The JRC and its support to EU Acceding

The JRC and its support to EU Acceding and Candidate Countries JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04 Dr Giancarlo Caratti, Head of Enlargement Unit Bucharest 12 February 2004

JRC’s Mission … to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies … …the JRC functions as a centre of science and technology reference for the EU, independent of private and national interests. . . JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Implementing the JRC Mission … in implementing its mission, the JRC…. . … . . depends on intensive networking with public and private institutions in the JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Rationale More than 25% of all EU legislation has a significant S&T basis (e. g. food, chemicals, environment, energy) • advanced analytical requirements, e. g. GMOs; • harmonisation - best practice – validation; • training. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC provides in-house scientific and technical support to Community policy making In the last 2 years, the JRC has been involved in over 70 pieces of EU legislation JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

The Organisation of the JRC 7 Institutes in 5 Member States The Netherlands IE - Petten - Institute for Energy Staff: 180 IRMM - Geel Belgium - Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements Staff: 220 ITU - Karlsruhe Germany - Institute for Transuranium Elements Staff: 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 Studies Staff: 100 Total staff: 2200 Total budget: JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04 300 ME/y

The Competencies of the JRC I) Food, Chemical Products and Health II) Environment and Sustainability III) Nuclear Safety and Security IV) Cross-cutting (Public Security and Anti-Fraud, Reference Materials and Measurements, Prospective Studies) I II IV % of JRC-FP 6 budget (1050 ME) JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

The JRC and the Enlargement Strategic Objectives: To help the AC / CC in dealing faster with the “EU acquis” in areas of JRC competence To contribute to the development of the “European Research Area” Main Target: To achieve full working involvement between the AC/CCs and the JRC, consistent with the level enjoyed by current MS JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

JRC Enlargement Action Main Instruments: 1. Focus JRC core projects on specific AC/CC needs 2. Submit joint proposals to FP calls 3. Host visiting scientists, experts, research fellows 4. Advanced training courses and workshops 5. Information and awareness actions JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

1. Focus JRC core projects on specific S&T needs of the Enlargement process 7 Main areas Harmonisation of Measurements ü Air quality and emissions control ü Natural & technological l Environment hazards l Food Safety&Quality ü Toxic mining waste l Health ü Geographic Information Systems l Support Agriculture ü Radioactivity Monitoring l Prospective Analysis/Impact ü Solar Energy of Enlargement on theü Reactor & Fuel Safety EU l Nuclear ü Safeguards, Illicit Trafficking JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04 ü Waste Management l

Example 1: S&T support to Agricultural Policy • • • 44% of EU budget on agriculture 5% of farmers declarations checked with RS (JRC) Advances in technology improve process by: – – – • interpretation of very high resolution satellite imagery; accurate positioning with GPS and ortho-imagery feedback /controls via Internet Focus on AC/CC countries: – Assist development of integrated control system – Predictions of crop harvests – Carry out Pilot projects JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Example 2: S&T support to Fishery Policy • Use of remote sensing to identify noncompliant fishing vessels (switched off GPS) – successful pilot studies in Flemish Cap, Azores, North Sea, Biscay – Commission proposed operational use as part of reform of CFP. JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04 Pilot Project: automatic supply of vessel detection to fishing monitoring centers in Baltic countries (39 minutes after Radarsat data acquisition)

Example 3: Traceability of Livestocks New Regulation (Dec 2003) on mandatory identification of sheep and goat species includes Electronic Identification. Preparation of revised regulation for bovine species About 100 devices tested (boluses, eartags, injectable) in JRC lab Pilot projets in 6 MS with best devices (910. 000 Animals, 6077 Farms) 8 workshops / pilot projects planned in 2004 in Lithuania, Poland, Czech, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Malta, Western Balkans Development of methods for animal and meat traceability from birth to consumer using a combination of EID and DNA fingerprinting (future) JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Example 4 – PV Resources for CC Power at 250 panel inclination JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Example 5: Inventory, Regulations and Environ-mental Impacts of Toxic Mining Waste in AC/CC A contribution to Enlargement: 4 Report on the regulatory experience in Candidate Countries 4 A country-wide approach to the inventory and assessment of environmental impacts 4 A methodological procedures and a platform for information exchange to collect, use, compare and deliver back data The work prepared the Communication as an initiative of the Commission to support inventory of mining waste sites on a regional basis JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

SPECTRALLY BASED METHODOLOGY FOR RAPID SCREENING OF MINING WASTES BY USE OF LANDSAT-TM IMAGES Exposed rock surface: Andesite quarry-RO Strong weathering of iron oxides and hydroxides Pecomines Processed remote sensing image pointing out ferric/ferrous minerals OH Secondary minerals in sulfide bearing deposits: Porphyry copper open-pit Oxidation of sulfides with release of acid water and heavy metals Fe Processed remote sensing image pointing out cooccurrence of both OH and Fe bearing minerals JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Example 6 - Illicit Oil Discharges in the Black Sea Mapping of illicit oil spill pollution activity : Image interpretation combined with statistical analysis for • Development of improved methodologies for estimation of relevant parameters concerning oil spills and spilling scenarios • Identifying areas facing chronic pollution and support the development of an integrated approach for early warning and prompt Spills in the Black Sea (year 2000) response (880 satellite images analyzed - 452 spills detected) Modeling and simulations to reconstruct pollution scenario JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Example 7 - Emergency Management: Floods Meteo data Reading… LISFLOOD JRC European Data -Soil, Surface, river catchments system, … Flood simulation & forecasting River basin management Land remediation Member States data -River dimensions, … Alert levels JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04 * Two early flood warnings in 2003: Ebro (Spain; 6 days advance) and Iskar (Bulgaria; 4 days advance). Emails sent to national contacts. Floods confirmed later

2. Submit joint proposals to FP 6 calls JRC applies to FP calls on “equal footing” and on “competitive basis” equal to all other organisations • In 2003, the JRC has been involved in about 200 research proposals submitted to various FP 6 calls • Over 70% of these proposals include one or more partner(s) from Enlargement countries JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Establishment and participation in scientific networks Example: ENGL - The European Network of GMO Laboratories • A network of 45 laboratories supporting the Food Community policies including Acceding and Candidate Countries • Development of science-based validation and harmonization of most modern analytical tools for the traceability and authentication of GMOs and their derived products • Several training courses for identification and labeling of GMO in food products at Ispra • A new multimedia course designed for AC/CC being finalised (June 2004) JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

3. Host visiting scientists, experts and research fellows Enlargement Staff present at JRC (May 03) Evolution of Enlargement Staff at JRC BG: Bulgaria 11 CZ: Czech R. 10 EE: Estonia 4 HU: Hungary 12 LT: Lithuania 4 PL: Poland 14 RO: Romania 14 SI: Slovenia 6 MA: Malta 1 SK: Slovak R. 7 TOTAL 83 DNE, VS and Research Fellows selected via Open Call working at the JRC (383 applications received in 2003 for 73 posts). • In 2003 the JRC hosted 112 temporary staff from AC/CC JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

Other opportunities for staff • Competition for JRC research staff from AC under preparation with EPSO • Possibility of longer-term contracts (AT 4) for AC via registering on the ELSA database http: //www. cordis. lu/research_openings/personnel_elsa_en. htm • Call for research fellows online (<35 y) for AC + CC • Call research trainees online (<30 y) for AC + CC http: //www. jrc. cec. eu. int/default. asp@sidsz=what_we_offer&surl=work_opportu nities. htm • Stronger collaboration is being sought with the Marie Curie (40 areas online for individual fellowships) AC + CC + WB JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

4. Advanced training courses and workshops l l JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04 Some 70 workshops / training courses jointly organised in 2003 with policy DGs dealing with S&T aspects of EU policies More than 1000 AC/CC experts trained in these workshops (designated via the AC/CC missions to the EU) – data base soon on-line examples

5. Information and awareness JRC Information Days and FP 6 Launch Events in AC/CC from 200 actions JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04

2004 Work Programme • Enlargement Action 2004 online next week • 100 workshops/training and 80 posts published with deadline 28. 5. 2004 • Emphasis on DNE who contribute to development of institutional relations • Consistent with EC policy, several workshops open also to Western Balkans • facility for very short stays (up to 1 week) JRC – Brussels on 10. 02. 04