BRUSSELS, 07-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A staggering €159.5 billion in Value Added Tax (VAT) revenues were lost across the EU in 2014 according to figures released by the European Commission today. Research shows that the overall difference between the expected VAT … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Law
Tagged EU, Pierre Moscovici, VAT Gap study, VAT system in Europe
LONDON, 07-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is working with the EU and Sweden to finance the renovation and development of a clean water and wastewater systems in Bosnia and Herzegovina benefitting more than 35,000 people. Addressing such regional challenges … Read the full press release
A MAJOR EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECT LAUNCHES AT 1 SEPTEMBER 2016 TO PREPARE YOUNG INNOVATION RESEARCHERS FOR CAREERS CONTRIBUTING TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Enschede, Netherlands, 02-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The project consortium, involving the University of Twente alongside six other European universities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Investment, Netherlands, Science, Society
Tagged EU, project, regional development researchers, train young innovation, University of Twente
Public disclosure of an inside information according to Article 17 para. 1 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation – MAR) PADERBORN, 17-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the consummation of the tender offer by Diebold, Incorporated, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Investment, Law, Management
Tagged EU, market abuse, Wincor Nixdorf
DUBLIN, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Recently, a team of astrobiologists from the EU funded MASE (Mars Analogues for Space Exploration) project descended 1.1 kilometers below Earth’s surface to the Mars-like environment of the Boulby Mine in the UK looking for answers … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Ireland, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged astrobiologists, Earth’s surface, EU, MASE, study Mars-like environments on Earth
GÜTERSLOH, 22-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Soll Großbritannien Mitglied der Europäischen Union bleiben oder nicht? Diese Frage müssen über 46 Millionen wahlberechtigte Briten am 23. Juni 2016 beantworten. Der Ausgang des Referendums betrifft nicht nur das Vereinigte Königreich. Internationale Handelsbeziehungen und das … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Germany, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged Bertelsmann Stiftung, EU, Großbritanniens
BRUSSELS, 02-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 1 June 2016, the Council authorised, on behalf of the EU, the signature and provisional application of the economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the EU and the South African Development Community (SADC) EPA Group. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Economy, European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged Economic partnership agreement, EPA, EPA Group, EU, SADC, South African Development Community
HONG KONG, 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The World Trade Organization (WTO) has recently circulated a notification announcing a proposal from the EU to strengthen the migration limit for BPA in food contact plastics and to expand the scope of this new limit … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, European Union, Food & Beverage, Law, Monaco, Switzerland
Tagged BPA in food contact plastics, EU, SGS
BRUSSELS, 18-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 29th October 2015, the EC (European Commission) services, the EEAS (European External Action Service) and the AU representation to the EU organized a dialogue and exchanges meeting that brought together the African and European JAES … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged African Union (AU), EU, European Union, structured civil society engagement
ENP Review BRUSSELS, 19-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have unveiled today the main lines of the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), spelling out the Union’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged ENP RevieW, EU, European Neighbourhood Policy
What does the Capital Markets Union have to do with infrastructure in Europe? BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the goals of the Capital Markets Union is to help mobilise capital in Europe and channel it to the infrastructure … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged EIB estimates, EU, European Commission
In the context of the efforts to help addressing the plight of the refugees in the wider Middle East region, the European Union (EU) announced that it will support Palestine refugees with fresh funding totalling € 30 million. BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Non Profit, Society
Tagged EU, Johannes Hahn, UNRWA
Around 4,500 jobs created or protected thanks to superfast Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly now have 95% fibre broadband coverage LONDON, 6-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Superfast Cornwall, the pioneering fibre broadband programme funded by the EU, BT and Cornwall … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 18-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has published the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets, showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20% renewable energy targets. With a projected share of 15.3% of renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Management, Technology
DCFTA provides new opportunities for SME financing LONDON, 22-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD can play a crucial role in unlocking finance for SMEs in Eastern Partnership (EAP) countries, a senior EBRD executive told businessmen at a conference in Riga … Read the full press release
15 Romanian companies awarded for promoting sustainable energy LONDON, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A cereal grower, a car-servicing company, a manufacturer of antique-style furniture, a fruit and vegetable processor, several bakeries, a paper producer, and south-eastern Europe’s largest oil and gas … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Romania
Tagged Banca Comercială Română (BCR), Banca Transilvania, BRD Groupe Société Générale, EU, James Hyslop, promoting energy efficiency, Romanian companies, The EBRD, the EU-EBRD Romania SME Sustainable Energy Finance Facility, UniCredit Tiriac Bank
Brussels, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The total number of .eu registrations grew by 4.7% in Q3 2014 compared with the same quarter last year, according to the progress report released today by the .eu registry EURid. “As the new gTLDs continue … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged EU, EURid, TLD landscape, total number of .eu registrations
Brussels, 29-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union today took an important step towards creating a comprehensive EU investment policy, with the publication of a Regulation setting out a new set of rules to manage disputes under the EU’s investment agreements with … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Investment, Law
Tagged EU, EU's investment agreements, ISDS worldwide, Karel De Gucht
Brussels, 26-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — New funding to support education in developing countries over the next seven years, through the Global Partnership for Education, (or GPE), was today announced by European Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs. Speaking at the EU-hosted Global Partnership for … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — It’s a big summer sale courtesy of the European Commission! From 1 July 2014, the EU will cut the price caps for data downloads by more than half: down from 45 cents per megabyte to 20c/MB. It … Read the full press release
Bălți, Moldova, 22-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bălți, Moldova’s second biggest city, today celebrated the arrival of a fleet of new trolleybuses financed by a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a grant from the European Union. Environmentally … Read the full press release
Luxembourg / Budapest, Hungary, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 250 million to finance the implementation ofHungary’s railway infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrading investment programme for the period2013-2016. The objective is to improve the safety, capacity and performance of the existingconventional railway infrastructure with positive impacts on commuters and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged banks, EIB, EU, Financial, Hungarian railways, Hungary, investment, loan, Luxembourg, railway infrastructure, The European Investment Bank, TRANSPORT
Frankfurt, Germany, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — National Bank of Serbia, the European Union (EU) Delegation to Serbia and the European Central Bank (ECB) today celebrated the completion of an extensive cooperation agreement with the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) to help the … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The .eu top-level domain (TLD) and its registry EURid saw a variety of developments during the third quarter of 2013, the most significant being the certification for the ISO 27001 security standard following an audit by the British … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 21st November 2013, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, will meet Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing for the 16th EU-China Summit. They … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Investment, Politics
Tagged agriculture, Beijing, CHINA, climate change, ENERGY, Environment, EU, EU-China Summit, good governance, Günther OETTINGER, Herman Van Rompuy, human rights, INNOVATION, investment, Johannes Hahn, José Manuel Barroso, Karel De Gucht, Li Keqiang, Market Access, people-to-people exchanges, rule of law, Siim Kallas, SUMMIT, trade, urbanisation, Xi Jinping
Brussels, Belgium, 4-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU and the US today announced they will hold a second round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks in Brussels from Monday 11th – Friday 15th November 2013. Theweek-long round of negotiations replaces the talks … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU and China held their fourth High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) on 24 October in Brussels. The overarching theme of the meeting was how the EU and China can address challenges and create … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, International Trade, Investment, Law
Tagged Algirdas Šemeta, Antti Peltomaki, Brussels, CHINA, EU, EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED), HU Zucai, Karel De Gucht; MA Kai, Olli REHN, open economies, SHI Yaobin, SONG Tao, XIAO Yaqing, YANG Xueshan, ZHONG Shan, ZOU Zhiwu
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The third round of EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement negotiations took place in the week of the 21-25 October in Brussels. This round of negotiations focussed on discussing each side’s proposals for the text of the future … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, International Trade, Investment, Law
Tagged 3rd Round of EU-Japan Trade Talks, Animal Welfare, competition policy, Customs and Trade Facilitation, Dispute Settlement., Electronic Commerce, EU, EU-Japan, EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement, intellectual property, investment, Japan, Market Access, Non-Tariff Measures, procurement, Rules of Origin, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Trade and Sustainable Development, Trade in Services, Trade Remedies
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union should work more closely with Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in areas of common interest such as education and training, new skills for a changing world and strengthened cultural ties … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged 2013 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Creative Europe programmes, CULTURE, DOHA, Dr Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Education, ERASMUS, EU, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, internationalisation of higher education, new skills Androulla Vassiliou, Qatar, Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, training, VASSILIOU
London, UK, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Banning the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – super greenhouse gases used in refrigeration – in supermarkets would be one of the cheapest and most effective ways of reducing greenhouse gases in Europe. Speaking at the shecco ATMOsphere … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Air Conditioning, ATMOsphere, ATMOsphere conference, Brussels, carbon dioxide, Climate, CO2, emissions, environmental crimes, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), EU, Europe, European Union, F-gas, F-Gas Regulation, f-gases, fluorinated gases, greenhouse gases, HFCs, hydrocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), natural refrigerants, reducing greenhouse gases, refrigeration, shecco, super greenhouse gases, supermarkets
Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Over half of EU citizens feel that banks should be regulated by the EU, rather than national governments. Half also believe that they would be better protected against the economic crisis if their countries coordinated … Read the full press release
25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission proposes to fully open the European Union’s market to wine imports from the Republic of Moldova, in advance of the envisaged provisional application of the EU – Republic of Moldova Association Agreement and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, International Trade, Moldova
Tagged Dacian Cioloş, DCFTA, EU, European Union, Fanny Dabertrand, Imports, MOLDOVA, Moldovan wine, Roger Waite, wine, wine imports, wines
17-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Euro area¹ annual inflation was 1.3% in August 2013², down from 1.6% in July. A year earlier the rate was 2.6%. Monthly inflation was 0.1% in August 2013. European Union³ annual inflation was 1.5% in August 2013, down … Read the full press release
04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Improving confidence in the global economy, making decisive progress on the way to sustainable and inclusive global growth, countering protectionism and stepping up the fight against tax avoidance and evasion worldwide: these should be amongst the main results … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Government, Politics, Russia
Tagged anti-corruption, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, CANADA, CHINA, Climate, development, Dirk Volckaerts, Employment, ENERGY, EU, fight against tax avoidance, France, G20, G20 leaders, G20 Summit, Germany, Herman Van Rompuy, INDIA, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jens Mester, José Manuel Barroso, Koen Doens, Mexico, Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, protectionism, Republic of Korea, RUSSIA, Saint Petersburg, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The euro area1 (EA17) seasonally-adjusted2 unemployment rate3 was 12.1% in June 2013, stable compared with May4. The EU271 unemployment rate was 10.9%, down from 11.0% in May4. In both zones, rates have risen compared with June 2012, when they were 11.4% and 10.5% … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Government, Society
Tagged EU, EU unemployment rates, EU27, euro area, EUROSTAT
22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “Bulgaria must stay on the reform path, and its citizens have a key role to play in the process”, said European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding ahead of a dialogue with over 250 citizens in Sofia (Bulgaria) which she will … Read the full press release
12-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today proposed a Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) for the Banking Union. The mechanism would complement the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) (IP/12/953) which, once operational in late 2014, will see the European Central Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government
Tagged banking union, EU, Single Resolution Mechanism. SRM, The European Commission
Brussels, 11-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ahead of the introduction of the new generic TLDs later this year, EURid, the registry for the .eu top-level domain, remains focused on improving the quality of .eu, according to the registry’s Q1 2013 progress report, available … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged Brussels, EU, EURid, Marc Van Wesemael, TLD
Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU and Canada are currently negotiating the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in order to take their trade and investment relationship to a new level. This EU-Canada FTA will cover the key issues relevant to … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, International Trade, Investment, Politics
Tagged CANADA, Canadian businesses, Canadian investors, Competition, Environment, EU, EU-Canada FTA, Free Trade Agreement, health standards, hygiene standards, intellectual property rights, investment protection, labour rights, markets, public procurement contracts, social rights, sustainable development, technical regulations, technical standards, trade, Trade Agreement
Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — How are the EU and its Member States addressing the challenges and opportunities of migration? Analysing the 2012 and early 2013 developments in the areas of immigration and asylum, a Commission report published today calls for … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged asylum, asylum seekers, Blue Card Directive, Cecilia Malmström, EC, EU, EU migration legislation, EU's borders, European Asylum Support Office, European Border Surveillance System, European Refugee Fund, Eurosur, fundamental rights, highly qualified employment, immigrants, immigration, Member States, migrants, MIGRATION, non-EU nationals, Schengen States, Single Permit Directive, solidarity
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