EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REJECTS COMMISSION’S ONE-LEGGED 2030 POLICY
Yesterday’s vote in plenary on the European Parliament’s report on “A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies” gives a clear signal that the demand [...]
ECONOMY
WORLD CANCER DAY: THE EU ACTION TO FIGHT
According to most recently published data, there were an estimated 1.4 million new cases of cancer in men and 1.4 million in women in the EU in 2012. In the same year, [...]
NEW RULES FOR COPYRIGHT MUSIC ONLINE
New rules on music copyright approved by Parliament on Tuesday aim to make it easier for online providers to get licences to stream music in more than one EU country. The [...]
CAMPAIGN OF EUROPEAN PAPER INDUSTRY FOR A GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Following the release of the Industrial Renaissance Communication, CEPI (the Confederation of European Paper Industries) launched recently a campaign calling for the EU to [...]
TAIWAN AT THE BRUSSELS HOLIDAY FAIR THIS WEEK
Taiwan, one of Asia’s economic miracles and a world leader in ICT and related industries, exports millions of products and services to every corner of the globe annually. [...]
EURELECTRIC: A MANIFESTO FOR A BALANCED, MORE EFFICENT ENERGY POLICIY
The European electricity industry has called on the European and national policymakers to take measures that would ‘re-orient energy policy towards cost-efficiency and [...]
“EAT WELL –FEEL GOOD” A NEW EU FOOD PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL
The European Commission published a proposal bringing together two currently separate school schemes, the School Fruit Scheme and the School Milk Scheme, under a joint [...]
TOURISM: RECORD LEVEL OF NIGHTS SPENT IN EU IN 2013
In 2013, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU28 reached a peak of 2.6 billion nights, up by 1.6% compared with 2012. Following a [...]
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS AWARDS 2014
The European Railway Award 2014 was presented last tuesday to Jacques Barrot, former European Commissioner for Transport, for political achievements and to Giorgio Diana, [...]
TOO MANY ACCIDENTS INVOLVING LORRIES AND CYCLES
A large coalition involving Transport for London, the IRU, The Mayor of London Transport & Environment want safer trucks to save lifes of cyclists and pedestrians. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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