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During this meeting, the expert group on rewards and skills presented their final reports for discussion, while the OSPP working group on altmetrics presented their recommendations on Next-Generation Metrics. The next\u2026 read more [1] UN CLIMATE CONFERENCE 2017 This year's United Nation\u00b4s (UN) climate conference, COP23, concluded on 18 November with steps forward to ensure global climate action through implementation of the Paris Agreement. Clarity on the design of the so called 'Talanoa Dialogue' (Facilitative Dialogue) has been achieved looking at how global climate action can be accelerated in the years to come.\u2026 read more [2] HOW HAS THE EU PROGRESSED TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in September 2015, have given a new impetus to global efforts for achieving sustainable development. In this context, Eurostat has published a monitoring report of the progress towards the SDGs in an EU context. This report provides\u2026 read more [3] SCIENCE MEETS PARLIAMENTS For the third time, Members of the European Parliament, policy-makers from EU institutions, Member States, national parliaments and regional authorities meet scientists and representatives of the academia, research institutes and universities at the annual \"Science meets Parliaments\" gathering. This year's edition focuses on the role of science in a post-fact society. The event [4], organized\u2026 read more [5] GLYPHOSATE: FIVE YEAR RENEWAL AND REPLY TO EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE After a long debate and several setbacks glyphosate license in the EU was renewed for a period of five years. On 27 November 2017, a positive opinion was reached with 18 Member States voting in favour of the renewal, 9 against and 1 abstaining. On the same topic and responding to the European Citizens'\u2026 read more [6] BREXIT AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR SCIENCE AND RESEARCH? Last month, the European Parliament Office in the UK organised an event aimed at analysing the implications of Brexit for the UK science and research sector. As highlighted during this event, a survey [7] prior to the referendum shows that 93% of members of the science community expressed their support for the EU. Julie Girling,\u2026 read more [8] PHOSPHATE ADDITIVES IN KEBAB MEAT: COMMISSION PROPOSAL NOT VETOED BY PARLIAMENT A resolution tabled by the Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament opposing the authorisation of phosphate additives in kebab meat failed to win an absolute majority of 376 Members of European Parliament. The European Commission can therefore now proceed to allow the use of phosphoric acid, di-, tri- phosphates and polyphosphates\u2026 read more [9] HOW CLEAN IS THE AIR YOU\u2019RE BREATHING RIGHT NOW? A new European Air Quality Index was launched in November by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Commission, allowing users to check the current air quality across Europe\u2019s cities and regions. The Index is accompanied by new country fact sheets that provide updated air quality information for EEA member countries. The Index consists\u2026 read more [10] NEW EU ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF LARGE VOLUME ORGANIC CHEMICALS New emissions and efficiency standards will help national authorities to lower the environmental impact of the 3,200 installations that produce Large Volume Organic Chemicals (LVOC) and represent 63% of the EU's entire chemical industry. The new specifications were set taking into consideration the Best Available Techniques whose conclusions were published in the European Union\u2026 [11] read more [12] THE EUROPEAN YEAR OF CULTURAL HERITAGE 2018 TAKES OFF The celebrations for the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage have been officially launched earlier this month. The purpose of the European Year of Cultural Heritage is to RAISE AWARENESS of the social and economic importance of cultural heritage. Thousands of initiatives and events across Europe will provide the possibility to involve citizens from all\u2026 read more [13] ERASMUS+ IN 2016 The European Commission has recently published a report on achievements of the Erasmus+ programme in 2016. With a 7.5% increase in the Erasmus+ budget compared to the previous year, the EU invested \u20ac2.27 billion to support 725,000 Europeans with mobility grants to study, train, teach, work or volunteer abroad. This brings the total to more\u2026 read more [14] STUDY ON GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEMS A new study [15] from the European Commission analyses how quality assurance, school management, admission and other management policies and practices impact on the quality, inclusiveness and efficiency of school education. The\u00a0study consolidates\u00a0existing knowledge across Europe and beyond and presents\u00a0new evidence on the impact of different governance and management policies and practices in the current\u2026 read more [16] ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS: \u20ac630 MILLION FROM THE EU TO 329 TOP RESEARCHERS The ERC has announced on 28 November the awarding of the Consolidator Grants that go to 329 top researchers across Europe. The funding, part of the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, is worth in total \u20ac630 million and will give them a chance to have far-reaching impact on science and beyond. The grantees will carry out\u2026 read more [17] Innovation & Entrepreneurship 2017 INDUSTRIAL R&D INVESTMENT SCOREBOARD The European Commission has recently published the 2017 Industrial Research and Development (R&D) Investment Scoreboard [18]. One of the main findings shown in this scoreboard is that European Union companies have significantly increased their investments in R&D, rising above the world's average growth rate. While the world's top 2500 companies in terms of investment into\u2026 read more [19] PATENTS, TRADE AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a study addressing the role played by Europe\u2019s patent system in promoting technology transfer in the European Single Market. It shows that the fragmented nature of the system imposes limitations on trade and foreign direct investment (FDI), preventing the realisation of the economic benefits which could be expected\u2026 read more [20] COMMISSION PUBLISHES STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF REACH AUTHORISATION The study on the impacts of REACH (registration evaluation authorisation and restriction of chemicals) authorisation [21] indicates that the system is achieving its objectives. The authorisation system is progressively promoting substitution of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) by available alternatives and reducing risks associated with the use of SVHCs. SOURCE: http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/ [22] read more [23] Consultations and Roadmaps EVALUATION OF FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS Food contact materials (FCMs) are all materials that come into contact with food including packaging as well as every-day items such as kitchen and tableware and those used in professional food manufacturing, preparation, storage and distribution. Regulation (EC) No 1935\/2004 (the FCM Regulation) provides that these materials shall not transfer their components into food in\u2026 read more [24] EVALUATION OF THE LEGISLATION ON MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN AND RARE DISEASES The EU Regulation on medicines for rare diseases ('orphan medicines') and the Paediatric Medicines Regulation especially for children are intertwined and partly complementary as they both intend to redirect investment in previously neglected therapeutic areas through a scheme of incentives, rewards and obligations. The scope of this evaluation will be focused on the output and\u2026 read more [25] PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON REVISION OF THE EU REGULATION ON EXPLOSIVES PRECURSORS The aim of the public consultation is to gather the views and concerns of all interested citizens, authorities and organisation regarding the EU restrictions and controls limiting the availability of and access to substances which can be used for making home-made explosives.\u00a0Your input will help the Commission to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the\u2026 read more [26] PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT The consultation seeks views on possible actions to address the risks from pharmaceuticals in the environment and to obtain views and information to support the development of the Commission's strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment. At EU level, the issue of pharmaceuticals in the environment is only partially addressed in legislation and policy. Practices\u2026 read more [27] PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE INITIATIVE TO LIMIT INDUSTRIAL TRANS FATS INTAKES IN THE EU The European Commission is carrying out an Impact Assessment on a possible EU-based initiative to limit intakes of industrial trans fats in the diet of EU consumers, such as to limit industrial trans fats content in food through self-regulation or through a legally-binding measure, to introduce mandatory labelling of the trans fats content of foods\u2026 read more [28] Calls for Funding and Awards OPEN INNOVATION TEST BEDS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT, NANO-ENABLED MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS [29] NANOINFORMATICS: FROM MATERIALS MODELS TO PREDICTIVE TOXICOLOGY AND ECOTOXICOLOGY [30] INNOVATIVE AND AFFORDABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE [31] EIC HORIZON PRIZE FOR ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS [32] NEW ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS FOR PREVENTION AND\/OR TREATMENT OF NEGLECTED INFECTIOUS DISEASES [33] EFFICIENT RECYCLING PROCESSES FOR PLASTIC CONTAINING MATERIALS [34] EUCHEMS EUROPEAN CHEMISTRY GOLD MEDAL [35] EUCHEMS LECTURE AWARD [36] EUCHEMS HISTORICAL LANDMARKS [37] EuCheMS Events WISPOC 2018 - EUROPEAN WINTER SCHOOL ON PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY [38] 16EPI - 16TH IBERIAN PEPTIDE MEETING \/ 4GEQB - 4TH CHEMICAL BIOLOGY GROUP MEETING [39] CHEMCYS 2018 \u2013 14TH CHEMISTRY CONFERENCE FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS [40] EUCHEMS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING [41] BELGIAN PEPTIDE GROUP MEETING (BPGM) [42] INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PROCESS CHEMISTRY (ISPROCHEM) [43] Other Events CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE - THE LEGACY OF THE ESTONIAN PRESIDENCY [44] CITIZENS\u2019 DIALOGUE IN THE HAGUE WITH COMMISSIONER PHIL HOGAN [45] HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF THE CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRIAL FORUM ON RENEWABLES [46] EU ENERGY DAY: EU\u2019S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE [47] [Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry - ABCChem] [48] ATLANTIC BASIN CONFERENCE ON CHEMISTRY - ABCCHEM 23 \u2013 26 January 2018 Canc\u00fan, Mexico WEBSITE: http:\/\/abcchem.org\/ [49] Read more [48] [7th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress - ECC7] [50] 7TH EUCHEMS CHEMISTRY CONGRESS - ECC7 26 - 30 August 2018 Liverpool, UK WEBSITE: https:\/\/www.euchems2018.org\/ [51] Read more [50] [Chemistry in Europe] [52] CHEMISTRY IN EUROPE Read the latest issue of Chemistry in Europe here [53]. 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