Envisat monitoring China floods as part of Dragon Programme 03/08/2005
China's rainy season has led to serious flooding in the north-east and south of the country. A joint Chinese-European team is gathering Envisat radar imagery of the developing situation to give the authorities a way to swiftly assess affect...
Link between Alzheimers disease and traumatic brain damage clarified 03/08/2005
This week scientists of the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) will once again publish a breakthrough in their research regarding Alzheimers disease. The researchers, this time connected to the Catholic University of...
Scientists weather a space storm to find its origin 03/08/2005
A team of researchers from the UK and France used SOHO, ACE and the four Cluster spacecraft to study a huge eruption on the Sun, tracing its progress from birth to when it reached Earth....
Optoelectronics to increase the broadband flow 03/08/2005
The broadband boom is creating an ever-increasing demand for more capacity and higher rates of data transfer on both fixed-line and wireless networks. Helping to meet that demand, without the need to lay costly new infrastructure, is the LA...
Interview with Günter Verheugen, vice-president and commissioner for enterprise and industry 03/08/2005
EurActiv interviewed Commissioner Günter Verheugen on the relaunched Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs, REACH and industrial policy....
Verheugen: "Europe needs a strong industrial base" 03/08/2005
In an exclusive interview with EurActiv, Commission Vice-President Verheugen affirmed that progress is being made on the relaunched Lisbon agenda, but also underlined the need for better sectoral industrial policies....
More flexibility to hire and fire in France 03/08/2005
The French government has adopted an "emergency plan for jobs", including six new decrees to boost employment....
France threatens to block start of Turkey accession talks 03/08/2005
Turkey has made it clear that a protocol extending its customs union to the EU-10 does not mean it recognises Cyprus. France says Ankara must recognise Cyprus before talks can start while the UK says this setting a new condition such as thi...
EU earmarks €15 million for security research 03/08/2005
The Commission has announced a funding package for research into new transport security and border surveillance systems....
Commission plans new SME strategy 03/08/2005
Enterprise Commissioner Verheugen has announced the launch of a new strategy for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the autumn 2005....
