Brussels, 14/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - At the most recent meeting (held in Reading, England, on 23 in 24 November) of its Committee of Senior Officials, which is chaired by the Italian professor Francesco Fedi, COST (European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research) took a revolutionary decision, after 30 years of existence, abandoning the rule of consensus for decisions taken by majority of the three quarters of the Member States which it comprises. In the future, the...