The question regarding the current and future role of private operators in the water sector has been hotly debated by the Member States of the European Union during the last years. The great diversity in opinions and lines of arguments partly stems from the fact that discussions about private...

This report provides representative examples whose aim is to demonstrate the impact of FET-OPEN in a number of complementary dimensions. Indeed, this scheme proved to be particularly successful in: opening new possibilities, setting the agenda for future research programmes, providing/exploring...

The EU-USA S & T Agreement has resulted in European and United States collaboration in some significant areas of science in framework programme projects. Several noteworthy US government agencies and departments are involved in implementing the agreement. The arrangements in place are valued in...

Environmental technologies are both an urgent requirement and an economic opportunity for Europe. This publication summarises the European Commission's Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP). The Plan outlines the action that must be taken by the EU, its Member States, and its businesses...

On 20 October 2004 the Commission adopted the convergence report 2004, which re-assessed the conditions for adopting the euro in Sweden. This re-examination was seized as an opportunity to analyze also the situation in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,...