November 2008
“Brussels in Brief”:
Highlights on EU policies and funding programmes
related to the knowledge-based economy: The “Lisbon
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European Commission
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EU policies and funding programmes for Research, Innovation, Training and Competitiveness
Research Policy
General points
European Research and Innovation projects
ICT
Health
Environment
Agriculture
Space
Energy
Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development 2007- 2013 (FP7)
News
European Technology Platforms
Joint Technology Initiatives
Regional policy
Information society
Enterprises
Other EU Policies and funding programmes supporting the Lisbon Strategy
Employment and social affairs
Environment
Health
Transport
Energy
External relations – Enlargement
Maritime Affairs
Research, Innovation, Training and Competitiveness related EU events
List of opened calls for proposals launched by the European Commission
Special chapter on training opportunities
Next Sessions in English in Brussels
Prochaines sessions en français à Paris et Bruxelles
Próximas sesiones en español
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General EU Information
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European Commission
2008-11-26 - The Commission launches a major Recovery Plan for growth and jobs, to boost demand and restore confidence in the European economy
The European Commission has today presented a comprehensive plan to drive Europe's recovery from the current economic crisis. The Recovery Plan is based on two mutually reinforcing main elements. Firstly, short-term measures to boost demand, save jobs and help restore confidence. Secondly, "smart investment" to yield higher growth and sustainable prosperity in the longer-term. The Plan calls for a timely, targeted and temporary fiscal stimulus of around €200 billion or 1.5% of EU GDP, within both national budgets (around €170 billion, 1.2% of GDP) and EU and European Investment Bank budgets (around €30 billion, 0.3% of GDP). Every Member State is called upon to take major measures good for its own citizens and good for the rest of Europe. The Recovery Plan will reinforce and accelerate reforms already underway under the Lisbon Growth and Jobs Strategy. It includes extensive action at national and EU level to help households and industry and concentrate support on the most vulnerable. It puts forward concrete steps to promote entrepreneurship, research and innovation, including in the car and construction industries. The Recovery Plan aims to boost efforts to tackle climate change while creating much-needed jobs at the same time, through for example strategic investment in energy efficient buildings and technologies.
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European Parliament
2008-11-24 - Strasbourg Plenary session
The financial crisis, the Court of Auditor's report into the EU's accounts and renewed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo were just three issues debated when MEPs met in Strasbourg 17-20 November.
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EU policies and funding programmes for Research, Innovation, Training and Competitiveness
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Research Policy
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General points
2008-11-11 - Animal Testing: Launch of a new website to inform about the development of alternative methods
The European Commission has launched today a new website, the so-called 'Tracking System for Alternative test methods Review Validation and Approval (TSAR)', designed to track the development of new alternative test methods which should replace, reduce and refine current animal testing.
Further information2008-11-14 - Young Europeans are enthusiastic about science – but still reluctant to pursue scientific careers
Today, the EU Commissioner for science and research, Janez Potocnik, will be in Paris with a group of young Europeans who will propose how to get young people more involved in research and innovation. Science tops the table of young Europeans' interests, but that does not seem to be enough to make them consider a scientific career, indicates a new ‘Eurobarometer’, published today. Young people's recommendations will be given to Commissioner Janez Potocnik and French Minister for Higher Education and Research Valérie Pécresse during the "European City of Science", a public exhibition of 70 research projects, including 20 funded by the EU.
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European Research and Innovation projects
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ICT
2008-11-18 - Giving emergency relief efforts a boost, the EU wayPeople recognise that insufficient communication and knowledge transfer between local and foreign bodies can impede humanitarian relief efforts. So a group of researchers has devised a new system that could overcome this problem. The STREAM project, funded by the EU with EUR 2.5 million, has established an IT platform supporting harmonised standards that provide key parties with the information and technologies needed.
Further information2008-11-26 - EU project develops smart fabric to ease worker painDo your muscles ache after clicking your mouse and staring at your computer screen for hours on end? Experts tell us that we must take short breaks throughout the day, but many of us often ignore the advice, at the risk of causing repetitive strain injury (RSI). This is about to change. Thanks to a group of European researchers, a smart fabric that can monitor muscular overload and help thwart RSI has been developed. The EU-funded Specific Targeted Research Project ConText initially sought to establish a system whereby various sensors are integrated into textiles to be used in continuous monitoring of individuals. Funding for the project amounted to EUR 2.3 million.
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Health
2008-11-04 - EU study sheds light on production of biosyntheticsEU-funded scientists in Germany and the US have gained insight into bacterial metabolism that greatly advances our understanding of how these microbes may be used in the production of biosynthetics. The researchers used computer models to calculate the genetic changes necessary to make the Pseudomonas putida bacterium increase its production of natural synthetics, and laboratory experiments validated their findings. The results, which have implications for medical biotechnology, have been published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. The study was funded under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme as part of the Marine Genomics and PROBACTYS projects.
Further information2008-11-04 - Transplant experts set out plans for future researchRecent years have seen huge advances in transplant medicine, but more research is urgently needed to improve the long-term prospects of transplant patients, according to researchers, doctors and patient representatives at a meeting in Brussels, Belgium organised by the EU-funded TRIE ('Transplantation research integration in Europe') project. Approximately 250,000 people in Europe are living with a functional organ transplant and every year some 15,000 kidney transplants, 5,000 liver transplants, 2,000 heart transplants and 1,000 lung transplants as well as thousands of bone-marrow transplants are carried out.
Further information2008-11-12 - Brain mechanisms behind simple decisions less complex than previously thoughtSimple decision-making tasks are not processed in the part of the brain responsible for higher aspects of cognition such as self awareness as was once thought, according to new EU-funded research. Instead, they are processed in the brain regions that receive relevant stimuli and control the body's response to it. The work, which is published online by the journal Nature Neuroscience, was partly financed through the EU-funded project 'Investigations in Brain Sciences Education Network', which is supported through the Marie Curie scheme under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
Further information2008-11-13 - A revolution for the science of diagnosisA team of scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK has invented a biosensor device that can identify disease using nanotechnology. The device, which may revolutionise the science of diagnosis, uses antibodies to detect biomarkers, molecules in the body used to identify disease. The aim of the ambitious ELISHA project, backed by the EU with EUR 2.7 million in funding, is to reduce diagnosis time to 15 minutes. The new invention may be on sale in just three years.
Further information2008-11-13 - Europe-wide study finds waistline over 120 cm raises risk of premature deathAn EU-funded study of approximately 360,000 individuals in 9 European countries has shown that having a very large waistline almost doubles the risk of premature death, even in individuals with a 'normal' body mass index. The results are published online in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers recommend that, given the fact that storing excess fat around the waist poses a significant health risk, routine health check-ups should include waist and hip measurements. The results, they conclude, 'support the use of waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio in addition to BMI in the assessment of the risk of death, particularly among persons with a low BMI.'
Further information2008-11-17 - EU project targets MRSA infectionsHospitals and other healthcare facilities house Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (i.e. 'staph') that trigger MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infections. The problem is that not only is MRSA resistant to antibiotics, but it can also be fatal. A team of European researchers is ready to tackle the problem by finding ways to reduce MRSA infection rates in hospitals worldwide. The project is supported by the EU under the Seventh Framework Research Programme (FP7) with EUR 5 million in funding.
Further information2008-11-17 - New EU project AEROPATH takes on 'superbugs'A new EU-funded project, AEROPATH, brings together scientists in the UK, Sweden and Germany to develop antibiotics to combat highly drug-resistant bacteria, the 'superbugs' that plague hospitals. The project has received EUR 4.6 million under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and is coordinated by the University of Dundee in the UK.
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Environment
2008-11-05 - Commission proposes to strengthen the protection of animals used in scientific experimentsThe European Commission today presented a proposal that aims to strengthen the protection of animals still used in scientific procedures in line with the European Union's Protocol on Animal Welfare, ensure a level playing field throughout the EU for industry and enhance the quality of research conducted in the EU. The new provisions will also contribute to minimising as far as possible the number of animals used in experiments.
Further information2008-11-06 - Seeding the deep seaAn EU-funded study by researchers in the UK has shed light on the evolution of very small creatures living in the high-pressure depths of the world's oceans. The researchers studied the temperature and pressure tolerance of embryonic blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) to better understand their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions. The research was funded under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) as part of the projects MOMARNET ('Monitoring deep seafloor hydrothermal environments on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge') and MARBEF (Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning). The findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Further information2008-11-26 - EU-funded study models the collective landing of bird flocksA researcher from Hungary has developed a mathematical model that accurately reflects the collective landing of starling flocks. The study was part of the EU-funded STARFLAG project ('Starlings in flight: understanding patterns of animal group movements') under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), and is published online in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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Agriculture
2008-11-04 - European researchers seek alternatives to sulphur dioxide in wineBiotechnology researchers in Portugal, Spain and Switzerland have joined forces in a project that aims to reduce or eliminate the amount of sulphur dioxide (SO2) used in making wines. SO2, an effective antimicrobial, antioxidant and preservative agent, is a potential allergen and can exacerbate asthmatic symptoms. The current project, called 'WineSulfree', is supported by the Eureka intergovernmental initiative.
Further information2008-11-20 - How they grow and where they go: fishermen and scientists track cod in the Celtic SeaFishermen and scientists in Ireland are working together to study cod in the Celtic Sea using a high-tech tagging device. Cod that were tagged in spring 2007 are now being re-captured by fishermen who, together with researchers at the Marine Institute, are studying the growth and behaviour of these important fish. The project is funded indirectly by the EU's Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG).
Further information2008-11-24 - Selfish gene drives social cooperation in yeastEU-funded scientists have identified a single gene that drives social behaviour in yeast. Yeast cells that have the gene FLO1 will literally stick together to protect each other from threats such as antibiotics or alcohol. Meanwhile, yeast cells lacking the FLO1 gene are excluded from the group. As well as shedding new light on the evolution of social behaviour and the workings of selfish genes, the findings could prove useful in the brewing industry and in hospitals, where many disease-causing types of yeast also clump together, making them extremely difficult to treat. The work, which is published in the journal Cell, was partly supported through the EU-funded FUNGWALL ('The fungal cell wall as a target for antifungal therapies') project, which is financed through the 'Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health' Thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
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Space
2008-11-21 - Scientists in quest to map boreal forestThe European Space Agency (ESA) recently kicked off a project targeting how to best map the boreal (i.e. northern) forest in northern Sweden. This goal is one of several outlined in the candidate Earth Explorer BIOMASS mission, ESA sources said. Through this mission, the scientists will obtain global measurements of forest biomass to assess terrestrial carbon stocks and fluxes.
Further information2008-11-26 - Roadmap presents the next 20 years of European astronomyThe EU's ASTRONET project ('Coordinating strategic planning for European astronomy') presented its infrastructure roadmap for the future of European astronomy this week. The roadmap sets out research priorities over the next 20 years and presents a cost-effective approach to addressing them. The plan is supported by astronomers in 28 Member and Associated States of the EU, and reflects a high level of scientific cooperation in the European Research Area (ERA).
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Energy
2008-11-18 - Renewable energy industry sets out roadmap for 2020Europe's renewable energy industries have launched a roadmap setting out how the EU could achieve its goal of meeting 20% of the union's energy needs with renewable energy sources by 2020. The 'Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap - 20% by 2020' was produced by the RESTMAC ('Creating markets for renewable energy technologies - an EU RES technology marketing campaign') project, which was funded to the tune of EUR 1,098,748 under the 'Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems' Thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
Further information2008-11-20 - Scientists set new record for solar cell efficiencyResearchers at the Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) announced that they have succeeded in improving the efficiency of solar cells, which are designed to convert available light into electricity. The quantum electronic phenomenon called the photovoltaic (PV) effect makes this possible. The team said the effectiveness of III-V semiconductor multi-junction solar cells, used in PV concentrator technology for solar power stations, has been increased by 2.1% to 39.7% - a new European record. The work is funded to the tune of EUR 8.34 million by the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) project FULLSPECTRUM, under the Thematic area 'Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems'.
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Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development 2007- 2013 (FP7)
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News
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.
Further information2008-11-19 - Several calls for proposals publishedThe European Commission's Directorate-General for Research has launched a number of calls for proposals under the 2008 and 2009 work programmes of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and under the 2009 work programme of the Seventh Euratom Framework Programme for Nuclear Research and Training Activities.
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The calls address the following areas:
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); - Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies;
- European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Investigators Grant;
- Marie Curie Co-Funding of Regional, National and International Programmes;
- Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection;
- ERA-NET coordinated call (themes: Health; Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology; Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies; Environment (including climate change); Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities).
There are also two joint calls, combining the following themes:
- Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies/Environment (including climate change);
- Information and Communication Technologies/Energy.
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European Technology Platforms
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 - 5th European Innovation Summit
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 2013European Biofuels Technology Platform (EBFTP)22 January 2009, Brussels - 2nd Stakeholder Plenary Meeting of the European Biofuels Technology Platform
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6-7 May 2009, London - Biomass to Liquids Conference
10-12 June 2009, Buenos Aries - Biofuels Summit and Expo - For Sustainable Biofuels
29 June -3 July 2009, Hamburg - 17th European Biomass Conference and ExhibitionNanoelectronics 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
Further informationFuture Manufacturing Technologies (MANUFUTURE)16-17 September 2013, Hannover - VDMA Congress: "Producing more intelligently"
Further informationEuropean Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (Euratex)23-25 October 2013, Brussels - 1st European Textile Flagships Conference
Further informationFuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)9 September 2013, Brussels - The 5th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety
Further informationIndustrial Safety ETP (IndustrialSafety)21-22 May 2013, Stuttgart - 5Th INTeg-Risk Conference 2013
Further informationInnovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)13 May 2013, Brussels - IMI Stakeholder Forum 2013
Further informationMobile and Wireless Communications (eMobility)8-10 May 2013, Dublin - FIA Event 2013
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31 May 2013, Ghent - ONIT 2013
9-13 June 2013, Budapest - IEEE International Conference on Communications
19-20 June 2013, Bogota - Dinero Movil LatAm (Mobile Money LatAm 2013)
3-5 July 2013, Lisbon - Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2013Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications (NanoMedicine)15 May 2013, London - Nano4Life 2013
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18 June 2013, Dublin - EuroNanoForum 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)
8-11 October 2013, Faenza - MiMe - Materials in Medicine International Conference
4-6 November 2013, Vienna - Bio-Europe 2013
3-5 March 2014, Amsterdam - International Congress on Targeted Anticancer Therapies - TAT2014Networked and Electronic Media (NEM)8-10 May 2013, Dublin - Future Internet Assembly
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27-31 May 2013, Ghent - IM 2013 - The 13th IFIP/IEEE Symposium on Integrated Network and Service Management
27 May-1 June 2013, Valencia - CONTENT 2013
2 June 2013, Dresden - 3rd International Workshop on Self-Organizing Networks (IWSON)
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)8-10 May 2013, Dublin - Future Internet Assembly 2013
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16 May 2013, Brussels - The 2013 European Cyber Security Conference
11-12 June 2013, Dublin - SMEs and Europe: with innovation out of the crisis
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)12-16 May 2013, Munich - 3rd EOS Conference on Manufacturing of Optical Components (EOSMOC 2013)
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12-16 May 2013, Munich - 2nd EOS Conference on Optofluidics (EOSOF 2013)
13-16 May 2013, Munich - Laser World of Photonics (13 - 16 May 2013) & World of Photonics Congress (12 - 16 May 2013)
27-28 May 2013, Frankfurt am Main - Trends in Bioanalytical Imaging - Analytics and Applications
9-14 June 2013, San Jose - CLEO
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
27 October-1 November 2013, Paris - Advanced Solid Stae LasersPlants for the Future (Plants)13-14 May 2013, London - Plant Genomics Congress
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14-16 May 2013, Calabria - 31st New Phytologist Symposia on Orchid symbioses-models for evolutionary ecology
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
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)6-10 May 2013, Karlsruhe - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013)
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24-30 June 2013, Eindhoven - WK RoboCup International Robot Tournament (RoboCup 2013)
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)14 May 2013, Brussels - F3 Factory session at Suschem stakeholder
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3-7 June 2013, Copenhagen - 21th European Biomass conference and exhibition
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)21-24 May 2013, Prague - 1st ARCHER EUROCOURSE
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1-5 July 2013, Saclay - MATTER International School on DEsign Rules for gen IV reactors and INnovative reactors (DERIVIN)
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 CarloWaterborne ETP (Waterborne)21 May 2013, La Valletta Malta - SG47+MIRROR GROUP + GA
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26 September 2013, Brussels - SG48 + MG
21 November 2013, Brussels - SG49 + MGZero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants Technology Platform (ETP ZEP)No events planned
Further information2008-11-19 - Growing environment and security concerns prompt aeronautics research agenda updateEurope's aeronautics research community has updated its research agenda to take into account rising environmental concerns, the need for alternative fuels and rapidly changing security threats. The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) published its last Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) four years ago. Since then, we have seen wild fluctuations in oil prices and the collapse of the dollar against the Euro (which seriously weakened the competitiveness of the European aeronautics industry). At the same time, environmental concerns have shot up the political agenda and increasingly complex and cumbersome security measures have been introduced in airports around the world.
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Joint Technology Initiatives
Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)13 May 2013, Brussels - IMI Stakeholder Forum 2013
Further informationEmbedded Computing Systems (ARTEMISA)14-17 May 2013, Berlin - 9th International nanotechnology Conference on Communication and cooperation
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11-12 June 2013, Madrid - ARTEMIS Summer Camp 2013
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)30 May 2013, Brussels - Clean Sky SME Day
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17-23 June 2013, Paris - International Paris Air Show 2013
1-5 July 2013, Munich - EUCASS 2013: Fifth European Aerospace ConferenceFuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)9 September 2013, Brussels - The 5th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety
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Regional policy
2008-11-03 - Danuta Hübner urges leaders of European Regional Legislative Assemblies to back strengthened Cohesion Policy
Commissioner Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, will address the 11th Conference of Presidents of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE) in Bilbao today. The Commissioner will focus on the recently published Green Paper on territorial cohesion and the future Cohesion Policy. She will also hold talks with Juan José Ibarretxe, President of Spain's Basque Government, on the region's priorities for its Cohesion Policy programme for 2007-2013.
Further information2008-11-06 - Danuta Hübner in Germany: Increasing the return on European investments in research is crucial
Danuta Hübner, the European Commissioner for regional policy, will hold talks in Berlin today on the future Cohesion Policy with European Affairs Ministers from the German “Länder”. She will also meet representatives of regional authorities in Thüringen to discuss the implementation of new cohesion policy investments and will see examples of hi-tech projects supported by co-financing from the European Union.
Further information2008-11-10 - Danuta Hübner encourages Switzerland to step up cooperation with EU
Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for regional policy, is today in Berne and Lucerne to take part in a series of meetings on relations between Switzerland and the EU, and on Swiss participation in EU Regional Policy cooperation programmes in particular. Switzerland's New Regional Policy (NRP) is closely aligned with the aims of the EU's Regional Policy and EU's Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs, with its support for innovation, small businesses, training, knowledge transfer and for less favoured regions such as mountainous and rural areas.
Further information2008-11-14 - Lisbon Conference: European Commission steps up efforts to improve Member States' financial controls on structural funds
Danuta Hübner, the European Commissioner for regional policy, is today participating in a conference in Lisbon on “Use and control of EU structural funds”. The conference follows the publication, on Monday 10 November, of the annual report of the European Court of Auditors, which encouraged the Commission to continue in its efforts to help Member States address weaknesses in management and control systems for the Structural Funds.
Further information2008-11-21 - EU shines spotlight on Arctic, targets new policy
The European Commission has adopted a Communication on 'The European Union and the Arctic Region' outlining the EU's interests and policy objectives, which include energy resources, fisheries and new shipping routes. The region has increasingly been in the spotlight as a result of its rich resources that could help ease Europe's headaches about energy security.
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Information society
2008-11-05 - 2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue: Brussels Debate on the role of the Media
The last of the seven "Brussels Debates" organised in the framework of the 2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue takes place on Wednesday, 5 November 2008. The debate entitled "Talking Our Way out of Trouble: How Media Debate Can Combat Intolerance” is organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). It will take place at 18:30h in the Residence Palace and will be opened by EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding.
Further information2008-11-07 - Telecoms Reform: Commission presents new legislative texts to pave the way for compromise between Parliament and Council
Today, the European Commission is publishing new legislative texts on the EU Telecoms Reform package to take account of the European Parliament vote of 24 September 2008 and the ongoing discussions in the Council. In November 2007, the Commission made proposals for the reform of the EU Telecoms rules, designed to create a Single EU Telecoms Market with improved rights for consumers and businesses, more competition and investment to boost the take-up of cross-border services and wireless high-speed broadband for all (IP/07/1677). The new texts presented by the Commission today will be discussed in the Council of Telecoms Ministers on 27 November. At the heart of the compromise texts is a new, small and independent office for Europe's telecoms regulators that should help the Commission to bring about more consistency to regulatory measures on Europe's telecoms markets. The new regulatory framework is expected to become law in all 27 EU Member States by 2010.
Further information2008-11-20 - Now Online: "Europeana", Europe's Digital Library
Europeana, Europe’s multimedia online library opens to the public today. At www.europeana.eu, Internet users around the world can now access more than two million books, maps, recordings, photographs, archival documents, paintings and films from national libraries and cultural institutions of the EU's 27 Member States. Europeana opens up new ways of exploring Europe’s heritage: anyone interested in literature, art, science, politics, history, architecture, music or cinema will have free and fast access to Europe's greatest collections and masterpieces in a single virtual library through a web portal available in all EU languages. But this is just the beginning. In 2010, Europeana will give access to millions of items representing Europe's rich cultural diversity and will have interactive zones such as communities for special interests. Between 2009 and 2011, some €2 million per year of EU funding will be dedicated to this. The Commission also plans to involve the private sector in the further expansion of Europe's digital library. In September 2007, the European Parliament supported, in a resolution voted by an overwhelming majority, the creation of a European digital library.
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Enterprises
2008-11-06 - Euro-Mediterranean industrial cooperation will be reinforced
Ministers for Industry of the 27 EU Member States met with their counterparts from Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey in Nice on 5 and 6 November to decide further measures to deepen Euro-Mediterranean co-operation on enterprise and industry policies for the next two years(2009 – 2010). They also welcomed the progress achieved in improving the business environment and boosting entrepreneurship in the Euromed region.
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Other EU Policies and funding programmes supporting the Lisbon Strategy
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Employment and social affairs
2008-11-18 - Free movement of workers is good for Europe's economy
A European Commission report published today shows that mobile workers from the countries that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 have had a positive impact on Member States' economies and have not led to serious disturbances on their labour markets. Workers from the EU-8 as well as Bulgaria and Romania have made a significant contribution to sustained economic growth, without significantly displacing local workers or driving down their wages. Both for the EU as a whole and for most individual countries, labour flows have been limited compared to the size of labour markets and to inflows from non-EU countries.
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Environment
2008-11-18 - Environment: Commission proposes to improve implementation of environmental law
The Commission has set out plans to improve the implementation of the European Union's 200 or so laws on environmental protection. This fits within a wider Commission strategy for improving implementation of EU law announced in 2007, and coincides with the publication of the new Annual Report of the Commission on monitoring the application of Community Law in general. The Communication stresses the need for close cooperation with Member States to ensure that national implementing rules are correct and adopted on time, and that shared goals are effectively achieved. Where serious problems persist – such as tolerance of illegal landfills or multiple failures to treat urban waste-water – the Commission will favour strategic legal action over a piecemeal approach.
Further information2008-11-20 - Commission announces winners of environmental management awards
Five organisations have won the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) Awards for excellence in environmental management. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony this evening in Brussels. The awards recognise outstanding achievements in environmental management. This year 32 organisations from 13 EU Member States were nominated. The 2008 awards focused on the theme of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing energy consumption and increasing energy efficiency.
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Health
2008-11-11 - Commission calls for a European focus on rare diseases
The European Commission adopted today a Communication and a proposal for a Council Recommendation on rare diseases setting out an overall Community strategy to support Member States in diagnosing, treating and caring for the 36 million EU citizens with rare diseases. The limited number of patients affected and the fragmentation of knowledge about them across the European Union, makes rare diseases a prime example of where working at European level is necessary and beneficial.
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Transport
2008-11-07 - Clean urban transport: CIVITAS Forum 2008
Bologna will from Sunday host the sixth annual meeting of the cities taking part in Europe's CIVITAS initiative, which aims at developing integrated solutions for sustainable mobility in towns and cities in order to reduce congestion and pollution. In the presence of Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani and Italian Minister of Transport, Altero Matteoli, around 300 participants coming from all around Europe are expected in the Italian city between 9th and 11th November. Practical experience from cities that are Europe-wide leaders in the field of urban mobility will be presented.
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Energy
2008-11-13 - Securing your energy future: Commission presents energy security, solidarity and efficiency proposals
The European Commission has proposed today a wide-ranging energy package which gives a new boost to energy security in Europe, supporting the 20-20-20 climate change proposals which should be agreed by December. The Commission puts forward a new strategy to build up energy solidarity among Member States and a new policy on energy networks to stimulate investment in more efficient, low-carbon energy networks. The Commission proposes a new EU Energy Security and Solidarity Action Plan which sets out five areas where more action is needed to secure sustainable energy supplies. The Commission also looks at the challenges that Europe will face between 2020 and 2050. In addition, a package of energy efficiency proposals aims to make energy savings in key areas, such as reinforcing energy efficiency legislation on buildings and energy-using products, and enhancing the role of energy performance certificates as well as inspection reports for heating and air-conditioning systems.
Further information2008-11-20 - European Commission welcomes outcome of ITER Council
The European Commission welcomes the outcome of today's ITER Council - the Governing Body of the one year old ITER Organization. The Commission representatives (EURATOM) attended this two-day meeting in Cadarache (France) together with representatives from the other 6 ITER members: China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States. The Parties discussed the progress report of a panel of international experts that was asked by the last ITER Council meeting in June 2008 to assess the Organization's resources estimates and their efficient use. One of the key recommendations is to improve the management system through closer integration of the international organization and the Domestic agencies. This should facilitate the execution of the entire project and contribute to the stabilisation of the cost estimates.
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External relations – Enlargement
2008-11-20 - Brazil and the EU deepen energy relations with the first Ministerial meeting of the EC-Brazil Energy Policy Dialogue
Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, and the Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil, Edison Lobão met today in São Paulo to enhance bilateral energy cooperation in the frame of the European Commission-Brazil Energy Policy Dialogue. This is the first meeting at Ministerial level since the launch of the bilateral energy dialogue in Brussels in July 2007. The encounter was held in the context of Commissioner Piebalgs' first visit to Brazil to participate in the 2nd International Biofuels Conference.
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Maritime Affairs
2008-11-03 - European maritime surveillance needs greater integration
In a report published today, the European Commission takes the first step towards establishing a comprehensive strategy for integrated maritime surveillance for Europe. The report, in the form of a Commission Staff Working Document, describes the current state of play as regards the surveillance, monitoring, tracking, identification and reporting systems put in place by EU Member States and EU Agencies. It also identifies the next steps to be undertaken and the challenges to be resolved in order to achieve an integrated maritime surveillance network for Europe. Such an integrated and cross-sectoral network would provide essential added value for national authorities in handling a range of challenges, such as trafficking in drugs, arms and people, illegal fisheries, pollution, piracy and terrorism. Greater systems integration would also help national authorities in charge of surveillance operations become more efficient and reduce their operating costs over time.
Further information2008-11-14 - Fisheries: Commission proposes radical overhaul of control framework
The European Commission has today proposed a new Council Regulation recasting the EU fisheries control system. The result would be a completely modernized system for inspection, monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement of Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) rules throughout the market chain, from catch to the retailer. Harmonised inspection procedures and higher standards would ensure uniform implementation of control policy at national level, while taking account of the diversity and specific characteristics of different fleets. There will be measures to promote a culture of compliance throughout the sector, including simplification of the regulatory framework, and the introduction of harmonised deterrent sanctions. The capacity of the Commission to intervene to ensure that the rules of the CFP are being effectively implemented and enforced by the Member States will also be strengthened. In general, all aspects of the control and monitoring of fisheries activities would be simplified and made more efficient by the new rules.
Further information2008-11-19 - Commission presents EU strategy for safer ship dismantling
The European Commission today presented an EU strategy to make the dismantling of old ships safer for workers and the environment. Every year between 200 and 600 large merchant ships are taken apart for their valuable scrap metal. Many ships taken out of service in Europe end up being dismantled on beaches in South Asia. A lack of environmental protection and safety measures results in high accident rates, health risks and extensive pollution of wide stretches of the coast. The proposed strategy on better ship dismantling includes actions to help implement key elements of an international Convention on safe ship recycling, due to be concluded in May 2009. It also proposes measures to encourage voluntary action by the shipping industry and better enforcement of current EU waste shipment law.
Further information2008-11-25 - Commission promotes maritime spatial planning in Europe
Today, the Commission has adopted a roadmap on maritime spatial planning – a new tool to address the challenges emerging from the growth in competing uses of the sea. The roadmap will facilitate the development of spatial planning for both marine and coastal spaces, in order to realise the growth potential of EU maritime sectors in a sustainable way. Maritime spatial planning can also help coastal areas to prepare for climate change impacts such as rising sea levels, floods, altered marine ecosystems and investments in coastal protection.
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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
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Le montage des projets européens du 7ème PCRD
Date : mardi 04 juin 2013
Comment rédiger une proposition réellement compétitive? Conseils stratégiques et méthodologiques.
Formations dispensées par d’anciens "Project Officers" de la Commission européenne ayant une expérience pratique des projets européens de R&D.
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Les contrats européens de recherche : module financier
Date : mercredi 05 juin 2013
Session d'approfondissement - Comprendre les règles financières sous le 7ème Programme-Cadre de Recherche et Développement. Comment préparer votre budget? Comment gérer votre budget?
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Audits et contrôles de votre contrat européen de recherche
Date : mardi 25 juin 2013
Les audits et contrôles de votre contrat européen
de recherche.
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Horizon 2020: Comment comprendre le nouveau programme Européen de recherche et d'innovation
Date : mercredi 26 juin 2013
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