARNEST ('The early nutrition programming project'), which is funded under the 'Food Quality and Safety' Priority of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) to the tune of EUR 13.4 million. The findings were published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology.
Más información2009-05-29 - Regular aspirin use may do more harm than good, study warnsCan an aspirin a day keep the doctor away? New research, part of the EU-funded BIOMED ('Biomedicine and health') programme, shows it can't all the time. The researchers have discovered that although regular use of aspirin can reduce the rate of non-fatal heart attacks or stroke by around 12%, there is a 33% increase in the risk of internal bleeding in people with no history of relevant disease (primary prevention). The findings are published in The Lancet journal.
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Environment
2009-05-13 - Lead pollution may have kept climate cooler, study suggestsLead particles in the atmosphere have been boosting cloud formation, a new EU-funded study reveals. Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers suggest that atmospheric lead pollution may have dampened the effects of climate change in recent decades.
Más información2009-05-20 - International project will help reduce effects of climate changeAn international project is setting up the world's first carbon measuring and modelling system that will be used to help mitigate the effects of climate change, boost carbon trading and verify whether carbon-offsetting initiatives really work.
Más información2009-05-27 - Greenhouse gas emissions growing fasterA new report from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) says that man-made global greenhouse gas emissions increased by 15% between 2000 and 2005, a sharp increase in the expected rate of growth. It also shows that global annual emissions of greenhouse gases increased from 24 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents in 1970 to 33 billion tonnes in 1990 and 41 billion tonnes in 2005.
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Environment
2009-05-13 - Lead pollution may have kept climate cooler, study suggestsLead particles in the atmosphere have been boosting cloud formation, a new EU-funded study reveals. Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers suggest that atmospheric lead pollution may have dampened the effects of climate change in recent decades.
Más información2009-05-20 - International project will help reduce effects of climate changeAn international project is setting up the world's first carbon measuring and modelling system that will be used to help mitigate the effects of climate change, boost carbon trading and verify whether carbon-offsetting initiatives really work.
Más información2009-05-27 - Greenhouse gas emissions growing fasterA new report from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) says that man-made global greenhouse gas emissions increased by 15% between 2000 and 2005, a sharp increase in the expected rate of growth. It also shows that global annual emissions of greenhouse gases increased from 24 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents in 1970 to 33 billion tonnes in 1990 and 41 billion tonnes in 2005.
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Agriculture
2009-05-27 - Synthetic chemical helps defend crops against droughtA group of Canadian, Spanish and US researchers has shed light on what gives plants the boost they need to protect themselves against harsh weather conditions like drought. The results of their research, published in the journal Science, will help answer critical questions that have emerged over the years.
Más información2009-05-28 - Hormones key to oilseed rape riddleHormones are at the heart of a problem that causes between 10% and 25% of oilseed rape seeds to be lost before harvest, new research reveals. An international team of scientists describes the solution to the problem of 'pod shatter' in the latest edition of the journal Nature.
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Nanosciences
2009-05-13 - EU project SEPMAC pushes the envelopeThe development of a clean and safe machining process for the production of magnesium parts in the automotive sector is important for Europeans. Rising to the challenge to meet this need was the EU-funded SEPMAC ('Sustainable and economic production of magnesium components') project, funded to the tune of EUR 2.3 million.
Más información2009-05-18 - Magnets key to next generation of energy-saving white goodsEnergy-guzzling refrigerators and air-conditioning units may become a thing of the past, thanks to 'magnetic' research conducted by scientists at the UK's Imperial College London in collaboration with Iowa State University in the US. Magnetic refrigeration technology may signal a new era in environmentally friendly fridges and air-conditioning systems, slashing the staggering amounts of energy that they currently consume by up to 30%. The new findings were published in the journal Advanced Materials.
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Space
2009-05-06 - Dwarf satellite galaxy researchers say: 'Maybe Newton was wrong'Two new studies by researchers in Germany, Austria and Australia have brought into question our understanding of the physics behind gravity. The findings, published in the Astrophysical Journal and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, are based on their examination of dwarf satellite galaxies, or smaller galaxies living 'off the coast' of our large, spiral-shaped Milky Way.
Más información2009-05-08 - German researchers developing better rescue safety systemThe advent of satellite technology has opened up a world of good for Europeans. This is especially true for a team of researchers from the Germany-based Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, who are focusing on strengthening emergency rescue services with the development of a state-of-the-art localisation system.
Más información2009-05-15 - ESA's Herschel and Planck lift off and talk backOn 14 May, the advanced space observatories Herschel and Planck were successfully launched into space and sent their first radio signals to Earth. The cutting-edge spacecraft took off from the European Space Agency (ESA) spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana and separated from an Ariane 5 launcher at 1,150 and 1,700 kilometres above the Earth. Their broadcast signals were received by ESA's 35-metre deep-space antenna at New Norcia in Australia.
Más información2009-05-18 - Europeans discover lightest exoplanetA cross-European team of astronomers has discovered the lightest exoplanet (a planet beyond the Solar System) ever by using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) HARPS spectrograph - what many consider as being the best 'low mass-exoplanet hunter' in the world - attached to the 3.6-metre ESO telescope in Chile. Located in the Gliese 581 system, the exoplanet 'e' has around twice the mass of Earth. During the four-year study, the scientists also refined the orbit of the planet Gliese 581 d (first discovered in 2007), and placed it within the habitable zone.
Más información2009-05-22 - Europe expands space corps with six new membersOn 20 May, the European Space Agency (ESA) presented six new recruits to the European Astronaut Corps: Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Parmitano from Italy; Alexander Gerst from Germany; Andreas Mogensen from Denmark; Timothy Peake from the UK; and Thomas Pesquet from France. They will train to prepare for missions to the International Space Station (ISS) before becoming Europe's new astronauts.
Más información2009-05-29 - ESA makes space missions a family affairThe European Space Agency (ESA) is combining and sharing operations methods, facilities and procedures in a bid to fuel cooperation and efficiency and cut costs. The 'Mission Family' concept is being applied to all Earth Observation (EO), Astronomy and Fundamental Physics and Solar and Planetary missions controlled from the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), specifically those situated in the Dedicated Control Room (DCR).
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Energy
2009-05-14 - Could bacteria be used in solar cells?A new discovery concerning the properties of green sulphur bacteria might prove useful in the development of a new generation of solar cells. Chlorosomes, nature's largest and most efficient light-harvesting antennae, accommodate up to a quarter of a million chlorophyll molecules in this type of bacteria. The team of international researchers, reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), believes that the structure of these molecules can be exploited to develop new ways of creating energy.
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Maritime Affairs
2009-05-06 - Sea-floor snaps offer clue to sea-level riseNew, detailed images of the sea floor off the west coast of Antarctica are helping researchers to predict how the continent's ice sheet might respond to future warming. The images suggest that the mechanisms regulating the flow of ice into the sea may more complex than previously thought.
Más información2009-05-19 - Seaweed species in the Baltic forms quicklyNew research from Sweden shows that a species of seaweed, discovered in 2005, may have formed only 400 years ago. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Stockholm University say the Fucus radicans species evolved from a Bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus) ancestor located in the Black Sea. Their findings, which show a natural example of evolution giving rise to new species in marine environments, were published in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.
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Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development 2007- 2013 (FP7)
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Become an expert evaluator for FP7The website to register as an expert for research activities is available on CORDIS. The call for experts is open both for individuals and for organisations.
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European Technology Plateformes
European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS)3-4 June 2013, Reutlingen - Produkte suchen Produzenten
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2-7 June 2013, Chemnitz - Graphene week 2013
5-7 June 2013, Cork - 4th Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE IV)
6-8 June 2013, Gdansk - 6th International Conference on Human System Interaction 2013
12 June 2013, Geneva - The Microtechnics Alliance meets at EPMT Fair
16-19 June 2013, Helsinki - 2013 SPIM Conference – Innovating in Global Markets: Challenges for Sustainable Growth
16-20 June 2013, Barcelona - Transducers 2013 - 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
16-20 June 2013, Helsinki - IoT Week 2013
16-19 June 2013, Helsinki - ISPIM Conference 2013: 'Innovating in Global Markets: Challenges for Sustainable Growth
17-18 June 2013, Berlin - AMAA 2013 - "Smart Systems for Safe and Green Vehicles"
18-20 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum 2013
18-20 June 2013, Bucharest - 9th International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (ECOSUD 2013)
26-28 June 2013, Tallinn - 10th International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health (pHealth 2013)
1-3 July 2013, Postdam - MEMSWAVE 2013
3-5 July 2013, Lisbon - Future Network and Mobile Summit (FuNeMS 2013)
18-19 July 2013, Athens - Ninth International Conference on Intelligent Environment (IE'13)
29-31 July 2013, Reykjavík - 10th International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems (WINSYS 2013)
25-28 August 2013, Enschede - COMS 2013 - 18th edition of the annual international conference on commercializing micro- and nanotechnology
8-11 September 2013, Krakow - Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS) 2013
8-13 September 2013, Sevilla - European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT 2013)
24-27 September 2013, Cork - Joint event MNBS 2013 & EPOSS Annual Forum 2013
7-10 October 2013, Calgary - Workshop on Smart Materials and Structures, SHM1
4-16 October 2013, Aachen - Microsystemtechnik-Kongress
16-18 October 2013, Tampere - ITST 2013
27-31 October 2013, Freiburg - MicroTAS 2013 - 17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
6-8 November 2013, Vilnius - ICT 2013 - Create, Connect, Grow
2-4 July 2014, Brenen - SysInt 2014 - 2nd International Conference on System-Integrated Intelligence: New Challenges for Product and Production EngineeringForest Based Sector Technology Platform (Forestry)3-6 June 2013, Copenhagen - 21st European Biomass Conference & Exhibition
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4-6 June 2013, Brussels - Green Week 2013
18-20 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum 2013 & FTP wood nanotechnology workshop
23-26 September 2013, Gerardmer - 5th Forest Engineering Conference
23-24 September 2013, Biarritz - 6th International Wood Fibre Polymer Composites Symposium
30 September-2 October 2013, Brussels - EFIB 2013
30 September-3 October 2013, Brussels - 5th European Innovation Summit
3-4 October 2013, Aarhus - Science for the Environment 2013
23 October 2013, Brussels - Workshop - 21st Century Design and Construction
9-13 December 2013, Rovaniemi - European Forest Week
9-13 December 2013, Rovaniemi - Metsä 2013 Joint session of the ECE Timber CommitteeEmbedded Computing Systems (ARTEMIS)11-12 June 2013, Madrid - ARTEMIS Summer Camp 2013
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16-20 June 2013, Budva - The 2013 Mediterranean Conference Event: Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems
18-20 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum 2013
24 June 2013, Budapest - 2nd Workshop on Open Resilient human-aware Cyber-physical Systems (WORKS 2013)
26 September 2013, Paris - European Microelectronics Summit
26-27 September 2013, Messecenter Graz - JTI Electronics In Horizon 2020
1-2 October 2013, Brussels - JTI Event
6-8 November 2013, Vilnius - ICT 2013: Create, Connect, Grow
8-10 November 2013, Dresden - SEMICON Europa 2013
27-28 November 2013, Barcelona - European Nanoelectronics Forum (ENIAC)
4-5 December 2013, Stockholm - Co-summit 2013Nanoelectronics Technologies 2020 (ENIAC)18-20 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum
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15-19 July 2013, Otsu - 13th International Forum on Embedded MPSoC and Multicore
16-20 September 2013, Bucharest - ESSDERC-ESSCIRC Conference Series
24-26 September 2013, Roma - Nanoforum
26 September 2013, Paris - European Microelectronics Summit
8-10 October 2013, Dresden - SEMICON Europa 2013
6-8 November 2013, Vilnius - ICT 2013: Create, Connect, Grow
27-28 November 2013, Barcelona - European Nanoelectronics ForumEuropean Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC)6 June 2013, Brussels - ERTRAC 2nd Plenary meeting 2013
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24 September 2013, Brussels - ERTRAC Steering Group
22 October 2013, Brussels - ERTRAC PlenaryEuropean Technology Platform for the Electricity Networks of the Future (SmartGrids)10-13 June 2013, Stockholm - CIRED 2013: Electricity Distribution Systems for a Sustainable Future
Más informaciónFuture Manufacturing Technologies (MANUFUTURE)16-17 September 2013, Hannover - VDMA Congress: Producing more intelligently
Más informaciónEuropean Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (Euratex)23-25 October 2013, Brussels - 1st European Textile Flagships Conference
Más informaciónFuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)14 June 2013, Venice - Fuel Cells and Hydrogen for Maritime and Harbour Applications
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9 September 2013, Brussels - The 5th International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyInnovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)18 June 2013, Brussels - Financial Management Workshop for IMI JU beneficiaries
28 June 2013, Barcelona - Info Session: funding opportunities with Innovative Medecine Initiative
1 October 2013, Brussels - Financial Management Workshop for IMI JU beneficiaries
Más informaciónMobile and Wireless Communications (eMobility)9-13 June 2013, Budapest - IEEE International Conference on Communications
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19-20 June 2013, Bogota - Dinero Movil LatAm (Mobile Money LatAm 2013)
3-5 July 2013, Lisbon - Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2013
21-22 August, Mexico City - Dinero Movil LatAm (Mobile Money LatAm 2013)Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications (NanoMedicine)5 June 2013, Vienna - NanoForce InfoDay
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13 June 2013, Brussels - Creating New Business Opportunities for SMEs in the Life Sciences Area: Are you already prepared for H2020 in the Health sector?
18 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum 2013
19 June 2013, Milan - NPMED 2013: Nanoparticles and Nanotechnologies in Medecine 2013
23 June 2013, Basel - European Summit on Clinical Nanomedecine (CLINAM 2013)
25-28 June 2013, Porto - Advanced Summer School Interrogations at the Biointerface
26-28 June 2013, Tallinn - pHealth 2013 Conference
18-20 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum 2013
23-26 June 2013, Basel - European Summit on Clinical Nanomedicine (CLINAM 2013)
6-13 July 2013, Thessaloniki - ISSON 2013
9 July 2013, Thessaloniki - 10th International Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotechnologies (NN13)
16-19 September 2013, Warsaw - NAMF 2013 - nano and Advanced Materials Workshop and Fair
1-2 October 2013, Grenoble - ETP Nanomedecine General Assembly 2013
3-4 October 2013, Porto - International Symposium in Applied Biomaging from Molecule to Man
8-11 October 2013, Faenza - MIME Satellite Symposium - Magnetic Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications
8-11 October 2013, Faenza - MiMe - Materials in Medicine International Conference
21-25 October 2013, Santiago de Compostela - NanoFar Autumn School 2013
4-6 November 2013, Vienna - Bio-Europe 2013
27-29 November 2013, Venice - NanoTechItaly 2013- 6th Edition
3-5 March 2014, Amsterdam - International Congress on Targeted Anticancer Therapies - TAT2014Networked and Electronic Media (NEM)2 June 2013, Dresden - 3rd International Workshop on Self-Organizing Networks (IWSON)
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9-13 June 2013, Budapest - Context-aware Personalization Systems
10-12 June 2013, Seoul - 11th IEEE IVMSP Workshop on "3D Image/Video Technologies and Applications"
23-28 June 2013, Rome - Eighth International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services
3-5 July 2013, Lisbon - Future Network and Mobile Summit - FuNeMS2013
8-11 September 2013, Berlin - The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics(IEEE 2013)
28-30 October 2013, Nantes - NEM Summit 2013
6-8 November 2013, Vilnius - ICT Event 2013: Create, Connect,Grow
12-13 December 2013, Bayonne - 8th International Workshop on Semantic and Social Media Adaptation and PersonalizationNetworked European Software and Services Initiative (NESSI)11-12 June 2013, Dublin - SMEs and Europe: with innovation out of the crisis
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26-27 June 2013, London - Cloud World Forum 2013
1-5 July 2013, Montpellier - European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2013
3-5 July 2013, Lisbon - Future Network & Mobile Summit 2013
29-31 July 2013, Reykjavik - 8th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies
10-13 September 2013, Wrexham - Fifth International Conference on Internet Technologies & ApplicationsPhotonics21 (Photonics)9-14 June 2013, San Jose - CLEO
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11 June 2013, Munich - OLAE Processing and Manufacturing Workshop
11-13 June 2013, Munich - LOPE-C 2013
16-21 June 2013, Whistler - Optical Interferings Coatings
14-19 July 2013, Rio Grande - Advanced Photonics
14-19 July 2013, Orlanda - Frontiers in Optics
22-26 July 2013, Porto - 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting / 11th Latinamerican Meeting on Optics, Lasers and Applications
23-26 July 2013, Porto - ETOP 2013 - 12th International Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics
29-31 July 2013, Reykjavik - OPTICS 2013- International Conference on Optical Communication Systems
25-29 August 2013, San Diego - SPIE Optics + Photonics 2013
26-31 August 2013, Riga - Biophotonics Riga 1st International Conference
10-13 September 2013, Almaty - FOAN2013 - 4th International Work Shop on Fiber Optics in Access Networks
23-26 September 2013, Dresden - SPIE Security+Defence 2013 & SPIE Remote Sensing 2013
23-25 September 2013, London - ECOC 2013
14-17 October 2013, New York - SPIE Optifab 2013
16-17 October 2013, Coventry - Photonex, UK's Premier Photonics Event
16-17 October 2013, Coventry - Photonex conference, High Power Diode Lasers and Systems
27 October-1 November 2013, Paris - Advanced Solid Stae Lasers
19-23 November 2013, Munich - Strategies in Light Europe 2013Plants for the Future (Plants)3-7 June 2013, Copenhagen - 21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
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8-12 June 2013, Presqu'ile de Giens - Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Flower Development
3-7 June 2013,Copenhagen - 21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
9-16 June 2013, Athens - SAHYOG Summer School
9-13 June 2013, University of Norway - Essential and Detrimental Trace Elements entering the Food Chain via Plants
23-27 June 2013, Gargnano - SUMMER SCHOOL on Biomchemical and genetic dissection of control of plant mineral nutrition
24-28 June 2013, Sydney - International Arabidopsis Conference
30 June-6 July 2013, Szeged - EPPN Summer School on Plant Phenotyping
2-5 July 2013, Zurich - 13th International Fire Blight Workshop
4-6 July 2013,Evry - Plant signalling in a changing environment
8-19 July 2013, Barcelona - 2nd Summer biotechnology course
16-19 July 2013, Warsaw - 11th International Conference on Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants
26-30 July 2013, Helsinki - Plant Vascular Biology Meeting
28 July-2 August 2013, Hong Kong - Gordon Conference on "Post-Translational Modification Networks
11-15 August 2013, Helsingor - 25th SPPS Congress
20-23 August 2013, Eindiedeln - Science & Policy Summer School: Governing the Transition to a Bio-based Economy
26-28 August 2013, Utrecht - 7th International Utrecht PhD Summer School
1-4 September 2013, Greece, - 7th EPSO Conference
5 September 2013, Porto Heli, Plant Phenotyping Workshop of the European Plant Phenotying Network
8-10 September 2013, Amsterdam - 2nd Current Opinion Conference on Plant Genome Evolution
17-20 September 2013, Madrid - 2nd International APLE-APLF Congress on Pollen Biotechnology, Diversity and Function in a Changing Environment
25-27 September 2013, Norwich - AAB Conference International Advances in Plant Virology
2-4 October 2013, Saint Petersburg - Conference on "problems of mycology and plant pathology in the 21st century"
14-18 October 2013, Versailles - 6th Workshop on Leaf Senescence
10-14 November 2013, Antalya - International Plant Breeding Congress
20-23 November 2013, Buenos Aires - 32nd New Phytologist Symposium on Plant interactions with other organisms (molecules, ecology and evolution)
4-6 December 2013, Nantes - Conference on Biopolymer Assemblies for Material Design
22-26 June 2014, Dublin - Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO 2014 CongressRobotics (EUROP)24-30 June 2013, Eindhoven - WK RoboCup International Robot Tournament (RoboCup 2013)
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26-28 June 2013, Porto - FAIM 2013 - Workshop on Robotics in Smart Manufacturing
27-28 June 2013, Berlin - Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS 2013)
29-31 July 2013, Reykjavík - 10th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2013)
29-31 July 2013, Reykjavík - The 3rd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (SIMULTECH 2013)
11-15 August 2013, Montreal - The 30th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC 2013)European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem)3-7 June 2013, Copenhagen - 21th European Biomass conference and exhibition
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5-6 June 2013, Budapest - Smart Cities Annual Conference
18-20 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNano Forum 2013
19-20 June 2013, Frankfurt - Biochemicals & Bioplastics
8-13 September 2013, Sevilla - Annual Congress and exhibition on advanced materials and processesSustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNE-TP)1-5 July 2013, Saclay - MATTER International School on DEsign Rules for gen IV reactors and INnovative reactors (DERIVIN)
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17-19 July 2013,Karlsruhe - EURACT-NMR workshop
21-26 July 2013, Karlsruhe - ACTINIDES 2013 Conference
8–12 September 2013, Brussels - 21st International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management Economy 2013
9–12 September 2013, Bled - 22nd International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe
1–3 October 2013, Cannes - 10th International Conference on Non Destructive Evaluation
2–4 October 2013, Avignon - ERMSAR 2013
14-16 October 2013, Vilnius - FISA & EURADWASTE 2013
27-31 October 2013, Paris - 2 nd SNA & MC 2013 - Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications + Monte Carlo
27-31 October 2013, Geneva - 4th International Thorium Energy Conference (THEC13)Waterborne ETP (Waterborne)26 September 2013, Brussels - SG48 + MG
12 November 2013, Brussels - SG49 + MG
Más informaciónZero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants Technology Platform (ETP ZEP)19-20 June 2013, Newcastle - Fourth Internatioal Forum on the Transportation of CO2 by Pipeline
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Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)18 June 2013, Brussels - Financial Management Workshop for IMI JU beneficiaries
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28 June 2013, Barcelona - Info Session: funding opportunities with Innovative Medecine Initiative
1 October 2013, Brussels - Financial Management Workshop for IMI JU beneficiariesEmbedded Computing Systems (ARTEMISA)11-12 June 2013, Madrid - ARTEMIS Summer Camp 2013
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16-20 June 2013, Budva - The 2013 Mediterranean Conference Event: Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems
18-20 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum 2013
24 June 2013, Budapest - 2nd Workshop on Open Resilient human-aware Cyber-physical Systems (WORCS-2013)
26 September 2013, Paris - European Microelectronics Summit
26-27 September 2013, Messencenter Graz - JTI Electronics in Horizon 2020
1-2 October 2013, Brussels - JTI Event
6-8 November 2013, Vilnius - ICT 2013: Create, Connect, Grow
8-10 November 2013, Dresden - SEMICON Europa 2013
27-28 November 2013, Barcelona - European Nanoelectronics Forum (ENIAC)
4-5 December 2013, Stockholm - Co-summit 2013Nanoelectronics Technologies 2020 (ENIAC)18-20 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum
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15-19 July 2013, Otsu - 13th International Forum on Embedded MPSoC and Multicore
16-20 September 2013, Bucharest - ESSDERC-ESSCIRC Conference Series
24-26 September 2013, Roma - Nanoforum
26 September 2013, Paris - European Microelectronics Summit
8-10 October 2013, Dresden - SEMICON Europa 2013
6-8 November 2013, Vilnius - ICT 2013: Create, Connect, Grow
27-28 November 2013, Barcelona - European Nanoelectronics ForumAeronautics and Air Transport (Clean Sky)17-23 June 2013, Paris - International Paris Air Show 2013
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1-5 July 2013, Munich - EUCASS 2013: Fifth European Aerospace ConferenceFuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)14 June 2013, Venice - Fuel Cells and Hydrogen for Maritime and Harbour Applications
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9 September 2013, Brussels - The 5th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety
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Regional policy
2009-05-05 - Road to recovery: Cohesion Policy will help Europe to get out of the crisis, say Commissioners Hübner and Špidla
Commissioners Danuta Hübner (Regional Policy) and Vladimír Špidla (Employment, Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities) today welcomed the finalisation of an agreement by the Council and European Parliament in support of the Cohesion Policy package in response to the economic crisis. The comprehensive package includes a battery of measures, ranging from a massive cash injection in the form of additional advance payments from the Structural Funds to fast-track procedures to accelerate project implementation and the possibility for the EU to co-finance energy-efficiency improvements in housing. Member States have already received an additional €6.25 billion in advance payments - €4.5 bn from the European Regional Development Fund was paid out in mid-April, with a further €1.5 bn from the European Social Fund (ESF) soon after.
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Information society
2009-05-07 - Telecoms: Commission acts on termination rates to boost competition
The European Commission has today set out clear guidance for EU telecoms regulators on the cost-based method to be used when calculating termination rates – the wholesale fees charged by operators to connect the call from another operator's network which are part of everyone's phone bill. The guidance is in the form of a "Recommendation" that national regulators are obliged to take "the utmost account" of. The Recommendation indicates specifically that termination rates at national level should be based only on the real costs that an efficient operator incurs to establish the connection. Eliminating price distortions between phone operators across the EU will lower consumer prices for voice calls within and between Member States, saving business and household customers at least €2 billion in 2009-2012, and help investment and innovation in the entire telecoms sector. Mobile termination rates varied widely in the EU in 2008 from 2.00 euro cents per minute (in Cyprus) to 15 euro cents per minute (in Bulgaria). Mobile termination rates (on average 8.55 euro cents per minute) are also typically 10 times higher than fixed termination rates (on average ranging from 0.57 to 1.13 euro cents per minute). Higher mobile termination rates make it harder for fixed and small mobile operators to compete with large mobile operators. These divergences, and differing regulatory approaches, undermine the Single Market and Europe's competitiveness.
Más información2009-05-12 - Small chips with big potential: New EU recommendations make sure 21st century bar codes respect privacy
Europeans should be able to have control over smart chips, a worldwide market set to grow five times over in the next decade, while still being able to easily use them to make everyday life simpler. There are already over 6 billion smart chips, microelectronic devices that can be integrated into a variety of everyday objects from fridges to bus passes. With Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, they can process data automatically when brought close to 'readers' that activate them, pick up their radio signal and exchange data with them. They are in the passes you use to enter your office and the smart cards that pay highway tolls. Today, the European Commission adopted a set of recommendations to make sure that everyone involved in the design or operation of technology using smart chips respects the individual's fundamental right to privacy and data protection, contained in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union proclaimed on 14 December 2007.
Más información2009-05-14 - European Commission paves the way for European mobile satellite services
European consumers and businesses, particularly in rural areas, can expect to benefit from innovative wireless communication services after the European Commission selected two operators, Inmarsat Ventures Limited and Solaris Mobile Limited, to provide mobile satellite services across Europe. The services, such as high-speed internet access, mobile television and radio or emergency communications, will be provided over a specifically reserved spectrum. Both satellite operators demonstrated an advanced level of technical and commercial ability to provide these services.
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Enterprises
2009-05-06 - European SME week to boost entrepreneurship in difficult times
Promoting entrepreneurship and raising awareness about business support are the main messages of the first European SME Week launched in Brussels today. More than 1000 events will take place in 35 countries from 6 to 14 May. Today more than ever the contribution of European entrepreneurs for preserving jobs and creating new ones needs to be recognised and supported. The week will also allow entrepreneurs to discover the information, advice, support and ideas available at European, national, regional and local levels to help them develop their activities.
Más información2009-05-13 - Promoting entrepreneurs means creating jobs
The European Enterprise Awards were launched three years ago to recognise and reward initiatives that support entrepreneurship at regional level. More than 350 national, regional and local authorities – including towns, cities and regions as well as public-private partnerships – competed in the 2008/2009 European Enterprise Awards. Participating countries – EU Member States and Norway – could select up to two candidates for the European competition. 13 were shortlisted for the awards in Prague. It is the Scarborough Renaissance Partnership, which has received the Grand Jury’s Prize for its pioneering enterprise and cultural renaissance work in the seaside town of Scarborough in north-east England. The project was selected for its impressive results in brining down seasonal unemployment. Five other initiatives from local authorities in Finland, Germany, Hungary, Spain and Sweden received award. The event was the final highlight of the First European SME Week, the European Commission's pan-European campaign to promote entrepreneurship in Europe and was organized in close cooperation with the Czech EU Presidency and the Committee of the Regions.
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Environment
2009-05-05 - Air quality: Commission welcomes EP vote to cut harmful vapour emissions from service stations
The European Commission welcomes today's European Parliament vote approving the first reading agreement with the Council on legislation to cut harmful vapour emissions from fuel stations. The new directive will ensure that harmful petrol vapour which escapes during the refuelling of cars at service stations is captured and recycled. Petrol vapour contains benzene, which is known to cause cancer, and contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone ('smog'), one of the air pollutants most damaging to human health and the environment.
Más información2009-05-05 - Environment: Commission welcomes the agreement reached on seal product ban
The Commission welcomes today's vote by the European Parliament confirming the first reading agreement reached between Council and Parliament on an EU Regulation banning the trading of seal products within and into the European Union. The aim of the regulation is to ensure that products derived from seals hunted for commercial purposes are no longer found on the European market.
Más información2009-05-15 - Emissions trading: EU ETS emissions fall 3 % in 2008
Emissions of greenhouse gases from EU businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) fell 3,06 % in 2008 compared with a year earlier, according to the information provided by Member State registries. With the 6.5% reduction in emission allowances that the Commission has secured for the second trading period, the EU ETS really started to make a difference to emissions in 2008. Last year marked the beginning of the second trading period of the EU ETS, which runs from 2008 to 2012.
Más información2009-05-20 - Europe’s amphibians and reptiles under threat
One fifth of Europe’s reptiles and nearly a quarter of its amphibians are threatened, according to new studies commissioned by the European Commission and carried out by IUCN (the International Union for the Conservation of Nature). The studies, to be presented on World Biodiversity Day, constitute the first European Red Lists for amphibians and reptiles, and reveal alarming population trends. More than half of all European amphibians (59 percent) and 42 percent of reptiles are in decline, which means that amphibians and reptiles are even more at risk than European mammals and birds. For 23 percent of amphibians and 21 percent of reptiles the situation is so severe that they are classified as threatened in the European Red List. Most of the pressure on these declining species comes from mankind's destruction of their natural habitats, combined with climate change, pollution and the presence of invasive species.
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Health
2009-05-04 - Recognition for inventors in the fight against disease
The fight against leukaemia and malaria - two of the world's most virulent diseases - was rewarded in two out of the four categories at the recent European Inventor of the Year awards.
Más información2009-05-18 - "Innovative Medicines Initiative" (IMI): €246 million to support public-private research cooperation for a fast development of better medicines
Today, 15 new research projects aimed at bringing innovative medicines more quickly to the market have been selected to receive €246 million from the European Commission and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). The projects will foster understanding of health issues such as diabetes, pain, severe asthma and psychiatric disorders while increasing drug safety. They will also help improve the training of researchers and clinicians involved in medicines development. The projects were chosen following the first call for proposals launched within the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private partnership – so called Joint Technology Initiative- between the European Commission and the pharmaceutical industry. With this selection, IMI has reached a key milestone. This initiative marks the first time that pharmaceutical competitors are pooling their resources, together with research organisations, patient groups and other stakeholders in large consortia, in order to develop generic, pre-competitive knowledge. The Commission's contribution of €110 million is backed up with €136 million provided in-kind from the pharmaceutical industry. The successful projects will now enter into the final negotiation phase.
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Transport
2009-05-12 - European Commission promotes cycling as healthy way to travel
The European Commission is promoting cycling as a healthy and safe way to travel in cities at the 15th Velo-City conference, organised by the Brussels Region and which opened today in the presence of Vice-President Antonio Tajani, responsible for transport. The world's largest conference related to cycling takes place in Brussels, at Tour & Taxis until Friday 15 May and brings together one thousand participants from across the world to discuss the future of cycling in cities. Vice-President Kallas, Commissioner for administrative affairs, will attend the closing ceremony on Friday for the signing of the Brussels Charter by various European cities committing themselves to promote the use of bicycles through concrete objectives.
Más información2009-05-14 - Airlines move to clean up ticket selling websites
New EU results published today show a "step change" in airline ticket selling websites across Europe in terms of compliance with consumer protection rules. The findings feature in a final report on an 18 month EU-wide process to crackdown on misleading advertising and unfair practices. As a result of an EU enforcement investigation started in September 2007 – with 15 EU national authorities and Norway - 115 airline websites out of the 137 websites investigated have been corrected. Following an additional "health check" process involving independent mystery shopping in March 2009 on 67 major airlines, 52 airlines have either been given a "clean bill of health" and undertaken to maintain the same standards or immediately responded to the Commission's consultation with undertakings to remedy outstanding issues (see lists below). The health check process checked websites against a comprehensive 14 point checklist, which was previously agreed with the airline industry. The Commission is now working to put in place an industry wide agreement to provide a level playing field for airlines across the EU and to maintain sites to a high standard.
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Agriculture and fisheries
2009-05-28 - Food and drink: Commission proposes actions to get the most out of marketing and quality schemes
Action is needed to improve communication about the qualities of agricultural products — to help reconnect farmers with consumers. Quality labelling schemes must also be easier for people to use and understand and EU policy must be more coherent. These are the main recommendations of a European Commission Communication on agricultural product quality policy, adopted today. EU farmers meet some of the most stringent farming requirements in the world regarding environmental protection, animal welfare and the use of pesticides and veterinary drugs. In addition, they use their expertise and skill to give their products individual qualities that add value. But do farmers get a fair return for their efforts? Do consumers get accurate information about product characteristics and farming attributes?
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Energy
2009-05-07 - The Southern Corridor: EU and partner countries commit to move forward
The European Commission and the Czech Presidency of the EU will tomorrow host a Summit in Prague with partner third countries on the development of the Southern Corridor for energy and transport. The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mirek Topolánek will meet with the leaders of partner countries from Central Asia, Southern Caucasus, Mashreq and Middle East. The Summit participants will discuss concrete ways for progressing on the development of the Southern Corridor for energy and transport, in particular the supplies of natural gas to the EU along the Corridor route. The Summit is the first time that potential partners in the Southern Corridor meet at the highest level to discuss their shared interests, and the summit declaration will provide the first formal commitments by consumer, producer and transit states on the conditions necessary to make a success of the Corridor. President Barroso will be accompanied by Commissioner Piebalgs during the summit.
Más información2009-05-18 - The Commission calls for proposals for €4 billion worth of energy investments
The European Commission has launched today a call for proposals covering key energy infrastructure projects such as energy interconnections, offshore wind energy and carbon capture and storage as part of the implementation of the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), on which the Council and the Parliament recently reached agreement. Project promoters are invited to submit their proposals by 15 July 2009. The Commission expects to sign the first grant agreements and decisions before the end of the year. In total nearly €4 billion worth of financial aid will be available to support new energy-related investments.
Más información2009-05-25 - G8 Energy Ministerial: Commissioner Piebalgs calls for good investment climate to take the energy sector out of the crisis
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, has called for clear price signal in an open and transparent market, as the best tool to reinstall confidence in the global energy markets and mitigate the effects of the current economic crisis. This was one of the main messages that Commissioner Piebalgs delivered in the G8 Energy Ministerial Meeting that took place in Rome on 24 and 25th of May. “Energy companies need clear price signals to know where to invest. The European Commission has tried to provide this with clear rules for the Internal Market, with a CO2 price, and with clear objectives for renewable energies and energy efficiency”, said Commissioner Piebalgs.
Más información2009-05-28 - CCS, market liberalisation and energy security dominate the agenda of the EC – Norway Energy Dialogue
Carbon capture and storage (CCS), energy security in Europe, liberalisation of energy markets and offshore wind were the main points on the agenda of the EC-Norway energy dialogue that Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs and Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen held today in Bergen (Norway). "The importance of Norway as an energy partner of the EU will never be underlined enough. It is not only EU's second main supplier of oil and gas, but also an important player in the internal energy market and a front-runner in clean energy technologies like CCS and renewables", said Commissioner Piebalgs after the meeting.
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Maritime Affairs
2009-05-12 - Commission opens the discussion on fishing possibilities for 2010
Today the European Commission presented its views on how to set fishing possibilities in EU waters for 2010. A consultation document sets out the approach the Commission intends to take when setting the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and the fishing effort limitations for the coming year. The Commission points out that slow progress has been made in stock recovery since the 2002 reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. One of the reasons for this is that fishing opportunities consistently have been set at levels which were too high for the fish stocks to sustain. As a result, more than 80% of EU stocks are now overfished, compared with a global average of 28%. On the other hand, several long-term plans have been implemented successfully, generating signs of stock recovery. The Commission is therefore proposing greater flexibility in changing TACs from year to year, to enable more effective recovery measures for overexploited stocks. Member States and stakeholders are invited to present their views on the Commission's approach by 31 July. The Commission will then make formal proposals in the autumn to be adopted by Council before the end of the year.
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Maritime Affairs
2009-05-12 - Commission opens the discussion on fishing possibilities for 2010
Today the European Commission presented its views on how to set fishing possibilities in EU waters for 2010. A consultation document sets out the approach the Commission intends to take when setting the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and the fishing effort limitations for the coming year. The Commission points out that slow progress has been made in stock recovery since the 2002 reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. One of the reasons for this is that fishing opportunities consistently have been set at levels which were too high for the fish stocks to sustain. As a result, more than 80% of EU stocks are now overfished, compared with a global average of 28%. On the other hand, several long-term plans have been implemented successfully, generating signs of stock recovery. The Commission is therefore proposing greater flexibility in changing TACs from year to year, to enable more effective recovery measures for overexploited stocks. Member States and stakeholders are invited to present their views on the Commission's approach by 31 July. The Commission will then make formal proposals in the autumn to be adopted by Council before the end of the year.
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Research, Innovation, Training and Competitiveness related EU events
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List of opened calls for proposals launched by the European Commission
To consult our updated table of calls, click on our dedicated webpage below
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