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EU Gives €2 Million In Aid To Vietnam Flood Victim
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 8:18 am | European Union
Food, safe drinking water, jerrycans, blankets, and seeds to replace lost crops are among the support provided with these funds by international non-governmental organizations and the Red Cross in the next 6 months. More >>
€510 M For Restructuring, Conversion Of Vineyards
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 8:14 am | European Union
The Commission has agreed to an indicative budget of € 510 million to wine producing Member States for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards in the 2007/2008 marketing year. The objective of this system is the adaptation of production to market ... More >>
EU Allocates Humanitarian Aid To Santo Domingo
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 8:11 am | European Union
The European Commission has decided to allocate 1.5 million euros emergency aid for the victims of the flooding caused by torrential rain in the wake of the tropical storm Noel in the Dominican Republic. More >>
EU Shows Strong Growth Of Productivity In 2006
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 9:14 am | European Union
The European Competitiveness Report of the European Commission, presented today in Brussels, marks as well that in 2006 productivity grew stronger in the EU than in the US (1,4 %), of which the Commission hopes this will be the start of a long term ... More >>
EU On Death Of Alisher Saipov, Kyrgyz Journalist
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 6:04 pm | European Union
The EU strongly condemns the murder of Alisher Saipov, the Kyrgyz journalist and Human Rights Defender of Uzbek origin, in Kyrgyzstan, on October 24. The EU deplores Mr Saipov's death and praises his work, which provided an important contribution ... More >>
EU In Conference With Southern Energy Partners
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 5:29 pm | European Union
On 1 November 2007, the European Commission and the Arab Republic of Egypt will bring together for the first time key energy players from the EU and the South to debate common challenges and policies in the field of energy security. More >>
World Experts Promote Sustainable Development
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:26 am | European Union
Organised under the auspices of the Education and Culture Directorate General, it will bring together 450 top academics, policy makers and representatives of civil society from around the world. More >>
EU Cooperation With Switzerland, Norway, Iceland
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 8:44 pm | European Union
On 30 October a new Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters with Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland was signed in Lugano (Switzerland), in the name of the European Community More >>
EU President Meets On Energy And Climate Change
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 8:37 pm | European Union
President Barroso will meet today with his high level Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change to discuss forthcoming challenges on climate change, including the UN Ministerial meeting in Bali on 3 December. More >>
Carbon Markets Partnership To Cut Global Warming
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:26 am | European Union
A coalition of European countries, U.S. states, Canadian provinces, New Zealand and Norway has today in Lisbon, Portugal announced the formation of the International Carbon Action Partnership to fight global warming. More >>
European Day Of Healthy Food & Cooking, Nov 8th
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:25 am | European Union
Habits start young. If children learn to enjoy cooking, eat healthily and exercise regularly from an early age, they are much more likely to continue such practices in adulthood. More >>
The Ten Best European Rural Tourist Destinations
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 9:50 am | European Union
Vice President Günter Verheugen awarded the "European Destinations of Excellence" (EDEN) to the ten best emerging rural destinations at the European Annual Tourism Forum in Portugal on 26th of October. More >>
EU, Russia Sign Steel Products Trade Agreement
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 9:49 am | European Union
The two sides agreed on quota levels for 2007 and 2008 on certain flat steel and long steel products, in order to replace autonomous EU measures that had been in place since January of 2007. More >>
EU Signs Drugs Monitoring Accord With Russia
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 9:48 am | European Union
Heroin abuse is a growing problem in Russia with an estimated third of Afghan opium being trafficked through the country to the EU where there are up to two million problematic heroin users. More >>
EU Air Traffic Steps Towards Single European Sky
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 12:02 pm | European Union
The new legislation complements three Regulations adopted this year and last year in order to modernise air traffic management systems within the Single European Sky. More >>
EU Boffins Decode Proteins With Medicine Potential
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 10:27 pm | European Union
An EU-funded research team is the first to determine the structure of a specific membrane protein, known as "recombinant G protein-coupled receptor". Membrane proteins are potentially very important targets for future medicines. More >>
Destinations Discussed At European Tourism Forum
Friday, 26 October 2007, 12:15 pm | European Union
Tourism is one of the economic activities with most significant potential to generate future growth and employment in the EU. In its narrow definition, tourism currently contributes some 4% to EU GDP, varying from about 2% in several new Member States ... More >>
20th Europe-Russia Summit In Mafra, Portugal
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:41 pm | European Union
European and Russian leaders will meet in Mafra, Portugal, to discuss the steady expansion in co-operation under the four common spaces, developments in the EU and Russia, as well as international and regional issues, in particular Kosovo. More >>
The Cap Health Check And Wine Reform In Europe
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:34 pm | European Union
The wine sector is in such good shape. I know that you have a clear focus on competitiveness. It's what we need for a European wine sector which has been losing ground. If we walk through supermarkets, we see wines from third countries gaining more space. More >>
Russia Third Trade Partner Of The European EU27
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:03 pm | European Union
Russia is the EU27's third most important trading partner, after the USA and China, accounting for 6.2% of EU27 exports and 10.4% of EU27 imports in 2006, compared to 2.7% and 6.4% respectively in 2000. The EU27 deficit in trade with Russia increased ... More >>
