CORE Organic II: a new transboundary tender call.

<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">&nbsp;</SPAN>on research in organic farming <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</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,&nbsp;the first CORE Organic&nbsp;ERA-NET successfully ended. The final scientific report, available in the site, &nbsp;gives details on the activities and achievements of the project. CORE Organic launched 8 pilot projects which are running&nbsp;until the end of 2010. These projects have each their own website. After 2007,&nbsp;the partners of CORE Organic expanded their network and successfully developed a&nbsp;second ERA-NET, CORE Organic II, which&nbsp;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&nbsp;in CORE Organic II are from the following countries:&nbsp;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>