The European Committee officially started The 7th Framework Program at the beginning of 2007 and its newsflash is a program Ideas which is basically focused on "border research". The European Research Board announced and will evaluate Starting Independent Researcher Grant that was forwarded to independent research with an excellent research idea seeking to create or consolidte their research team. The call-up was very successful and the EC obtained totally 5,167 projects from which were chosen the best 250 (including two Czech candidates). Doc. František Štěpánek (Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague) was able to get financial support for the project. At present Dr. Štěpánek works in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Imperial College, London, UK. and Táňa Perglová.
In this issue, we feature an article about IGLO - an informal association of Brussels-based non-profit R&D Liaison Offices. The aim of this association is to facilitate and enhance the interaction, information exchange and co-operation between members of IGLO, their national research systems and European institutions on issues related to EU RTD, in particular, the Framework Programme. and Adéla Vožechová.
CZELO ve spolupráci se Stálým zastoupením ČR při EU a Ministerstvem zemědělství ČR uspořádalo 10. června 2014 v Bruselu konferenci věnovanou výzkumu v zemědělství. Třetí ročník se zaměřil na výzkum v oblasti vodních zdrojů a technologií pro jejich efektivní využívání. Zúčastnilo se na 60 posluchačů z řad odborné bruselské veřejnosti, regionálních zastoupení v Bruselu a evropských institucí. and Kateřina Slavíková.