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• New statistics on animal experiments

  On 05 December 2013, the European Commission published the “7th Report on the Statistics on the Number of Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes in the Member States of the European Union”.

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• The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) has been adopted

  On 2 December 2013, the Council gave its approval to the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014–2020.

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• Commissioner Kroes speech on Open Access to Research Data

  On 19 November, at the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Declaration on open access to scientific research data, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Ms. Neelie Kroes spoke in favour of open access to scientific data.

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• Most people do not feel well-informed about the outputs of research, shows Eurobatometer survey

  58% of people feel they are not well-informed about the outputs of publicly-funded science, showed the Special Eurobarometer 401 on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Science and Technology report, released in November 2013. This presents an obstacle to the success Horizon 2020 programme in areas such as healthy ageing, which will rely on public cooperation to reach their objectives.

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• Final Report on the Reflection Process on Chronic Diseases

  On 11 November 2013, the European Commission published the “Final Report on the Reflection Process on Chronic Diseases”. This report is intended by the Commission to inform the Council of Ministers and encourage them to draft Council Conclusions on Chronic Diseases in the near future.

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• “E-Health and health innovation”, one of the priorities in the forthcoming Greek Presidency

  “E-Health and health innovation” will be one of the non-legislative priorities in the field of health of the Greek Presidency, as announced by trustworthy internal sources.

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