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A new €80 million fund has been set up by the European Commission to boost energy efficiency and renewables and help developing countries combat climate change.

The European Commission has added the Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld standard to the EU List of Standards, a move it hopes will promote the development of single market for mobile television.

One moment environmental poster child, the next grim reaper. It’s time to draw breath and plan for the appropriate, sustainable use of biofuels, says Science|Business’s Nuala Moran.

The Lisbon Strategy is working, but global financial instability means Europe needs to redouble its efforts in implementing reforms

The Bologna Process of reforming higher education in Europe moved forward this week with the launch of a new watchdog to police teaching standards.

Spend a third of the EU’s basic research budget through the European Research Council – and spend all the rest on Joint Technology Initiatives.

Ten European research institutions and a UK biotech company are joining forces to study the memory loss in Alzheimer’s and to develop treatments.

Tough news for America. China’s technological development is set to make it the main driver of world’s economy – and an integrated Europe could overtake it too.

The European Institute of Technology moved a step forward when the Council of the EU gave the project the nod last week, paving the way for work to begin on the institute’s formation in the spring of 2008.

The Slovenian Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Mojca Kucler Dolinar, has pledged to conclude adoption of the £400 million Eurostars initiative.