Brussels, 25/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission nominated the twelve members of the European Group on Ethics in Sciences and New Technologies (EGE), with a still timid enhancement of its mandate, which nevertheless rose from three to four years.
Other than the duration of the mandate, the Commission decided to confirm the opening of the Group towards other Community institutions by stipulating that "the Parliament and the Council may draw the Commission's attention to issues...