the crucial role of research and technological development policy in the context of the Lisbon strategy and the importance of the successful realisation of the European Research Area (ERA) and the importance attached by the European Council of 22/23 March 2005 to the development of human capital in
the context of the mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy ; Council Resolutions on Science and society and on women in science (26 June 2001) , on the Reinforcement of the Mobility Strategy within the European Research Area (10 December 2001) , on Investing in research for European growth and competitiveness (22 September 2003) , on the Profe
...[+++]ssion and the career of researchers within the ERA (10 November 2003) , on Equal access to and participation of women and men in the knowledge society for growth and innovation (27 November 2003) ; the important recent work touching upon human resources in science and technology in Europe such as the report "Increasing Human Resources for Science and Technology in Europe" by the High Level Group on Human Resources, the report "Facing the Challenge, the Lisbon strategy for growth and employment" by the High Level Group contributing to the Lisbon mid-term review, the Conference "Brain gain – the Instruments" of 29/30 September 2004 in the Hague, and the five-year assessment of the Framework Programmes (1999-2003); ongoing work in the context of Justice and Home Affairs regarding the draft Directive and two Recommendations on the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community.les importants travaux accomplis récemment en ce qui concerne les ressources humaines dans le domaine des sciences et des technologies en E
urope, notamment le rapport sur l'accroissement des ressources humaines dans le domaine des sciences et des technologies en Europe ("Increasing Human Resources for Science and Technology in Europe") élaboré par le groupe de haut niveau chargé des ressources humaines, le rapport intitulé "Relever le défi. La stratégie de Lisbonne en faveur de la croissance et de l’emploi" établi par le groupe à haut niveau qui contribue à l'examen à mi-parcours de la stratégie de Lisbonne, la conférence sur "le drainag
...[+++]e des cerveaux – méthodes et moyens" ("Brain Gain – the instruments" ) tenue à La Haye les 29 et 30 septembre 2004 et l'évaluation quinquennale des programmes-cadres (1999-2003); 
