Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
To strengthen the fight against climate change and be better protected against terrorist attacks or natural disasters, two calls for proposals were published on 20 July 2011 in the area of space and security research. The main aim of the space call is to support Europe’s ability to gather and utilise data gathered by satellites for the
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Africa’s first specialist rural microfinance fund supporting fair trade and organic small business, FEFISOL, the European Solidarity Financing Fund for Africa, was launched earlier today by the European Investment Bank, Agence Française de Développement and a broad grouping of development bodies, social investors and microfinance service providers. The EUR 15 million FEFISOL fund will provide
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Featured on the weekly issue of the European Commission’s Science for Environment Policy DG Environment News Alert Service is ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins research that provides new perspectives to guide a wholesome approach to efforts on reducing emissions from deforestation and land degradation. The research introduces a concept called Emissions Embodied in
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
The main focus of the calls is on the integration of research and innovation to address societal challenges and to create sustainable jobs and growth by Europe is taking a leadership position on the major technology markets in the future. This will be achieved by the fact that more than ever support activities which will help
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
The final report of the “Support study for development of the non-legislative acts provided for in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market” (referred often as EUTR Support Study) is available on the European Commission website.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
End of October a Soyuz launcher, the first ever from Europe’s space port in French Guyane, will put into orbit the first two satellites of the Galileo Constellation. After GIOVE A and B, launched in 2005 and 200, to secure the Galileo frequencies and test the new technologies needed for satellite navigation, Galileo is now getting
Friday, July 1st, 2011
Consumers opting for the EU-regulated “Eurotariff” will pay no more than 35 cents per minute for calls made and 11 cents per minute for calls received while abroad in the EU. This is the last in the series of regulated price cuts under the current EU Roaming Regulation, which expires end June 2012. Read More
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending PLN 254.2 million (some EUR 65 million) to re-develop the post-industrial city centre of Katowice, particularly the cultural district. The EIB loan will help to increase the attractiveness and strengthen the competitiveness of this industrial centre of the Silesia Region located in the South of Poland with a
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
The Regulation on ‘access to spatial data sets and services of the Member States by Community institutions and bodies under harmonised conditions’ was published in March 2010, followed by Guidance on the Regulation a Good Practice Guide. The content of the Guidance and Good Practice documents are now reviewed in the light of subsequent experience of users, and
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Are you implementing an innovative project and do you want to showcase it as an example of its kind in Europe? Are you in charge of a project geared to innovation, sustainable development, demographic change or urban development? Have you created a website that tells the general public all about projects supported by the European
