Dear Colleagues, ITER was again a subject for discussion at the EU Competitiveness Council meeting on 18 April 2005. A summary can be found at: http://www.eu2005.lu/en/actualites/communiques/2005/04/18recherche/index.html An associated news item can be found at: http://in.news.yahoo.com/050418/137/2ktkp.html Norman Graf