http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. European Union member states are obliged to monitor the water quality and the effects of their manure policy on that quality, and to report on these aspects to the European Commission. It appears that the countries concerned interpret this obligation differently due to a lack of specific provisions or regulations. http://phys.org/news232017967.html Space & Earth Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:26:36 EST news232017967 (AP) -- A European trade envoy said Chinese officials indicated Thursday that Beijing might change its curbs on exports of rare earths after a World Trade Organization panel rejected similar restrictions on other metals. http://phys.org/news229850906.html Technology Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:40:03 EST news229850906 (AP) -- Russia is ending a blanket ban on vegetable imports from the European Union put in place over fears of E. coli infection, starting with the Netherlands and Belgium, the nation's top consumer rights watchdog said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news228462065.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:43:35 EST news228462065 The EU said Friday it has set up a new anti-hacker team of cyber fire-fighters after a string of recent attacks, one of which saw 30 million euros' worth of carbon credits stolen. http://phys.org/news226910917.html Technology Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:48:48 EST news226910917 Germany's deadly E. coli strain is found mainly in humans rather than animals, the Taggesspiegel newspaper reported Tuesday citing scientific research. http://phys.org/news226641338.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:55:50 EST news226641338 (AP) -- Germany is considering pushing for EU compensation for Spanish farmers after it erroneously blamed its vegetable produce for starting the E. coli outbreak that has killed 18 people, says Spain. http://phys.org/news226302552.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:49:31 EST news226302552 (AP) -- Scientists on Thursday blamed Europe's worst recorded food-poisoning outbreak on a "super-toxic" strain of E. coli bacteria that may be brand new. http://phys.org/news226215975.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:20:14 EST news226215975 The European Union announced Monday it will launch the first two satellites in its long-delayed and hugely over-budget Galileo navigation system from French Guiana on October 20. http://phys.org/news225363754.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 May 2011 10:03:10 EST news225363754 Britain on Tuesday unveiled plans to cut its carbon emissions by 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2025, saying the proposal marked a significant step forward in its efforts to fight climate change. http://phys.org/news224861473.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 May 2011 14:31:26 EST news224861473 More than four out of five pubs in Germany make use of legal loopholes or flout the rules to allow people to smoke, almost three years after a ban, a study by health campaigners showed on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news223642752.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 May 2011 12:30:01 EST news223642752 EU energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger is preparing legislation to force oil-drilling companies to pay for pollution caused up to 200 nautical miles off European coastlines, a source said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news222439343.html Space & Earth Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:20:02 EST news222439343 (AP) -- The European Union said Tuesday it has asked the bloc's 27 member countries to probe whether Internet providers block or slow down services in a way that harms consumers. http://phys.org/news222429997.html Technology Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:06:49 EST news222429997 EU and US officials met in Hungary Thursday to try to move forward negotiations for a framework deal to protect the privacy of European citizens' data in future anti-terror operations. http://phys.org/news222007187.html Technology Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:40:03 EST news222007187 General Medical Council (GMC) decisions about doctors who qualified outside the UK are more likely to have far reaching consequences (high impact decisions), finds research published in the British Medical Journal today. http://phys.org/news221280546.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:49:25 EST news221280546 Curbing air pollution in major European cities could save 19,000 lives per year, add almost two years to local life expectancy and save 31.5 billion euros (43.4 billion dollars) in health costs and work absenteeism, an EU-funded study said on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news218282207.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:30:01 EST news218282207 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked up the Turkish technology industry Monday ahead of the world's largest IT fair in Germany, where Turkey is this year "partner country." http://phys.org/news218094243.html Technology Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:30:07 EST news218094243 The EU extended a freeze Thursday on trading in carbon credits ordered after hackers broke into national trading registries and stole and then sold millions of euros worth of polluting rights. http://phys.org/news215361500.html Technology Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:00:01 EST news215361500 Unemployment has a negative impact on a worker's future salary if it continues for a long time, particularly in countries such as Spain, Italy and Portugal. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by Spanish researchers, who have analysed the impact of job loss on relative salaries in six European countries. http://phys.org/news214743959.html Other Sciences Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:06:11 EST news214743959 (AP) -- Livestock feed producers must face stricter controls and Germany and other EU nations must have better, more centralized dioxin monitoring, German officials proposed Monday after high dioxin levels prompted the closure of thousands of farms. http://phys.org/news213881178.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:26:31 EST news213881178 Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) have analysed levels of radon, a natural radioactive gas, in 58 secondary schools in Galicia. The results show that 34% of these schools exceed the limit of 400 Bequerels/m3 recommended by the European Union. Excessive inhalation of radon is associated with lung cancer. http://phys.org/news212150629.html Space & Earth Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:44:00 EST news212150629 The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recommended Monday limiting access to eight harmful but widely-used industrial substances. http://phys.org/news212071892.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:20:02 EST news212071892 (AP) -- It was meant to be an effort to plug Twitter users into the conversation at the summit of European power. Instead it ended in very public embarrassment. http://phys.org/news211817649.html Technology Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:14:19 EST news211817649 More than 400 chemicals that cause cancer, mutations or reproductive problems are being used in the European Union, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) said in Helsinki on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news210442280.html Chemistry Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:00:01 EST news210442280 Europe on Thursday banned baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol-A as of early next year over fears it may harm the health of children throughout the EU's half a billion population. http://phys.org/news209914318.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:32:21 EST news209914318 (PhysOrg.com) -- UC Berkeley economic historian and economist Barry Eichengreen, an expert on the international monetary and financial system, walked a special seminar group, assembled on campus Friday (Nov. 19), through what led to Ireland's financial crisis and possible solutions and pitfalls. http://phys.org/news209728008.html Other Sciences Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:47:06 EST news209728008 The son and grandson of farmers, Spyros Papathanassiou spends most of the day overseeing his family olive press and winery in the outskirts of Asopia, a village northeast of Athens. http://phys.org/news209014432.html Technology Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:34:20 EST news209014432 A new Reference Report published today by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) lists 79 reference methods for GMO analysis which have been validated according to international standards. This Compendium, developed jointly by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Food and Feed (EU-RL GMFF) and the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL), presents the technical state of the art in GMO detection methods. Each method is described in a user-friendly way, facilitating the implementation of GMO legislation by official control bodies. http://phys.org/news208615684.html Biology Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:48:31 EST news208615684 Italian and Japanese auto giants Fiat and Toyota are bang on course to smash through European Union carbon emissions targets years ahead of schedule, new analysis showed Thursday. http://phys.org/news208034097.html Space & Earth Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:15:10 EST news208034097 (AP) -- Turkey's telecommunications authority will again block access to YouTube unless the video-sharing site removes a sex video of a former opposition party leader, the state-run news agency reported Tuesday. http://phys.org/news207933386.html Technology Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:16:35 EST news207933386 The northern Spanish city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, whose entire population lives a stone's throw from a green space, has won the European Green Capital award for 2012. http://phys.org/news206974572.html Space & Earth Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:20:06 EST news206974572