EU science plan seeking approval
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A 54bn-euro (Â£36bn) plan to boost science research in Europe is set to go before the EU Parliament for approval.
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InfoWorld - In a bid to speed up the dissemination of scientific discoveries, the European Commission said Thursday it plans to shake up the old-fashioned world of scientific publishing by throwing its weight behind a move to make scientific research results freely available on the Internet.
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The European Parliament calls for the EU to review restrictions on taking liquids on board aeroplanes.
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Agrees on the need for harmonisation The European Commission has taken the first steps towards an EU-wide license for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio communications, by agreeing that such an approach is necessary and laying down the basic pattern of adoption.â¦
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The European Union approved on Wednesday the first genetically modified (GMO) seeds for planting that may be sold across the 25-nation bloc.
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The European Commission says it has approved a genetically-modified seed for planting.
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MEPs have voted to approve the new European Commission team. The result was 449 votes in favour to 149 votes against with 82 abstentions.
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Science & environment: European commission to tell member states what they have to do to meet its plan to cut emissions
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The European Parliament's industry committee backs proposals to sharply cut CO2 emissions from cars.
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The European Parliament is to vote on whether to approve the new executive commission team on Thursday. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday urged parliament to back his revised choice.
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Several influential EU states have dug  in their heels on whether their farmers may grow one of  Europe&#39;s oldest genetically modified (GMO) crops, raising the  stakes in the EU&#39;s long-running stalemate over biotech policy.
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The revised team of European commissioners headed by Jose Manuel Durao Barroso was approved by the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday.
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European government and industry officials have begun to doubt whether a political consensus exists in Europe to complete the Galileo satellite navigation system.
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Thereâs plenty of haddock and plenty of prawns in the sea, but precious little cod, according to scientific experts. Thatâs why the European Commission wants
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A new strategy for funding technology research in the European Union calls for the E.U. to pool its vast resources with those from private industry and individual member states in a public-private partnership.
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The US National Institutes of Health invests $28bn annually in research. European spending is lower, although the European Union is closing the gap, helped by a shortsighted American policy of &quot;flatlining&quot; many scientific research budgets. (Perhaps this is because scientists have an annoying tendency to discuss things that conflict with the Bush administration&#39;s view of reality, such as global warming, evolution, the insufficiency of the New Orleans levee system and the medical potential of stem cells.)
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EU farm ministers clashed on Monday on  whether to approve a genetically modified (GMO) potato for  growing, passing the final decision to the bloc&#39;s executive and  paving the way for the first new &quot;live&quot; GMO crop for years.