29/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Union will make a contribution of up to €200 million to the future European metrology research programme (EMRP). On Monday 27 July, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision approving participation by the EU in a European metrology research programme, which effectively gives the go-ahead to the funding contribution. The EMRP will be undertaken jointly by 19 EU member states plus three third countries, with a view to establishing the...