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The Joint Research Centre supporting the EU Enlargement

Dr Barry Mc Sweeney, Director General European Commission,Joint Research Centre

Warsaw, 25 November 2002

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The organisation of the JRC

IE - Petten The Netherlands- Institute for EnergyStaff: 180

IRMM - Geel Belgium- Institute for Reference Materials and MeasurementsStaff: 220

ITU - Karlsruhe Germany - Institute for Transuranium ElementsStaff: 250

IPSC - IHCP - IES - Ispra Italy - Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen - Institute for Health and Consumer Protection - Institute for Environment and Sustainability Staff: 350, 250, 370

IPTS - Seville Spain- Institute for Prospective Technological StudiesStaff: 100

7 Institutes in 5 Member States

Total staff: 2200 Total budget: 300 ME/y

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… to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoringof EU policies ….

The JRC functions as a centre of science and technology (S&T) reference for the EU independent of commercial and national interests...

The mission of the JRC

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JRC Activities Commission In-house R&D Facility Networked Organisation (3000 partners) Support + Advise in Emergency Situations

– Dioxins, BSE, Acrylamide – Floods, Prestige Oil Spill

Support to Member States– Foresight, National Research Programmes– Integrated Training in EU Legislation

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Project networks (JRC+SCA)

Partnerships with CC in FP5 12% of total partnerships (almost negligible at the beginning of FP5)

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Some 60 workshops/training courses and parallel campaigns conducted jointly organised with policy DGs (mainly ENV, AGRI, TREN, SANCO, ENTR)

More than 1200 CC Experts trained in these workshops (many designated via the CC missions to the EU)

The JRC hosted from Jan to Oct 2002, 67 temporary staff from CC (visiting scientists, DNE or grantholders)

Some results of the JRC Enlargement Action 2002

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Example of collaboration: floods

The JRC analysed flood mitigation scenarios to reduce flood risk and assess damage in the Oder catchment

Further studies planned for the Elbe, Danube and other trans-boundary river systems

Research aims at forecasts up to one week (current standard: two days) and damage mitigation strategy

Collaboration with the Hungarian National water authority

Land use mapof the Oder

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Outlook in FP6 Move to full integration of Candidate Countries in FP6 Work

Programme Increase training on S&T aspects of EU policies Emphasis on networking and mobility particularly in the context

of new FP6 instruments Further opportunities for non-statutory staff from CC and short

stays for CC researchers Gradually involve other European CC neighbours (i.e. Balkan) Link to other instruments reinforcing the national S&T

infrastructure (e.g.PHARE, structural funds, etc. )

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Web site: http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int./enlargement

Whom to contact at the Institutes:Chairman of Enlargement WG: J.M. CadiouIPSC anne-marie.morrissey@jrc.itIES jose.jimenez@jrc.itIHCP angela.cardinali@jrc.itIPTS andries.brandsma@jrc.esEI debarberis@jrc.nl IRMM doris.florian@irmm.jrc.beITU willem.janssens@jrc.org

National Contact Points for the JRC in Poland: Jacek Kucinski

JRC (coordination):giancarlo.caratti@cec.eu.int

jiri.burianek@cec.eu.int

Whom to contact, where?