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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:15:26 +0200 Spain rejects ETA ceasefire announcement |
| The Spanish government has said it will continue to hunt down members of ETA, even though the Basque separatist terror group announced a ceasefire.… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:16:02 +0200 Crossborder crackdown leaves ETA weakened |
| ETA has not carried out a deadly attack in Spain since July last year when a car bomb parked outside a police station on the Balearic island of… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:24:01 +0200 Lebanese PM withdraws accusation against Syria |
| Lebanon's prime minister Saad al-Hariri has said he was wrong to accuse Syria of killing his father, the former PM Rafik al-Hariri. His comments… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:24:02 +0200 Bucharest protest over French Roma policy |
| France is coming under more pressure over its mass expulsions of members of the Roma community. A protest has taken place outside the French… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:26:01 +0200 Germany to extend life of nuclear power plants |
| Germany's nuclear power plants are to stay in service for longer than planned, reversing a decision by the previous left-wing coalition which wanted… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:54:02 +0200 French teachers strike ahead of nationwide action |
| Thousands of teachers have been on strike across France today, but the action appears to have been limited with only between five and 30 percent of… |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:26:23 GMT Barnier seeks co-ordination of bank levies |
| Warning of risks to handling of future crises. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:03:34 GMT MEPs reject 'forced' attendance of speech |
| Anger at group leaders' decision to fine MEPs who miss Barroso's 'State of the Union' speech. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:12:09 GMT Nabucco pipeline gets funding boost |
| Financial institutions take the first step to agreeing a multi-billion euro support deal.
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:04:08 GMT Illegal GM potato variety found in Sweden |
| Commission asks German firm that developed GM variety for an explanation.
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| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:58:59 GMT De Gucht 'regrets' remarks about Jews |
| European commissioner accused of 'outrageous anti-Semitism' by Jewish group. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:43:52 GMT Deal struck on financial reform |
| Agreement with European Parliament paves the way for the creation of four European supervisory bodies. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:45:43 GMT EU posts second-quarter growth |
| Growth in the EU and in the eurozone was 1% in the April-June period. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:27:10 GMT Court backs Deutsche Post in state aid case |
| Commission fails in bid to get postal firm to repay ?572 million in state aid to the German government. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:36:15 GMT Two Ghanaian airlines blacklisted |
| European Commission bans one cargo carrier from the EU, and restricts the operations of another. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:46:18 GMT ECB to extend support measures for banks |
| Interest rates to be kept on hold for 16th month in a row. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:20:00 GMT ?Outraged? MEPs attack France over Roma policy |
| Political groups in the Parliament ready to recommend a formal condemnation of Nicolas Sarkozy. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:19:35 GMT Ashton to announce first appointments |
| Around 30 senior staff to be appointed, but legal issues delay efforts to fill posts in Brussels. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:19:30 GMT Commission to seek new data-sharing mandates |
| Commission wants rapid deal with Council and MEPs as the EU expects surge in number of PNR requests. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:19:25 GMT Belgian presidency eyes deal on financial reforms |
| Leading MEP says provisional agreement is 'likely'. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:19:00 GMT EU to reassess Pakistan strategy |
| Pakistan included on informal summit agenda as Kristalina Georgieva calls for more aid money. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:19:00 GMT Committee to discuss northern Cyprus trade |
| Legal affairs committee to examine non-binding legal opinion. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:19:00 GMT MEPs get tough on human trafficking |
| Committees to vote on updating EU rules. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:18:55 GMT Ashton defends missing out on peace talks in Washington |
| Foreign policy chief 'closely involved' in talks, despite being in China. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:18:50 GMT Belgium wants to make energy policy more ?consumer friendly? |
| Presidency wants to greater focus on secure and affordable energy. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:18:30 GMT The EU?s environmental credibility under scrutiny |
| The European Union?s efforts to protect the natural world beyond its borders will be on display next week, but will also be criticised for a lack of ambition. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:18:00 GMT Strong opposition to EU patent plan |
| Spain joins Italy in objection to proposal but Belgium wants a deal before end of the year. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:18:00 GMT MEPs to back tougher rules on animal tests |
| Media taskforce and speech by Malian leader also on the plenary agenda. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:15:00 GMT Emissions impossible? |
| UN scheme under fire for lack of effectiveness, while Commission seeks to protect emissions scheme. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:12:00 GMT Greece to be given next tranche of loan |
| ?9bn to be made available, of which ?6.5bn will come from eurozone governments.
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| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:11:00 GMT Van Rompuy hopes to solve pension row |
| Discussion over whether planned reform of rules on fiscal discipline should take account of national pension reforms. |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 Trust: Money, markets and society |
| When financial and economic systems fail, trust in the state and its institutions pays the price, writes Geoffrey Hosking. After the economic crisis and its exposure of the irresponsibility of global capitalism, the first step to restoring social trust is to understand what went wrong. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 The many, messy histories |
| "New Humanist" sees no humanitarian solutions to political crises; "Fronesis" asks who the People are; "Osteuropa" examines the gaffe-prone politics of European identity; "Dilema veche" says leaving Romania is the most effective form of protest; "L'Homme" revisits 19th-century arguments for the abolition of prostitution; "Arena" questions the impact of the Swedish Sex Purchase Act; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Oslo) avoids another story of western selflessnes; and "Studija" welcomes a timely exhibition of Soviet-era painting. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 The populist radical Right: A pathological normalcy |
| According to the conventional view, the far-Right in Europe is antithetical to the values of liberal democracy. New research showing that far-Right ideology is a radicalization of mainstream values has a major impact on how rightwing populism is understood, writes Cas Mudde. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 Aid wars |
| Humanitarian activists' refusal of politics, combined with their willingness to identify with politics, elicits doubt and even scorn from human-rights critics. Susie Linfield evaluates the controversial debate on the future of humanitarianism. |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:39:00 +0200 LG to offer DLNA sharing on Optimus 7 |
(Telecompaper) LG Electronics is showcasing at the Ifa trade show in Berlin a new media-sharing service for its upcoming Optimus 7 mobile phone. The new technology makes it possible to share multimedia files on the Optimus 7 and all DLNA-compliant digital devices. This pre-installed feature allows users to send files directly from the phone's media galleries, without having to leave for another application. The phone will automatically display compatible devices in the same Wi-Fi zone and let users send media files such as photos, video and music wirelessly to the targeted device. The Optimus 7 will go on sale in the fourth quarter. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:03:00 +0200 TDC wins DKK 2.9 bln in arbitration case against TP |
(Telecompaper) The Arbitration Tribunal in Vienna has issued a ruling in the case against Telekomunikacja Polska. TDC owns a 25 percent stake in Danish Polish Telecommunications Group (DPTG), which is part of Telekomunikacja Polska. The dispute concerns the determination of traffic volumes carried via the NSL fibre optical telecommunications system in Poland. DPTG is entitled to 14.8 percent of the net profits from NSL during the period 1994 to mid-2004. The current ruling awards DPTG around DKK 2.9 billion, of which TDC will receive DKK 0.7 billion. The amount corresponds to DKK 0.5 billion after tax. TDC said the effect will be recognized in the statement of income under special items related to income from joint ventures and associates in the third quarter. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:39:00 +0200 Orange, T-Mobile offer joint roaming in UK |
(Telecompaper) Orange and T-Mobile customers in the UK will be able to roam across both networks from 5 October, Everything Everywhere CEO Tom Alexander announced. Customers who sign up for access to both networks will benefit free of charge, with no changes to their existing tariffs or call or text charges. Once registered, should a customer lose signal on their existing network, they will then automatically pick up the signal from the other network where it's available. Users will be asked to opt-in to the new service for the time being as the networks handle around 1,600 different handsets and some devices may have problems with the service. However, from the beginning of 2011, the roaming service will become automatic. Alexander said that Everything Everywhere would use the period between 5 October and the end of the year to gauge customer reactions to the service. The launch will backed by an advertising campaign from both Orange and T-Mobile. Alexander described the adverts as "'a dialogue between the brands." The adverts will also begin to introduce the Everything Everywhere brand using the tag line: Inspired by Everything Everywhere. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:28:00 +0200 RCom abandons GTL Infra deal |
(Telecompaper) Indian mobile operator Reliance Communications has abandoned its plan to create a mobile infrastructure company with GTL Infrastructre. The two announced an agreement in June to merge Reliance Infratel's tower assets into GTL Infra, creating a company with more than 80,000 towers. However, RCom said that it failed to reach a definitive agreement with GTL on the transaction. The company could not comment on the reasons for dropping the deal. As a result, Reliance said it's in talks with other strategic and financial investors. RCom is looking to raise cash to reduce its debt and finance expansion. The company owns 95 percent of Reliance Infratel. |
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| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:39:22 +0000 EU wants to keep IMF seats |
European Union finance ministers are unlikely to decide to cut the number of European seats at the executive board of the International Monetary Fund any time soon, according to EU sources, despite pressure from the United States. |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:38:42 +0000 Bulgarians, Romanians vulnerable in France until 2014, says expert |
Bulgarian and Romanian nationals are more vulnerable to expulsions than other EU citizens in France, as they are still obliged to seek work permits before being allowed to take up residency in the country, Béligh Nabli, research director at the Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS), told EurActiv France in an interview. |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:22:44 +0000 Slovakia to fight long-term unemployment |
Long-term unemployment is a major problem in Slovakia, partly due to the fact that many people prefer to receive social benefits instead of slightly higher wages. The country hopes that the 'Europe 2020' strategy can help overcome this and other problems. EurActiv Slovakia reports. |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:57:03 +0000 European far-right defends Sarkozy’s Roma policy |
Lawmakers from the far-right were the only ones to defend French President Nicolas Sarkozy's tough policies towards the Roma during a debate in the European Parliament yesterday (2 September). |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:36:07 +0000 Paris woos Commission on industrial policy |
Stimulating innovation and preventing companies from fleeing abroad are the keys to success for a new EU industrial policy, stressed French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi during a visit to Brussels yesterday (2 September). But one of the main potential weapons of the strategy, the controversial "country of origin" labelling, remains blocked at EU Council level. |
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| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:26:00 GMT Newsletter - 6-9 September - Strasbourg plenary session |
 The week in Strasbourg will see Commission President José Manuel Barroso make his first "State of the European Union" speech. Also on the agenda is how to help Pakistan after the floods devastated the country. The controversy over the Roma deportations will also be discussed during talks between MEPs and the European Commission. There is also likely to be steps to limit the use of animals in scientific testing. All of these issues can be followed here on the Parliament's website. Source : © European Parliament |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:04:00 GMT Parliament's first year in numbers: July 2009 to July 2010 |
 It is just over a year since the June 2009 elections and in the first year a remarkable number of debates and votes have taken place. Here we look at some of the numbers that have dominated the first of the five year mandate. Source : © European Parliament |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:33:00 GMT MEPs secure overhaul of EU financial regulation |
 The financial and economic crisis has shown that reckless behaviour of banks and other financial institutions can have serious and costly consequences for Europe's economy and its people. The European Parliament has thus made more efficient supervision of European financial markets a priority. Today (2 September), MEPs successfully concluded negotiations with the European Commission and EU governments on the future shape of financial supervision in Europe. Source : © European Parliament |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:14:00 GMT MEPs back unspent money for local energy & transport investment |
 Local services that create jobs and improve energy efficiency received a boost Thursday (2 September) when MEPs on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee approved plans for more investment. The main beneficiaries will be towns and local authorities across the European Union. The money is likely to be around €115 million and is part of the unallocated funds of the European Energy Programme for Recovery. The Parliament has pushed hard and successfully for the unspent money to be used. Source : © European Parliament |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:50:00 GMT Questions to Jutta Haug, Chair of Special Committee |
 A special "policy challenges" Committee has just been set up by the European Parliament. Its goal, to look at what issues the next EU long term budget after 2014 should focus investment and financing on. We put some questions to the Chair of the 50 Member Committee - German Social Democrat Jutta Haug about its priorities. Source : © European Parliament |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:57:00 GMT EP President Jerzy Buzek meets Polish President Bronisław Komorowski |
 The destination of the first official visit of newly elected Polish President Bronisław Komorowski was the European Parliament in Brussels, where he received a warm welcome from his host, a man he smilingly described as his "former boss", current Parliament President Jerzy Buzek. Komorowski served as defence minister in Buzek´s Polish government in 2000-2001. Source : © European Parliament |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:37:00 GMT MEPs discuss help for Pakistan flood victims |
 The floods in Pakistan were discussed Tuesday as Europe's Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva met with MEPs on the Development Committee. She told them of the practical and financial help the EU had already offered but stressed the urgent need for clean water, food and shelter. MEPs stressed the need for greater coordination between the EU and European governments. Several also linked the floods to climate change and others voiced fears that extremists could exploit the crisis. Source : © European Parliament |
| Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:07:00 GMT Lights go out on 75 W light bulb |
 The humble light bulb is undergoing a quiet revolution. Last year 100 W bulbs were phased out whilst from tomorrow (1 September) will see the end of 75 W bulb. Sales will continue until stocks run out and new alternatives will be on the shelves. The motive behind the change is the energy inefficiency of the old bulbs (which generate a great deal of heat) compared to newer models. In addition newer bulbs can save money as they can last 6 to 10 times longer than the old ones. Source : © European Parliament |
| Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:52:00 GMT Pakistan & energy issues in Committee Week as debates resume |
 How to help the people of Pakistan in the wake of the devastating floods will be discussed by MEPs on the Development Committee and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday. The week will also see the Civil Liberties and Women's Rights Committees deciding on new measures to combat human trafficking across Europe. Later in the week energy efficiency and renewable means of energy are likely to get more funding when the Industry, Research and Energy Committee meet Thursday. Source : © European Parliament |
| Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:01:00 GMT The best of europarltv |
 The Parliament's very own web TV channel - europarltv - has been around for almost two years. It produces programmes covering the gamut of the business that comes to the EP in a lively and interesting manner. Source : © European Parliament |
| Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:00:00 GMT From the internet to parental leave: MEPs have their say |
 From violence against women to parental leave and the internet of things, we have interviewed MEPs on a diverse range of topics. Click below to read our moving interview with Eva-Britt Svensson, a victim herself, on how to tackle the problems faced by women in violent relationships. Source : © European Parliament |
| Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:01:00 GMT The lighter side of EP life |
 MEPs are caught up in serious and potentially life-changing decisions for much of the year, but sometimes Parliament gets to host less serious events such as its annual open days, when members of the public can come and find out what goes on in the EP. Check out our article about what happened at this year's Strasbourg open day. Source : © European Parliament |
| Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:03:00 GMT VIP visitors in the first part of 2010 |
 Parliament attracts many visitors, some of them better known than others. Among the VIPs recently seen in the EP corridors are an astronaut, a Hague prosecutor, the Middle East envoy and one of the founding fathers of the euro. Source : © European Parliament |
| Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:02:00 GMT Revisit our editors' favourite articles |
 It's tough to choose just a few from the many articles we have written this year, but our editors put their heads together and came up with a range of articles that tackle issues ranging from foreign affairs to working time rules and the problems of discrimination. Source : © European Parliament |
| Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:00:00 GMT Political milestones in the first half of 2010 |
 As the Lisbon Treaty came into effect, Parliament flexed its new muscles and forced the Commission and EU governments to renegotiate an agreement with the US about data sharing (the so-called SWIFT agreement) because of concerns that it infringed civil liberties. Source : © European Parliament |
| Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:18:00 GMT Summer time on the site... |
 During the July plenary session in Strasbourg MEPs tackled the SWIFT data agreement with the US, bankers' bonuses, novel food, the new EU diplomatic service and passengers' rights. They also looked back at 6 months with Spain at the helm of the EU Council and forward to the Belgian presidency. As MEPs take a break, we look back to some highlights so far this year. Source : © European Parliament |
| Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:58:00 GMT Europe must push for a healthy Africa |
 The World Cup is over and life in Africa is returning to normal, but it is anything but "fair play" with life expectancy for some 30 to 40 years less than for Europeans. There are many reasons, from bad governance, the financial crisis and climate change to natural disasters, extreme poverty, wars and greed. Nevertheless and despite Europe's focus on the financial crisis, MEPs insist that aid is essential. Source : © European Parliament |
| Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:01:00 GMT Kitchen, food waste: MEPs want new recycling rules |
 The EU produced more than 100 million tonnes of garden and kitchen waste last year and most of it went to landfill or was incinerated. MEPs want the EU to exploit the economic and environmental benefits of this waste through more recycling, separate collections and composting. On 6 July, they also called for EU-wide rules as some countries are lagging behind in recycling efforts. Source : © European Parliament |
| Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:01:00 GMT MEPs rein in bankers |
 Recognising that bank pay packages encouraged the reckless behaviour that contributed to the current economic crisis, MEPs came up with measures to curb bonuses during the July plenary. Source : © European Parliament |
| Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:24:00 GMT Supporting newly developed democracies |
 The European Parliament is the largest democratically elected institution in the world so it isn't surprising that it supports democracy across the globe, but what does it actually do? In addition to discussing human rights and democracy during each plenary session, in 2008 it set up the Office for the Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy (OPPD) to provide technical support to parliamentary institutions in new and emerging democracies. Source : © European Parliament |
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| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Volume of retail trade up by 0.1% in both euro area and EU27 |
| In July 2010, compared with June 2010, the volume of retail trade increased by 0.1% in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU27. In June retail trade rose by 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Industrial producer prices up by 0.2% in both euro area and EU27 |
| In July 2010 compared with June 2010, the industrial producer price index rose by 0.2% in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU27. In June 20103, prices increased by 0.3% in both zones. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Euro area and EU27 GDP up by 1.0% |
| GDP increased by 1.0% in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU27 during the second quarter of 2010, compared with the previous quarter, according to first estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the first quarter of 2010, growth rates were +0.3% in both zones. |
| Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Euro area unemployment rate stable at 10.0% |
| The euro area (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.0% in July 2010, unchanged compared with June. It was 9.6% in July 2009. The EU27 unemployment rate was 9.6% in July 2010, unchanged compared with June. It was 9.1% in July 2009. |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 Trust: Money, markets and society |
| When financial and economic systems fail, trust in the state and its institutions pays the price, writes Geoffrey Hosking. After the economic crisis and its exposure of the irresponsibility of global capitalism, the first step to restoring social trust is to understand what went wrong. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 The many, messy histories |
| "New Humanist" sees no humanitarian solutions to political crises; "Fronesis" asks who the People are; "Osteuropa" examines the gaffe-prone politics of European identity; "Dilema veche" says leaving Romania is the most effective form of protest; "L'Homme" revisits 19th-century arguments for the abolition of prostitution; "Arena" questions the impact of the Swedish Sex Purchase Act; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Oslo) avoids another story of western selflessnes; and "Studija" welcomes a timely exhibition of Soviet-era painting. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 The populist radical Right: A pathological normalcy |
| According to the conventional view, the far-Right in Europe is antithetical to the values of liberal democracy. New research showing that far-Right ideology is a radicalization of mainstream values has a major impact on how rightwing populism is understood, writes Cas Mudde. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 Aid wars |
| Humanitarian activists' refusal of politics, combined with their willingness to identify with politics, elicits doubt and even scorn from human-rights critics. Susie Linfield evaluates the controversial debate on the future of humanitarianism. |
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| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:00:00 UT Herschel:Herschel detection explains the origin of water in a carbon star |
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ESA's Herschel Space Observatory has detected water vapour in a location previously thought to be impossible - in the atmosphere of an ageing, red giant carbon star. The rich and detailed data provided by Herschel can be explained within a new framework in which ultraviolet photons play a key role. These results are reported in the 2 September issue of Nature.
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| Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:30:00 UT INTEGRAL:INTEGRAL completes deepest all-sky survey in hard X-rays |
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A newly developed image analysis technique has significantly improved the sensitivity limits reached by the IBIS imager on board INTEGRAL, resulting in the deepest survey ever compiled of the entire sky in the energy range between 17 and 60 keV. Pushing the instrument towards its very limits, the novel method discloses a vast number of previously undetected faint sources, galactic and extragalactic alike.
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| Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:37:00 UT Director's Desk:Fundamental Physics Roadmap released |
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After an in-depth consultation with the European scientific community, the ESA-appointed Fundamental Physics Roadmap Advisory Team (FPR-AT) has released its final report.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:02:00 UT Venus Express:Recreating Venus in the lab |
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Scientists are able to learn about the atmospheres and surfaces of planets by studying their spectra - the different wavelengths of light which they reflect or absorb. However, when researchers study spectra of Venus, the hottest planet in the Solar System, they run into a problem. Its high temperatures and pressures seriously affect the data.
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| 30 Aug 2010 17:47:00 +0100 Boosting the exploratory power of open research in future
and emerging technologies (SMART 2010/0055) |
| The purpose of this contract is to study current practices in thematically open bottom-up approaches to funding cross-disciplinary frontier research (such as the Open scheme of the Future and Emerging Technologies challenge within the ICT workprogamme), to provide scenarios for the possible future developments of such schemes, and to formulate recommendations and options to address the opportunities ahead for boosting the exploratory power of bottom-up collaborative frontier research. |
| 30 Aug 2010 17:38:00 +0100 eMobility General Assembly |
| Members of eMobility will discuss selected activities of eMobility Working Groups and the Steering Board on the ICT sector and the preparation of FP8 for future collaborative research. The meeting provides a good networking opportunity e.g. for the preparation of new research consortia for upcoming FP7 calls 7 and 8 and the Future Internet PPP. |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT In the beginning, there was Eve… |
| But when was the beginning? Statisticians have calculated that the mother of all human beings, the so-called 'mitochondrial Eve' (mtEve), lived on Earth about 200 000 years ago. The team from Poland and the US based its estimation on the most comprehensive statistical examination ever conducted to date that included genetic models and assumptions based on human migration and proliferation. Findings from the study are published in Theoretical Population Biology. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Protein in Huntington's linked to neurogenesis |
| EU-funded scientists have discovered that a mutated protein inherent in Huntington's disease (HD) performs an unforeseen role in neurogenesis. The finding could lead to a better understanding of HD, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that is characterised by severe psychiatric, cognitive and motor defects, and neuronal death in the brain. The work was supported by CEPODRO ('Cell polarization in Drosophila'), a project that received EUR 1.159 million under the European Research Council’s Starting Grant scheme. Findings from the study are published in the journal Neuron. |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Future phones just got smarter |
| The next generation of mobile phones will be able to do more than ever before — both safely and efficiently. An EU-funded team has created a software platform that enables the use of multi-core technology on mobile embedded computing devices by way of virtualisation techniques. The dual multi-core and virtualisation solution developed by the EMUCO ('Embedded multi-core processing for mobile communication systems') team allows for both higher processing capacity and low power consumption, with the added value of security and flexibility. The project received almost EUR 3 million in support under the 'Information and communication technologies' (ICT) Theme of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). |
| Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Warm water can trigger deformities in farmed fish |
| EU-funded scientists have discovered that temperatures greater than 16°C can cause skeletal deformities in young salmon. The finding is part of the FINE FISH ('Reduction of malformations in farmed fish species') project, which received EUR 3.02 million under the SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) cross cutting activity of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). Results of the study were recently published in BMC (BioMed Central) Physiology. |
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| 2010-08-25 11:00:00 Europe's coasts: reconciling development and conservation |
| Europe’s coastal zones are under increasing pressure from erosion, pollution, climate change, urbanisation and tourism. Such pressures threaten entire ecosystems — vital not only for wildlife but also for the economy and human well-being. The European Environment Agency (EEA) takes a closer look at the state of coastal ecosystems and policy responses to the pressures affecting them. |
| 2010-07-28 10:00:00 Europe's mountains: rich in biodiversity but increasingly vulnerable |
| Snow-capped peaks, rocky inclines, rich forests and sloping meadows provide recreation and economic opportunities for humans and a home to many plants and animals. The European Environment Agency's new assessment of mountain ecosystems sheds light on their state and the pressures they face. |
| 2010-07-12 12:00:00 Emissions of sulphur oxides and ozone-forming pollutants fall significantly |
| The European Union air pollutant emission inventory report compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that the EU-27 has cut sulphur oxides (SOx) emissions by 78 % since 1990. The decline was particularly sharp during the latest reporting year, falling 20 % in 2008 compared to 2007. The emissions of three ozone precursors — CO, NMVOCs and NOx — also continued the downward trend. |
| 2010-06-30 10:00:00 How Europe's agriculture can boost biodiversity |
| Intensive farming has long been a major cause of biodiversity decline in Europe. The European Environment Agency's (EEA) new short assessment examines Europe's efforts to strike a balance between producing sufficient food and maintaining agro-ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity above and below ground. |
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