Brussels, 18/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 17 December, Albania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Commission, allowing it full participation in the EU's Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7). “I strongly believe that the countries of the Western Balkans have much to gain from participating in FP7, as part of their EU membership perspective,” said Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potoènik, in a press release. Albania's “associated status”...