Brussels, 04/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 4 January 2008, the European Commission announced that it will provide €30 million in funding for two new joint research programmes on metrology and the Baltic ecosystem. "These two initiatives involve member states pooling research programmes in very concrete areas, with top-up funding from the European budget," said European Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potoènik. "During 2008 we will be making further proposals about how member...