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EuCheMS Position – Research and Education Without Borders After Brexit
EuCheMS has recently published its position on Research and Education Without Borders After Brexit. In this position EuCheMS highlights that research and industrial competitiveness across the EU greatly benefit from the input of UK researchers and vice versa. Thus, withdrawal of the UK from the many funding schemes would remove some of the key…
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EuCheMS Provides Feedback on Acrylamide
EuCheMS has recently submitted its feedback on the European Commission´s draft Regulation on Establishing Mitigation Measures and Benchmark Levels for the Reduction of the Presence of Acrylamide in Food. According to the European Food Safety Authority, this chemical, that naturally forms in starchy food products during every-day high-temperature cooking, potentially increases the risk of…
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Research & Innovation – Shaping our Future Beyond Horizon 2020
Earlier this month, the conference "Research & Innovation – Shaping our Future", hosted by Research, Science and Innovation Commissioner Carlos Moedas, brought together policymakers from EU institutions, nearly 700 stakeholders, including EuCheMS to discuss the role of research and innovation for Europe's future. Using the Commission's White Paper on the future of Europe as a…
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Priorities for the Estonian Presidency of the Council
Estonia will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second semester of 2017. Under the motto “unity through balance”, the Estonian Programme prioritises, among other, the implementation of the Paris Agreement against climate change, the negotiations of the Waste Package, the adoption of Council conclusions on eco-innovation, or the amendment…
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European Parliament on Greener Fertilisers
Existing EU rules on fertilisers cover mainly conventional fertilisers, typically extracted from mines or manufactured with high energy-consumption and CO2 production. Diverging national rules make it difficult for producers of organic fertilisers to sell and use them across the EU single market. The European Parliament Internal Market Committee (IMCO) has recently agreed on amendments to…
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New Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
The European Commission has presented on 29 June a new action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The action plan is underpinned by a “one health” approach that addresses resistance in both humans and animals. Overall, the action plan contains more 75 actions built on three main pillars: 1) Making the EU a best-practice…
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Member States Approve Scientific Criteria to Identify Endocrine Disruptors
Earlier this month, Member States representatives voted in favour of the European Commission's proposal on scientific criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in the field of plant protection products. The adopted criteria will provide a stepping stone for further actions to protect health and the environment by enabling the Commission to start working on a new…
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Erasmus Mundus: 38 New Joint Master Degree Programmes
The European Commission has announced the selection of 38 new Erasmus Mundus joint master degree programmes. These new programmes cover a wide range of areas, including the chemical sciences. Together they involve 186 partner universities and almost 600 associate organisations, also representing the world of work, from 84 different countries. These and other Erasmus Mundus…
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European Universities on Post Horizon 2020
The European University Association (EUA) has published a position paper advocating for more ambitious EU funding for research and innovation (R&I) in Europe after Horizon-2020. The paper reiterates the strategic importance of fostering a united and prosperous knowledge-based society in Europe. According to the position paper, Horizon 2020 is significantly underfunded, despite its high-impact on…
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G20 and Environmental Priorities
World´s biggest 20 economies, the Group of 20 (G20), recently met in Germany to, among other topics, discuss global warming. In a joint declaration, the Leaders of G20 countries, apart from the United States of America, agreed that the Paris Agreement is irreversible and that its implementation should move swiftly. G20 also approved an Action…
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Western Balkans Regional Economic Area
The Western Balkans Regional Economic Area (WBREA) aims at developing an area where goods, services, investments and skilled workers can move without obstacles. This WBREA will be put into operation through a multiannual action plan, endorsed by the Western Balkans leaders at the Trieste Summit on 12 July 2017. The action plan comprises four dimensions:…
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Online Data Catalogue in Several Fields
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) Data Catalogue is an online platform which provides scientists, policy makers, data journalists and other users quick access to science data on a wide range of topics. The JRC Data Catalogue is an open-access online inventory of data produced by JRC researchers. It currently contains 1629 datasets from 44…
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ERC Presents Research in China
The European Research Council (ERC) recently participated in the 11th edition of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC), held in Dalian, China. ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon and 10 ERC grantees discussed the latest scientific findings during several sessions and a press conference. The AMNC, organised by the World Economic Forum and also…
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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European Innovation Scoreboard 2017
The European Commission has recently released the 2017 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), a tool providing a comparative assessment of research and innovation performance and the relative strengths and weaknesses of national research and innovation systems. Overall, innovation performance has improved in 15 countries, though large differences exist between these Member States. Sweden remains the innovation…
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RIO Reports 2016
The European Commission's Research and Innovation Observatory (RIO) at the Joint Research Centre has published the 2016 edition of the RIO reports, which assess the evolution of the research and innovation systems at country level and identify key challenges. Covering 28 countries of the EU, these reports main aim is to feed into the…
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Consultations and Roadmaps
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Roadmap: Evaluation of the Ozone Regulation
The evaluation will look into the implementation of the Regulation on substances that deplete the ozone layer (ODS), which ensures compliance with the obligations set out in the Montreal Protocol regarding ozone-depleting substances. The current EU Regulation includes additional requirements and is more ambitious than the Montreal Protocol by envisaging quicker phase-out schedules and by…
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Draft Regulation: Amendments following Article 15 of the cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009
These draft amendments concern the restrictions of use in cosmetics of substances which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR). Deadline: 26 July 2017 Website: https://ec.europa.eu/
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Inception Impact Assessment: Commission Delegated Regulation establishing the Innovation Fund
The initiative should mobilize the development and implementation of low-carbon investments demonstrating innovative technologies in the relevant sectors while ensuring the effective use of public funds and crowding-in additional public and private resources; offer effective and attractive financing products fitting the market needs and risk profiles; and provide for an effective operational structure with limited…
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Public Consultation Investigating Options for Reducing Releases to the Environment of Microplastics
The European Commission is launching this consultation to collect the views of stakeholders and citizens with regard to the policy options to reduce microplastics entering the marine environment. The objectives of the consultation are 1) to inform stakeholders and to enable their input on the concern around microplastics emissions and possible options for reduction; and…
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Calls for Funding and Awards
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ABCChem announcement
Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry 23 – 26 January 2018 Cancún, Mexico http://abcchem.org/ |
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7th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress
ECC7 26 - 30 August 2018 Liverpool, UK |
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Chemistry in Europe
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EuCheMS Year Book 2016
The 2016 edition of EuCheMS Year Book is online here. |
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