On January 1, 2013, Ireland began its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. Irish Presidency for the seventh time coincides with the 40t" anniversary of its membership of the European Union. Some issues on the Irish Presidency's agenda include the following: Finalizing agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework that will determine the EU budget from 2014-2020. Also, policy issues of direct national importance to Ireland including reform Horizon 2020, the EU's future framework programme for research and innovation. and Anna Vosečková.
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre launched an initiative on scientific support of growth and jobs. It was established at a conference dedicated to Scientific sup pod to EU growth and jobs: Efficient buildings, vehicles and equipment on March 26, 2013 in Brussels. The main objective of this event was to identify where scientific support is needed. and Anna Vosečková.
Another article features the scientific cooperation between the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and several institutions in Japan and the Republic of Korea. One is the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (which plays a pivotal role in the administration of a wide spectrum of Japan’s scientific and academic programs). The two others are the National Research Foundation of Korea (one of the leading research funding and management agencies supporting all areas of academic discipline) and the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (the nation’s highest integrated think-tank for science technology). and Dan Dvořák.