Research Council Agenda
The provisional agenda for the next meeting of the Council of Research Ministers in Brussels on 22 December 1998 has been published by the Council secretariat. Agenda 1. Fifth Research Framework Programmes : specific programmes - Political agreement covering the following - Quality of life and management of living resources - User-friendly information society - Competitive and sustainable growth - Energy, environment and sustainable development - Confirming the international role of Community research - Promotion of innovation and encouragement of SME participation - Improving human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base - JRC programme (EC) - Nuclear energy research - JRC programme (Euratom) 2. Fifth Research Framework Programmes (EC, Euratom) - Adoption 3. Promotion of RTD and Innovation activities with the Mediterranean partner countries - draft Council conclusions 4. Implementation of Action Plan for Innovation in Europe - draft Council conclusions 5. Any other business 6. (possibly) Adoption of a negotiating mandate for a scientific and technological cooperation agreement between EC and Argentina 7. (possibly) Signature of a scientific and technological cooperation agreement with China 8. (possibly) Adoption of rules for participation (EC, Euratom) and rules for dissemination of research results (EC) 9. (possibly) Conclusions of a scientific and technological cooperation agreement with Canada in the field of nuclear energy research