EuCheMS Brussels News Updates
EuCheMS Brussels News Update
The June Brussels News Update includes briefing on the following topics:
- SMEs and funding from FP7
- European Chemicals Agency Stakeholders day
- Chemicals and the Baltic region
- Safer Chemical Management
- Putting European R&D at the service of sustainable development
- Acceptance of United Nations draft climate treaty
- Collaborative industry/academic PhDs on the rise
- €246 million for a fast development of better medicines
June edition of Brussels News Update
Covering the topics above and more...
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Brussels News Update May 2009
Increase in funding for Research and Innovation in the EU budget 2010; Scientific Hearing on Nanotechnology - Launch of Public Consultation; European Patent Office announces plans for quality improvements; How European students perceive Higher Education in Europe; The Bologna Process – reforming universities in the next decade; Proposal for animal testing limits without impeding scientific progress; Potocnik: Europe must lead ‘green revolution’; European Research Council set for growth, says president; REACH chief: Companies 'failing to properly register chemicals'; European Institute of Innovation and Technology call for independent experts launched
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Brussels News Update April 2009
Council adopts climate and energy package; Consultation on the future of The Lisbon Strategy after 2010; Research Infrastructures and the Regional Dimension of the European Research Area; Consultation on ERC's structures and mechanisms; Review of Framework Programme 6; MEPs define nanomaterials and approve new rules for cosmetics; Green science to save the economy; Next steps for a unified patent litigation system; Call: proposals under the 'Intelligent Energy- Europe' Programme; World forum backs water as 'basic need'; New Science for Environment Policy website and archive
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Brussels News Update March 2009
Cohesion Policy backs "green economy"; Renewable energy highlighted in the EU energy security agenda; Commission to launch European Research Council review; Pesticide review programme completed; 'Erasmus' for SMEs; Food safety and nanotech risks; Water, Energy and Climate Interlinked; Pan-European network of microbiological resources; CORDIS launches Cofunded Calls page; Next COST Open Call; Conference on innovation and the economy
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Brussels News Update February 2009
Proposals for global agreement on climate change; EU to urge chemicals sector to improve R&D; Parliament backs plans for bold EU energy strategy; Commission adopts Lisbon Strategy recommendations; EU on right track, but R&D investment stagnating; Investing in research; IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) launched; Commission to push university-business links; Europe's fusion researchers access supercomputing infrastructur; Europe-wide pension reform for researchers; Sustainable Development: a challenge for European Research, May 2009; New calls for proposals, including Erasmus Mundus joint programmes
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Brussels News Update January 2009
Economy, Energy, External relations are Czech Presidency priorities; R&D priorities and Bologna in Czech Presidency; Joint Programming Initiatives to be adopted by 2010; Official launch of European Year of Creativity and Innovation (EYCI); Pesticides legislation approved; EU Member States approve global rules for labelling of chemicals; Launch of bio-waste management debate; New Technology Platform urges support for organic food research; Science is highly valued by EU citizens; European Parliament focuses on teaching quality in education reform; Calls for expert evaluators of FP7
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