1. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 1 1 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 The Joint Research Centre supporting the EU Enlargement Dr Barry Mc Sweeney, Director General European Commission, Joint Research Centre Warsaw, 25 November 2002

2. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 2 2 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 The organisation of the JRC IE - Petten The Netherlands - 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 7 Institutes in 5 Member States Total staff:  2200 Total budget:  300 ME/y

3. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 3 3 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 … 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 (S&T) reference for the EU independent of commercial and national interests... The mission of the JRC

4. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 4 4 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 JRC Activities l Commission In-house R&D Facility l Networked Organisation (3000 partners) l Support + Advise in Emergency Situations –Dioxins, BSE, Acrylamide –Floods, Prestige Oil Spill l Support to Member States –Foresight, National Research Programmes –Integrated Training in EU Legislation

5. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 5 5 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 Project networks (JRC+SCA) Partnerships with CC in FP5  12% of total partnerships (almost negligible at the beginning of FP5)

6. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 6 6 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 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

7. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 7 7 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 Example of collaboration: floods l The JRC analysed flood mitigation scenarios to reduce flood risk and assess damage in the Oder catchment l Further studies planned for the Elbe, Danube and other trans-boundary river systems l Research aims at forecasts up to one week (current standard: two days) and damage mitigation strategy l Collaboration with the Hungarian National water authority Land use map of the Oder

8. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 8 8 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 Outlook in FP6 l Move to full integration of Candidate Countries in FP6 Work Programme l Increase training on S&T aspects of EU policies l Emphasis on networking and mobility particularly in the context of new FP6 instruments l Further opportunities for non-statutory staff from CC and short stays for CC researchers l Gradually involve other European CC neighbours (i.e. Balkan) l Link to other instruments reinforcing the national S&T infrastructure (e.g.PHARE, structural funds, etc. )

9. JRC Brussels -01-09-17-1-JPM - Prague 9 9 BMS-GC Warsaw 25-11-02 Web site: http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int./enlargement Whom to contact at the Institutes: Chairman of Enlargement WG : J.M. Cadiou IPSC anne-marie.morrissey@jrc.it IES jose.jimenez@jrc.it IHCP angela.cardinali@jrc.it IPTS andries.brandsma@jrc.es EI debarberis@jrc.nl IRMM doris.florian@irmm.jrc.be ITU 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?