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The European Union Vista in Transatlantic Science and Technology Cooperation
Pages 32-37

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From page 32...
... One may ask why an S&T cooperation agreement between the European Union and the United States is necessary. There are after all long-standing and extensive cooperative links between individual researchers, research institutions, and industrial laboratories in Europe and the United States.
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From page 33...
... Several research agreements involving the EU and the United States already exist for example, in the fields of nuclear fission, thermonuclear fusion, and biotechnology. We are both partners in a series of multilateral agreements, such as the International Science and Technology Centre in Moscow, dedicated to the conversion of military research capacity in Russia to civilian research demands, or the Agreement on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, which may receive further incentives from the U.S.-EU S&T agreement.
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From page 34...
... Second, there were different views on the arrangements for intellectual property rights and exploitation of results achieved through joint research projects. We all know that there are several thorny intellectual property rights issues pending between the EU and the United States.
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From page 35...
... Therefore, we welcome the understanding that both parties to the agreement expect an equitable treatment of their subsidiaries as regards opportunities for participation in S&T activities. We trust that public financing in the United States will not exclude American subsidiaries of European firms.
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From page 36...
... Hopefully, these will include projects that are conceived together from the beginning and not only projects that are put together after each side has already taken its conceptual decisions. The former are still rare between the United States and Europe.
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From page 37...
... The evolution has been tremendous and has led to a true RTD cooperation culture despite language and cultural differences and the growth of the European Union from 6 to 15 member states. It has strengthened the fabric of European science and innovation and has been so successful that intra-EU RTD cooperation is now no longer even considered "international cooperation." We will be happy to share this experience with the United States.
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