Science and technology: cooperation between the Union and the Central and Eastern Europe and CIS countries

In adopting the report by Mrs QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL (PPE, D), Parliament called on the Commission and the Council to continue the INTAS programme of cooperation with scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union beyond 31 December 1995, and for this to run for the entire duration of the Fourth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. However, Parliament drew the Commission's attention to the fact that: - INTAS should be regarded as one instrument among a number of Community actions for promoting international cooperation in the research sector. It should be based essentially on fundamental research and should include other forms of cooperation in the field of research; - the role of the national scientific organizations of those countries which were members of the Scientific Council should be strengthened. Parliament also stated that actions undertaken by INTAS should become more transparent, less costly and more effective and stressed in particular that the allocation of appropriations should not be affected by administrative delays. �