FRIENDS OF THE SUPERGRID WANTA QUICK SINGLE ELECTRICITY MARKET
The Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG) have called for more action to be taken by the European Commission to hasten the development of a single market in electricity and the [...]
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-40% GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION: A GOOD TARGET SAYS EURELECTRIC
The European Commission today published first proposals on its 2030 energy and climate policy framework. Most notably, the Commission proposes a binding greenhouse gas [...]
EPIA REACTION TO EC COMMISSION FRAMEWORK
The EPIA reacts to the European Commission climate and energy framework to be released soon. Fossil fuels remain an important driver of price formation and of energy [...]
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE LAUNCHED IN RIGA
Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, is visiting Rīga in Latviasince January 18th to take part in the 2014 [...]
EP ASKS FOR A NEW STRATEGY FOR HOMELESS
MEPs again press the Commission for a European strategy for the homeless, following a similar appeal in a resolution in 2011 and proposals form other EU institutions and [...]
MEETING EU-TURKISH MINISTER FOR EU AFFAIRS
The European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and the Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met in [...]
FOOD FRAUD: PE WANT TO REINFORCE THE CONTROLS
Recent food fraud, including the sale of horse meat as beef, should prompt the EU to review the functioning of the food production chain, step up checks and revise labelling [...]
EUROPE’S ANSWER TO TERRORISM AND RADICALISM
Terrorist and violent extremist activities have evolved and are a growing, significant threat within the EU. These activities are carried out not only by organised groups but [...]
REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE BY 2020
The most hazardous plastics and certain plastic bags should be banned by 2020, as part of an EU strategy to reduce plastic waste in the environment, says the European [...]
A NEW NOTE OF TEN EUROS
A new note of ten euros was revealed this morning by the European Central bank. This new note is more safe against counterfeit and has also a beautiful color. The first new [...]
PRACTICAL GUIDE ON THE “HABITUAL RESIDENCE TEST”
A practical guide on the ‘Habitual Residence Test’ to help Member States apply EU rules on the coordination of social security for EU citizens that have moved to [...]
A NEW MAKE UP FOR VINITALY 2014
At the next Vinitaly scheduled for 6-9 April 2014 a new reorganization of the stands will made it possible to create space for Vininternational, a new initiative bringing [...]
HOW THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HELPED HAITI SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE
On 12 January 2010, Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake that took 222,750 people’s lives, injured many thousands and made 1.7 million homeless. How the EU [...]
SEPA: A NEW TRANSITION PERIOD
The SEPA is the single euro payment area. The Commission has adopted a proposal to give an extra transition period of six months during which payments which differ from the [...]
IMMIGRATION SITUATION IN ISRAEL VERY COMPLEX
Thousands of African migrants demanding to be recognized as refugees protested Wednesday outside of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, after staging demonstrations this week [...]
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