EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK ACTIVE IN RUSSIA
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending USD 150 million to Vnesheconombank (VEB) to finance its participation in the International Fund to Support Entrepreneurship that [...]
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RECOMMENDS F-GAS BANS
Use of climate-unfriendly fluorinated gases should be banned in new air-conditioning appliances and refrigerators by 2020, according to a vote on draft legislation in the [...]
ESA AUTOMATIC TRANSFER VEHICLE ARRIVED AT DESTINATION
ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle,Albert Einstein, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on 15 June when it docked smoothly with [...]
NEW EU LEGISLATION ON CREDIT RATING AGENCIES ENTER INTO FORCE
As of 20 June, credit rating agencies (CRAs) will have to follow stricter rules which will make them more accountable for their actions. The new rules also aim to reduce [...]
UK ENERGY AND CIMATE SECRETARY EDD DAVY IN BRUSSELS
The European branch of the British Lib Dems welcomed the UK’s Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Davey MP as a special guest to their 2013 Summer Party this week. Ed [...]
MONTENEGRO: A CONCERN FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanović in Brussels. The main focus of their discussions [...]
VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF REGIONS IN ISRAEL
Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, President of the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) and co-President of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), met y in Tel [...]
EU SUPPORT FOR GOVERNANCE IN EGYPT IS INEFFECTIVE
A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) is highly critical of EU aid spending to promote key areas of governance in Egypt in the periods before and after [...]
AT VINEXPO, THE ENOLOGICAL TREASURE OF GARDA CLASSICO DOC
At Vinexpo the world wine fair in Bordeaux from 16 to 20 june Brusselsdiplomatic discover a typical wine region from the lake Garda, the Garda Classico DOC. The Garda [...]
EU MUST ENSURE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION
MEPs call on the EU to take the lead in ensuring the protection of journalists worldwide and in promoting freedom of religion or belief without harming other freedoms or [...]
THE INTERNATIONAL PARIS AIR SHOW COMES BACK
The 50th edition of the International Paris Air Show will be held at Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre between 17 and 23 June 2013. The International Paris Air Show at Le [...]
SOLAR IMPULSE TAKES OFF FOR SECOND HALF OF WASHINGTON D.C. LEG
The solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg took-off this morning from Cincinnati and is expected to land at Washington [...]
FAO AWARD FOR FOOD AND SECURITY: THE WINNER IS THE EU
The European Union received today the first ever Jacques Diouf award from the UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO), in recognition of its pioneering work on the EU [...]
TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP: START OF NEGOCIATIONS
EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht stated: “I am delighted that the Council has today decided to give the European Commission ‘the green light’ to start trade and [...]
IN BRASIL WINE SPEAKS ITALIAN
In Brazil, Italians have been able to be known not only for their contribution to the development of one of the most promising emerging markets in the global economic [...]
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