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EUROPE - The scale of economic dependence on deep-sea fisheries in Europe is low, according to new information presented by the European Commission during a Fisheries Committee debate in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Myanmar and the European Union (EU) will use forum as a mechanism to step up bilateral relations, said a press release following the first ever Myanmar-EU forum which wrapped up in Nay Pyi Taw on June 20. During the two-day...

To coincide with the Digital Agenda Assembly in Dublin this week, yesterday saw the launch of the Digital Masterplan for Dublin at City Hall by the Lord Mayor Naoise Ó Muirí and European Commissioner Neelie Kroes. As he...

Today, 19 June 2013, the European Commission answered within the time limit it had set for itself to answer to DFRI's requests for ACTA documents. On 29 May 2013 the Commission extended the time limit with 15 working days...

Does ACTA live on in the EC IPRED Directive? The European Commission has run a public consultation on the enforcement of IPRED - the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive. The consultation closed on the day before...

20 June 2013 Last updated at 00:02 ET EC said Eurotunnel’s excessive charges are passed onto passengers Passengers travelling through the Channel Tunnel are being overcharged, according to the European Commission. The EC said...

Despite a high rate of approval for the European project, Lithuanians appear to have little interest in the country’s first stint at leading the rotating presidency of the EU, starting 1 July, Prime Minister Algirdas...

About 500 people, most of them journalists, gathered on June 18 outside the offices of the European Commission and the building which houses the Greek embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia in order to express their solidarity to the...

The EU has imposed a fine of Euro 93.8 million on Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck and fines totalling Euro 52.2 million for delaying market entry of cheaper generic versions of Lundbeck’s branded citalopram

Trade unions in the EU institutions warned they could go on strike next week, threatening to disrupt a European summit on 27-28 June if the European Commission doesn’t withdraw a proposed reform of staff regulations. Trade...

Companies working in the downstream side of Europe’s solar industry are struggling to find ways to react to price hikes for PV modules in the wake of EU anti-dumping tariffs announced by the European Commission against Chinese...

A revised version of the European Commission's proposal to ‘backload' carbon allowances in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will be sent back to the full Parliament. Members of the European Parliament's...

The European Commission has extended its cooperation agreement with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, allowing the PCAOB to continue exchanging confidential information with European audit regulators.

Même si beaucoup de Lituaniens approuvent le projet européen, ils semblent peu intéressés par la première présidence tournante de leur pays au Conseil de l’UE, qui débutera le 1 er juillet, a expliqué le premier ministre...

By Andrew Higgins, NY Times, June 17, 2013 BRATISLAVA, Slovakia—Stanislav Zvolensky, the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Slovak capital here, was thrilled when he was invited to Brussels three years ago to discuss the fight... All similar articles: 66 »

EU economic affairs commissioner told the Brussels Business Forum, a think-tank event, on Wednesday that the risk of the euro falling apart has "disappeared." He added: "Europe is no longer in intensive care, even though our...

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite on Friday, June 21 at 11.00 a.m., will participate in the presentation of the official Lithuanian EU Presidency website eu2013.lt and will answer first questions from people, reported BC...

Celgene International Srl was notified that the European Commission EC has amended the marketing authorisation for lenalidomide.This decision means that lenalidomide is now approved to treat patients with transfusiondependent...

Antitrust: Commission confirms inspections in the sector of cargo train transport services The European Commission can confirm that on 18 June 2013 Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of...

Airports across the European Union will reportedly abandon the use of X-ray scanners, as health concerns led bureaucrats to deny approval for their widespread use. Last November, the European Commission blocked further trials...

Brussels, 19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has approved a French proposal for a parafiscal levy on online horse-race betting to finance horse‑racing companies. The changes made to the proposal by the French...

Published : Wed, 19 Jun 2013 At the end of the weekly meeting of the Commission which was largely focused on the end June European Council meeting, President Barroso said, "Europe is doing a lot to work its way out of the crisis."

The European Commission today imposed a fine of 146 million euros on nine pharma companies, including Ranbaxy Laboratories, for delaying market entry of cheaper generic versions of Danish company Lundbeck's branded citalopram,... All similar articles: 4346 »

Apparently, it’s just like taking candy from a child First published: Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 01:10 Taxing multinationals and the intricacies of the European Commission’s proposed common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB)...

by Antoine Stevens, Marco Nocita, Gergely Tóth, Luca Montanarella, Bas van Wesemael Soil organic carbon is a key soil property related to soil fertility, aggregate stability and the exchange of CO 2 with the atmosphere....

Anna Mazgal, Polish NGO professional and a member of the European Commission’s Young Advisors Group, took on the role of facilitator at the Digital Agenda Assembly’s workshop on building an open, safe and secure cyberspace. We...

Passengers travelling through the Channel Tunnel are being overcharged, according to the European Commission. The EC said both passengers and freight services are paying over the odds for using the track through the tunnel,... All similar articles: 75 »

In this interview, Peteris Zilgavis, Head of Unit Health and Wellbeing in the European Commission's DG Connect, discusses the role of health in the EU's 2020 strategy and how the Commission can best promote health literacy....