2007 Brussels News Updates Archive
EuCheMS Brussels News Update January 2007
Final Approval for FP7; FP7 Calls for Proposals Launched; Council Pushes for Prompt Action on EIT; Parliament Votes for Clear Targets for Future EU Energy Policy; German EU Presidency; Research Priorities for German EU Presidency; Biotech Industry Sets Out New Policy Agenda Reassurance on JTIs; China's R&D Spending 'Stunning'
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update February 2007
Commission Publishes Energy-Climate Change 'Package', Strategic Energy Technology Plan, Growing criticism of biofuels, Review of European Research Area, Politicians 'ignore scientific results', EURAB supports open access, New guidelines for science communication
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update March 2007
EU Energy Research Lacks Focus,European Research Council Launch, Scrap Funds for 'Dirty Energy', Consultation on Carbon-Storage Risks to Be Launched, Lisbon Goals Need Revised Energy Policy, Car Manufacturers Face Mandatory Emissions Cuts, New Fuel Quality Standards, Commission Policy on Open Access, More Research Needed On Nanotech Safety, Ethical Procedure for Stem Cell Research, EU Ministers Support Restrictions on Pesticides, Waste Recycling Provisions
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update April 2007
Energy “Package” Launched, 'Sea-Change' in EU Energy Research, Research Measures Agreed at Spring Council, Barroso Confident on EIT, Online Preparation and Submission of FP7 Proposals, Germany Introduces EU Scientific Visa Law, Commission Launches Debate on 'Green' Tax Reform
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update May 2007
EIT - Smaller and Slower, EuCheMS debates sustainable energy solutions, European Research Area – Green Paper, Huge Demand for First ERC Starting Grants, New Intellectual Property Charter, R&D Subsidies for Large Companies, Stem-Cell Ethics,Biotechnology Strategy Mid-Term Review, University-Business Knowledge Transfer, EU Patent Law Initiative, Balanced Approach to Developing Nanotechnology
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update June 2007
EIT- Basic Agreement Likely Soon, Parliament Hears Criticism of EIT Proposal, Commission Consultation on the European Research Area (ERA), First Joint Technology Initiatives, Infrastructure Roadmap, REACH Enters Into Force, Parliament Doubles List of Toxic Chemicals, Parliament Doubles List of Toxic Chemicals, Commission Ducks RenewablesTargets, Coal Subsidies Maintained Until 2010, Using the Framework Programme and Structural Funds
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update July 2007
ERC Grants Hugely Oversubscribed, Conditional Backing for EIT, Finance for 'Risky' Projects, Opposition to EU Biofuels Rush, ERA Debate, Concerns about Nanomaterials, Transport Sector Must Reduce GHGs, Lack of Support for Business RD Investment, EU States Urged to Develop Research Infrastructures, EU Nuclear Energy Debates, Germany Urged to Reconsider Nuclear Phase-Out, EU's REACH Law Enters into Force, Biomonitoring - 'Controversial' Science, Science Education, Ministers Boost Euro-Mediterranean Research Cooperation, Three Western Balkan countries and Turkey join FP7
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update August 2007
ERC Starting Grants, Commission Consultation: Responsible Nano Research, Ethics Group Opinion: Human Embryonic Stem Cell Use, Portuguese Presidency Priorities, Research on Biofuel Technologies, Green Paper: Knowledge Gap on Climate Change, MEPs Call for Strong Renewables Policy, Mobility of Scientists Still Limited, Wider Society Involvement 'Crucial'
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update September 2007
Commission too Top-Down on Research, ERC Recommendations on the ERA, COST Budget Increase in FP7, WHO Report on Children's Exposure to Chemicals, 'Wake-up Call' on Energy Savings, Renewables - EU's 'Most Dynamic' Industries, German Climate Plan, 'YouTube for scientists'
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update October 2007
New High-Level Group on Chemicals' Competitiveness, EP Votes to Support EIT, ERA Green Paper – Consultation Results, Progress Report on Nanotechnology, Food ETP unveils Strategic Research Agenda, Sustainable Nuclear Energy Research Platform Launched, JTI Decision in November, EP Calls for Better Funding of Renewable Energy Research, Renewables: Parliament wants binding sectoral targets, OECD warns against biofuels, €1.4 billion for UK Energy Research, First RSFF Projects Focus on Energy Technologies, Coordinating Systems Biology Research, Boosting Research-Regional Policy Links, Revision of Rules on Animal Experimentation?
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EuChems Brussels News Update November 2007
Lack of Progress on Lisbon Education Objectives, EU Productivity Growth Outstrips US, Energy Proposals Delayed, Sustainability of Biofuels,Commission Voices Support for Nuclear Power, EU Economy 'Not Sustainable', EQF Approved by Parliament, Commission Support for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JTI, Researcher Visa, Tightening Pollution Controls, Pesticides: Parliament Extends Banned List, NoEs Call for Additional EU Support, Chemicals in Medical Devices - Phthalates, New EUR1.2 billion Accelerator Facility
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EuCheMS Brussels News Update December 2007
ERC Flagship Grant Scheme Launched, Commission Confident of EIT Progress, New EU Renewables Law, Strategic Energy Technology Plan, Philanthropic Contributions to Research, ERA - Call for More Flexibility, New CCS Directive, Carbon Emissions and Competitiveness, New CCS Test Plant, Research Funding for Car Industry, Stronger EU-China Research Collaboration, Several FP7 calls launched
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