Health Care, Pensions, Social Security; EU Citizens to Benefit from EU Coordination Rules
The new regulations on social security coordination which came into force in May 2010, are currently being applied in all EU countries. To accompany the change, the European Commission is launching an EU-wide information campaign to ensure European citizens are aware of their social security rights.
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Top EU Firms Cut Investment Less than US Rivals, but Europe Still Well Behind
The European Commission's 2010 "EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard" shows that R&D investment by top EU companies fell by 2.6% in 2009, even though sales and profits fell much more, by 10.1% and 21.0% respectively. The fall in R&D investment by leading players in the US, at 5.1%, was twice as sharp as in the EU, but the worldwide reduction was lower, at 1.9%.
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Portable Breast Scanner Allows Cancer Detection in the Blink of an Eye
Women could have a fast test for breast cancer and instantly identify the presence of a tumour in the comfort of their own home thanks to ground-breaking new research from The University of Manchester.
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Scientists Find Brain Waves Can Predict Epileptic Seizures
Scientists from the Bernstein Center at the University in Freiburg in Germany have taken a step forward in the quest to predict epileptic seizures by monitoring the pre-seizure changes in sufferers' brains.
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The "Innovation Union" - Turning Ideas into Jobs, Green Growth and Social Progress
The European Commission's "Innovation Union" sets out a strategic approach to innovation, driven by the highest political level. The Innovation Union will focus Europe's efforts - and co-operation with third countries - on challenges like climate change, energy and food security, health and an ageing population.
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European Commission Announces €780 Million Boost for Strategic ICT Research
The European Commission has announced one of the biggest calls ever for information and communications technology (ICT) research proposals under the EU's research framework programmes. The announcement was made at Europe's largest event for ICT research and innovation, ICT 2010-Digitally Driven.
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Europe is the Global Leader in Nationwide Implementation of eHealth Solutions
"Europe is leading the rest of the world in advancing towards modern eHealth infrastructures and implementations" was the conclusion of Dr. Karl Stroetmann of empirica Consultants at an eHealth Strategies Symposium in Brussels. This is a field where Europe has achieved and even overachieved its Lisbon Strategy goals.
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