Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Spanish regional capital Vitoria-Gasteiz and the French city of Nantes have been named as winners of the European Green Capital Award for 2012 and 2013. The awards were presented by the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Janez Potočnik at a ceremony last night in Stockholm, European Green Capital for 2010. Read More
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
EU – A three-year study project examining the benefits the world gets for free from nature has published its final report. TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity – has gathered the best available economic evidence showing that the costs brought by the degradation of ecosystems and the loss of biodiversity are nothing short of
Sunday, October 17th, 2010
The Council adopted conclusions on the EU position for the Cancún climate conference and in preparation for the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Read More
Sunday, October 10th, 2010
The JRC has recently published an “Invitation to Tender” for the “development of the technical components of the INSPIRE Geo-portal at European Union level ” . Both the contract notice and the full text of the ITT are publically available. The deadline for submission of proposals is 15/10/2010.
Friday, October 8th, 2010
The European Green Capital Conference, which will be held on 20-22 October, will gather decision makers from ambitious European cities and interested cities from around the world who wish to discuss the challenges facing urban sustainability in both a European and global context. The Conference is being held in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Stockholm
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
EUR 140 million loan to the Ministry of Finance for the financing of waste-water projects in 57 agglomerations outside bigger cities. This is the first instalment of EUR 140 million of an overall credit line of EUR 290 million made available for this project. The works include sewer networks, pumping stations and treatment facilities across Cyprus,
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
4 October will mark the beginning of OPEN DAYS – the European Week of Regions and Cities. On top of the 130 seminars organised in Brussels, bringing together almost 6 000 participants, 260 local events will be taking place throughout Europe during October. Organised on the eve of the launch of debates on post-2013 cohesion
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
EU – Goods should clearly state their country of origin, to help consumers to make informed choices, say MEPs. International Trade Committee MEPs on Wednesday approved a proposed EU-wide system of country of origin markings for goods imported from third countries, after amending it to allow the origin to be stated in English anywhere in
Sunday, September 26th, 2010
EU – The European Commission has today welcomed Ukraine joining the European Energy Community. The Community extends the EU internal energy market to South East Europe and enhances the overall security of supply. The Protocol on the Accession of Ukraine to the Energy Community was signed today at the Energy Community Ministerial Council in Skopije
Friday, September 24th, 2010
EU – The European Commission’s own research body, the Joint Research Centre, publishes today, for the first time, an indicator-based map of potential threats to soil biodiversity, in order to guide decision-makers in protecting this crucial resource. The biodiversity within our soils plays a vital role in agriculture and in the water and carbon cycle. The atlas
