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Chemistry World February 25, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Nobel laureates warn on European science funding cuts A letter has been sent by 27 Nobel laureates to Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, criticizing the proposed budget cuts.
Chemistry World June 28, 2013 Helen Carmichael	European research funding deal on the Horizon The informal accord, reached on 25 June, just days before the end of the Irish presidency of the EU, offers a helping hand to scientists from poorer member states, in an attempt to balance the program's 'focus on excellence.'
Chemistry World November 28, 2012 Ned Stafford	Scientists come together to fight EU budget cuts As politicians continue to debate sharp reductions to the next seven year EU budget, scientists are joining together and loudly urging political leaders to keep their budgetary knives away from research funding.
Chemistry World October 28, 2015 Ned Stafford	Falling Horizon success rates worry research community The report from the European commission has caused concern among the continent's university and business research community and EU officials.
Chemistry World February 27, 2008 Arthur Rogers	European Institute of Technology to Open in 2010 A flurry of activity in Brussels and Strasbourg has cleared the way for a 2010 launch of the European Institute of Technology (EIT).
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Chemistry World February 20, 2014 Angeli Mehta	Immigration battle set to freeze Swiss out of European research The EU has suspended negotiations with Switzerland on the Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ research and education programs after the Swiss government said it could not sign an agreement to open its borders to immigrants from the EU's newest member -- Croatia.
Chemistry World April 30, 2010 Sarah Houlton	EU research faces radical overhaul The European Commission has responded to calls from researchers to cut red tape in EU funding processes and has also proposed radical changes to EU research funding policies, moving towards linking payment to results.
Chemistry World May 23, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Budget Shortfall Threatens FP7 An agreement on European Union budgets signed on May 17 confirms that EU research investment between 2007 and 2013 will fall 20 billion euros short of the 67.8 billion euros suggested by the European commission.
Chemistry World April 5, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Update: Europe Tightens Fluorinated Gas Restrictions A furious row between the European Parliament and the European Commission has stalled plans for further restrictions on use of fluorinated gases in the European Union.
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Chemistry World May 3, 2007 Arthur Rogers	Uncertain Future for Europe's MIT Rival Plans for a European Institute of Technology to rival the U.S. Massachusetts' Institute of Technology are in disarray amid fears the EU flagship could be reduced to a virtual university.
Chemistry World April 25, 2014 Anthony King	Uncertainty dogs Swiss science in EU immigration row Swiss science is still in limbo after an immigration spat in February that saw Brussels freeze out the country from EU research and education programs.
Chemistry World December 13, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Reach Goes Ahead After last-gasp negotiations between ministers and legislators, the European Parliament today gave the go-ahead to the launch of Reach, the European Union regulatory regime for chemicals.
Chemistry World July 1, 2013 Mico Tatalovic	Croatian scientists hope to capitalize on EU membership Croatian scientists secured their first two prestigious European Research Council grants in the last eight months.
Chemistry World September 23, 2014 Anthony King	Swiss readmitted to Europe's huge science program Switzerland has been readmitted to part of the EU's huge science program, but this may be only temporary.
Chemistry World October 25, 2007 Sean Milmo	New EU Legislation Would 'Ban 90 Per Cent of Insecticides' Agrochemical producers have warned that amendments to new European Union legislation on pesticides will lead to a drastic reduction in the crop protection agents available to farmers if they become law.
Chemistry World December 1, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Approves 54 Billion Euro Science Plan The European Parliament has finally approved the Seventh Framework Research Program, which promises to distribute 54 billion euro of science funding over the next seven years.
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Chemistry World July 11, 2012	Europe-Wide Single Patent Stalls Again A single European patent is on the wish list of small innovative businesses.
Chemistry World June 29, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Research Funding Faces Ethical Objection The EU's 37.6 billion pound FP7 funding program cleared first reading in the European Parliament, but now risks becoming mired in conflict over embryology issues.
Chemistry World July 24, 2012 Nuala Moran	Plan to tackle EU funding disparity The final shape of the 80 billion euro Horizon 2020 research fund continues to be a bone of contention among budgetary conservatives and poorer member states that fear that they won't see any of this money.
Chemistry World December 11, 2008 Saffina Rana	EU coordinates research on measurement standards A new European metrology research program with an overall budget of at least 400 million could be underway by the end of 2009.
Chemistry World March 17, 2010 Ned Stafford	Ditch the paperwork, say researchers Thousands of frustrated researchers have signed a petition calling for change to the European Union's funding processes, criticising the current system as untrusting, complicated and riddled with cumbersome financial and administrative regulations.
Chemistry World November 3, 2015 Ned Stafford	GM food and feed law falters in EU parliament Both GMO supporters and opponents applauded parliament's rejection of the proposed law.
Chemistry World August 12, 2008	EU Plans to Share More Science Funds and Facilities The new 'Joint Programming' initiative aims to reduce the duplication of research efforts by scientists in EU member states through shared multinational funding pots that would be open to scientists from all participating countries.
Chemistry World September 12, 2014 Emma Stoye	Juncker names new science commissioner Portuguese secretary of state Carlos Moedas has been named as the next European commissioner for research, science and innovation by commission president-elect Jean-Claude Juncker, who has announced his new team for the commission.
Chemistry World June 25, 2008 Sean Milmo	EU pesticide threat A fight is brewing in Europe over tighter controls of pesticides - which crop protection companies are warning will cut crop yields and push up the price of food.
Chemistry World July 18, 2012 Maria Burke	EU and UK bitten by the open access bug The European commission plans to make all the research findings funded by its 80 billion euro 2014 -- 2020 research program, Horizon 2020, accessible to all.
Chemistry World April 24, 2014 Emma Stoye	European parliament backs new rules on legal highs New regulations that will make it easier to ban legal highs have been backed by the European parliament.
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Ned Stafford	GM maize poised for approval in Europe The European commission is on the verge of authorizing a genetically modified maize for cultivation after ministers from EU member nations last week failed to muster a large enough majority to reject the crop.
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Chemistry World February 6, 2014 Patrick Walter	Clouds on the horizon for UK science The UK needs to up its game to keep up with the rest of the continent when it comes to science, Europe's research chief has said.
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Chemistry World January 28, 2014 Ned Stafford	Europe wants to get tough on plastic waste The European parliament has signaled that it is prepared to support an ambitious effort by the European commission to sharply reduce the level of 'dangerous plastics' in the environment.
Chemistry World December 2, 2013 Maria Burke	Compromise puts Israel on course to join Europe's science program Israel and the EU have resolved the diplomatic dispute that looked set to shut out Israeli research universities and technology companies from Europe's flagship science program.
Chemistry World October 4, 2013 Michele Catanzaro	Spanish science's sustainability still in doubt, despite increased funding A proposed 3.61% increase in Spain's science budget for 2014 after four years of cuts has been met with disappointment by representatives of the country's scientific community.
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