Memo: The European Commission’s in-house science service – the Joint Research Centre (JRC)

On 16 March 2012, the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso accompanied by the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn inaugurated the new European Crisis Management Laboratory (ECML) which supports EU's interventions in areas struck by disaster around the globe.

On the occasion of this inauguration, President Barroso met with staff and visited a number of other laboratories and test centres at JRC Ispra. During this short tour of the site he got a flavour of the science behind many EU policies, from electro mobility, nanotechnology, food security and natural resources to safe construction.

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European Commission: Joint Research Centre https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/

European Commission: Speech/12/195: Statement by President Barroso at the press doorstep after the inauguration of the European Crisis Management Laboratory at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra Doorstep Ispra, 16 March 2012 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/195&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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