Main research-related events during German Presidency decided
- 1-3 February; EU-Conference on perspectives of Infectious Disease Research, held in Dresden.
- 25-26 February; Launch Event on the Fifth Framework program in Essen.
- 1-6 March; Workshop with Central and Eastern European Countries on the Fifth Framework program, taking place in Greifswald.
- 22-23 March; Social Science and the Humanities as forerunners for the EU Enlargement, held in Frankfurt an der Oder.
- 19-20 April; Mediterranean Countries Monitoring Committee, in Bremen.
- 8-9 June; Management of Water Catchment Areas, held in Dresden.
- 10-12 June; Colloquium on Ethics Science and Politics, taking place in Tübingen.
- 14-15 June; Workshop on "Forward- thinking: Keys to Future in Research and Education, in Hamburg.
- 21 - 22 June; EU - USA Round Table, held in Stuttgart.