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In theory the French EU Presidency’s aims on research and innovation shouldn’t be impeded by fissures in the Lisbon Treaty. In practice, this political crisis will be hugely distracting.

Slovenia has done much ito advance causes in which Science|Business and its readers take an interest. The French Presidency must maintain this momentum.

Manchester University has won €5 million to begin joint planning of how millions of samples can be managed and made available to research scientists across Europe.

The Commission will not object to France fudning a programme on personal management of multimedia data for the internet and mobile telephony.

Research institutions and companies in Estonia can now apply for national support in preparing projects and submitting bids for EU-funded research programmes, including reimbursement of VAT costs.

Europe’s politicians claim they are inching towards the Community Patent. But translation is still an issue and a single litigation area remains a distant hope.

The European Parliament gave its assent to the creation of the Galileo satellite navigation system on Wednesday, clearing the way for the European Union’s most ambitious technology project to date.

The European Union’s own scientific advisors are advising against boosting biofuel use to 10 per cent of transport fuel.