TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Executive Summary iii 



PART ONE 



Programs, Policies, Capabilities, Internal Relations and Foreign Affairs 



European Community S&T Programs, Policies and Capabilities 1 



The FRAMEWORK Programme of Research Support 2 



S&T Infrastructure-Building 3 



PoUcies, S&T Priorities and Capabilities of Key Member States 4 



The Importance of the "Big Three" Members 4 



Lack of Commonahty in National R&D Activities 5 



S&T Growth as a National Priority 5 



Constraints on PubUc Funding Choices 6 



Outline of Key EC Member State S&T Characteristics 7 



The EC-Member State Interface: Economic, Political and S&T Matrix 10 



An Expanding Concept of Integration 10 



The Challenge of German Unification 10 



The Nature of Community: Deepening vs. Broadening 11 



Aid to Eastern Europe Strains EC Commission Resources 11 



External Relations in Science and Technology 12 



The European Free Trade Association and Expansion of the EC 12 



Technological Assistance to Eastern Europe 13 



The Challenge of Japanese Technological Dominance 13 



Limits on the Community Role in External S&T Relations 14 



PART TWO 



Influences on U.S.-European S&T Cooperation 



Challenges for U.S. Policymaking 15 



A U.S. Response: Major Issues and Assessments 16 



U.S. Government S&T Relations with Europe 16 



U.S.-EC Human Resources: Supply, Education and Mobility 17 



U.S. Access to European Research Programs and Results 18 



Collection, Assessment and Dissemination of 



European S&T Information 19 



Standards-Setting and Regulatory Processes 20 



Civilian Research and Technology Assistance to Eastern Europe 20 



