The Management of EU Research Programmes As part of the preparation for the ministerial colloquium organised on 28 April 1998 on the management of EU research programmes (see Press Release of 29 April 1998), the Commission prepared a dossier setting out some data on programme management as well as some of the Commission's ideas for improving its management performance. Discussions at the colloquium were focused around the main areas of concern identified in the document and in preparatory working groups: involving the scientific, industrial and user communities more in the implementation of programmes; improving the efficiency and transparency of management procedures; comparing and 'benchmarking' the Commission's performance with other organisations. As noted by the Chairman of the colloquium, John Battle (UK Minister for Science, Energy and Industry), the colloquium was part of the continual dialogue between the Commission and the Member States on improving research programme management. As part of this dialogue, the Commission was asked to report annually to the Council on achievements and progress in managing the programmes. Download the dossier as PDF-file colloq-en.pdf (English; 209 Kb) or colloq-fr.pdf (français; 217 Kb) LEGAL NOTICE: Neither the Commission of the European Communities nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the information contained in this document. PDF (Portable Document Format) is the format associated with the Adobe Acrobat product suite. PDF documents are derived from documents created in other applications, such as Word, Pagemaker, or Excel, and retain the typography, layout, and graphics of the original. To read a PDF document online you need Acrobat Reader software, an Ethernet or SLIP/PPP network connection, and a graphical Web browser configured to launch Acrobat automatically when you select a PDF file. The free reader software can be downloaded from the Adobe website. News & Publications | Fifth Framework Programme | 10.01.2000