European Research Directorate-General

Women, Center-Right Set to Dominate New European Commission

The President of the EC, Jose Manuel Barroso, has confirmed that one-third of the members of the next commission will be women. "I have some good news to give today. The next commission will have nine women, one more than at...

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FACTBOX-Who will be in the new EU Commission?

By Darren Ennis Nov 25 (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday named the candidates to be members of the next European Commission, the EU executive, which has strong legislative and regulatory powers. Commission President...

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Stastics Show That There Are Still Too Few Women In Science In Europe

Women represent only 30% of European researchers and only 18% of full professors, according to the latest edition of the "She Figures", a survey on Statistics and Indicators on Gender Equality in Science published today by the...

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Commission acknowledges ITER Council's outcome and the steps taken t..

Vrijdag 20 november 2009 | European Union ] On 18 th and 19 th of November, the representatives of European Commission attended the fifth ITER Council in Cadarache (France) together with representatives from the six other ITER...

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Group on Earth Observations Meets to Strengthen Access to Data and Information on Biodiversity,...

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Source: Group on Earth Observations Co-chairs from China, European Commission, South Africa, United States The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is holding its annual...

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The European Commission involves top universities, research institut..

Woensdag 18 november 2009 | EU EC Enterprise ] The European Commission has just selected 15 excellent projects (see annex) in the area of 'Science in Society' which aim at facilitating and improving the relationship between the...

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EU spends more on research

Two EU companies among world’s largest investors in R&D. Despite the economic crisis, European companies spent on average 8.1% more on research and development in 2008 than they did in 2007 – roughly the same annual increase...

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U.S., EU talk energy security

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The United States and the European Union launched a high-level council meant to address clean technology and energy security. Richard Morningstar, the U.S. special envoy for Eurasian energy, outlined...

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Progress on alternative approaches to animal testing: ( News)

News Published Fri 06 Nov 2009 12:00 CET: The European Partnership on Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) was launched in November 2005 by European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen and Science & Research...

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Press Releases: Briefing on U.S.-EU Energy Council

Nov 05, 2009 (STATE DEPARTMENT RELEASE/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Press Releases: Briefing on U.S.-EU Energy Council Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:59:39 -0600 Briefing on U.S.-EU Energy Council Richard Morningstar Special Envoy for...

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