EP: WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO FIGHT THE CRISIS? PART 2
How to make sure a tax on financial transactions pays off Could a tax on financial transactions help to discourage reckless financial speculation and ensure banks contribute [...]
ECONOMY
THE BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM STARTS THIS FRIDAY
From Friday 30 August until Sunday 1 September, the BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM will be brining together professionals from the world of culture and the cultural and creative [...]
EUREKA CHAIRMANSHIP HANDED OVER TO NORWAY
Turkey was holding the EUREKA Program chairmanship since July of last year. Recently, the chaimanship was handed over to Norway. “EUREKA is a critical platform which [...]
PEACE THROUGH PROFITS ?
Secret ventures are reshaping the Israeli-Palestinian world. As Israeli and Palestinian politicians lurch toward peace talks, entrepreneurs have been quietly taking [...]
A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Belgian Hans Bruyninckx has taken office as Executive Director at the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Copenhagen. “It is a great honour to be selected for this [...]
55 MILLION POUNDS FOR UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
The European Investment Bank and Barclays PLC have agreed to provide GBP 55m to fund investment in academic and campus development at the University of Leicester and support [...]
NEW UN SAFETY AND NUTRITION STANDARDS
New UN food safety and nutrition standards will benefit consumers. Codex Alimentarius adopts new limits on fruit, vegetables and fish, salt and fat labelling, hygiene and [...]
ALPHASAT EASILY LAUNCHED
Alphasat, Europe’s largest and most sophisticated telecommunications satellite, was launched into its planned orbit on july 25th from Kourou, French Guiana. The Ariane 5 [...]
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
ARE SOME COUNTRIES MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS TO PLAY INTO THE EU INTERNAL MARKET ? In the italian company’s Frabo case, a SME lead by a woman won against a german [...]
THE AGRIBUSINESS FORUM 2013 IN KIGALI
In the framework of the upcoming AgriBusiness Forum 2013, ‘The Agri-Food Sector: A Catalyst for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in Africa’, H.E Robert [...]
NEW TRADE AGREEMENT EU-MYANMAR
As of 19 July, Myanmar/Burma is set to benefit once again from a special, advantageous trade arrangement with the EU after the country’s recent efforts to improve the [...]
YWD: THE BELGIAN FLAG WAVES IN GOIAS
The diocese of Goias, in Brasil, made a warm welcome for the belgian participants of the Youth World Days. Bishop Cockerols of Brussels is among them. After leaving Brussels [...]
EU TO SUSTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Ahead of the EU-South Africa Summit to take placetomorrow July 18 in Pretoria (South Africa), the European Union has approved a ground-breaking €100 million programme to [...]
AGREEMENT EU-GEORGIA SIGNED IN TBILISSI
The European Union supports Georgia with a new € 16 million programme on Border Management and Migration. On Thursday 11 June, 2013 the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and [...]
A WIND OF CHANGE AT THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
Europe must be more efficient, concrete and closer to its citizens. The President of the European Economic and Social Committee, HenriMalosse, turned his vision into action [...]
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