Transcript La Crisis de las Vacas Locas: una Perspectiva Europea

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The Joint Research Centre supporting
the EU Enlargement
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Dr Barry Mc Sweeney, Director General
European Commission,
Joint Research Centre
Warsaw, 25 November 2002
The organisation of the JRC
7 Institutes in 5 Member States
IE - Petten The Netherlands
- Institute for Energy
Staff:  180
IRMM - Geel Belgium
- Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
Staff:  220
ITU - Karlsruhe Germany
- Institute for Transuranium Elements
Staff:  250
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IPSC - IHCP - IES - Ispra Italy
- Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen
- Institute for Health and Consumer Protection
- Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Staff:  350, 250, 370
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IPTS - Seville Spain
- Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
Staff:  100
Total staff:  2200 Total budget:  300 ME/y
The mission of the JRC
… to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for
the conception, development, implementation and monitoring
of EU policies ….
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The JRC functions as a centre
of science and technology (S&T)
reference for the EU
independent of commercial
and national interests...
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JRC Activities
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Commission In-house R&D Facility
Networked Organisation (3000 partners)
Support + Advise in Emergency Situations
– Dioxins, BSE, Acrylamide
– Floods, Prestige Oil Spill
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Support to Member States
– Foresight, National Research Programmes
– Integrated Training in EU Legislation
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Project networks (JRC+SCA)
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Partnerships with CC in FP5  12% of total partnerships
(almost negligible at the beginning of FP5)
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Some results of the
JRC Enlargement Action 2002
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More than 1200 CC Experts trained in these workshops
(many designated via the CC missions to the EU)
The JRC hosted from Jan to Oct 2002, 67 temporary
staff from CC (visiting scientists, DNE or grantholders)
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Some 60 workshops/training courses and parallel
campaigns conducted jointly organised with policy DGs
(mainly ENV, AGRI, TREN, SANCO, ENTR)
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Example of collaboration: floods
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The JRC analysed flood mitigation
scenarios to reduce flood risk and
assess damage in the Oder catchment
Further studies planned for the Elbe,
Danube and other trans-boundary river
systems
Research aims at forecasts up to one
week (current standard: two days) and
damage mitigation strategy
Collaboration with the Hungarian
National water authority
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Land use map
of the Oder
Outlook in FP6
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Move to full integration of Candidate Countries in FP6 Work
Programme
Increase training on S&T aspects of EU policies
Emphasis on networking and mobility particularly in the context
of new FP6 instruments
Further opportunities for non-statutory staff from CC and short
stays for CC researchers
Gradually involve other European CC neighbours (i.e. Balkan)
Link to other instruments reinforcing the national S&T
infrastructure (e.g.PHARE, structural funds, etc. )
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Whom to contact, where?
Web site: http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int./enlargement
National Contact Points
for the JRC in Poland:
Jacek Kucinski
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JRC (coordination):
[email protected]
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[email protected]
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Whom to contact at the Institutes:
Chairman of Enlargement WG: J.M. Cadiou
IPSC [email protected]
IES [email protected]
IHCP [email protected]
IPTS [email protected]
EI [email protected]
IRMM [email protected]
ITU [email protected]