<P style="mso-line-height-alt: 9.0pt" align=justify><FONT size=3><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #242816; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin" lang=EN-US>CORE Organic II has pre-announced a new transboundary tender <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>on research in organic farming <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="mso-line-height-alt: 9.0pt" align=justify><FONT size=3><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #242816; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin" lang=EN-US>be launched on Sept. 1<SUP>st</SUP>. For all the related information, the criteria for participation and the funds available, the advice is to visit </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #242816; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><A href="http://www.coreorganic2.org/"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US><FONT color=#ee7600>www.coreorganic2.org</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #242816; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin" lang=EN-US>. </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin" lang=EN-US><FONT size=2>In 2007, the first CORE Organic ERA-NET successfully ended. The final scientific report, available in the site, gives details on the activities and achievements of the project. CORE Organic launched 8 pilot projects which are running until the end of 2010. These projects have each their own website. After 2007, the partners of CORE Organic expanded their network and successfully developed a second ERA-NET, CORE Organic II, which will be a collaboration between 27 partners in 22 countries. The ERA-NET started in March 2010. Among its tasks, it has launched transnational calls for research projects on various themes of organic food and farming. Partners in CORE Organic II are from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland , Turkey, United Kingdom.</FONT> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>