Brussels, 03/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - The informal meeting of EU Ministers for Research to be held in Lisbon on Monday and Tuesday 6 and 7 March, will be devoted to an initial discussion on the European area of research, as proposed by the European Commission. The debate among ministers, chaired by Mariano Gago, will begin towards 14.00 hrs. and should focus on three points: spreading out national research work in Member States, mapping centres of excellence of European dimension and...