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February 2012
09/02/2012
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security publishes National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security.
The Strategy, focused on the worldwide network of transportation, postal, and shipping pathways, assets, and infrastructures (including communications and information infrastructures) is an important step forward. It provides strategic guidance to departments and agencies within the United States Government and identifies their priority to develop further co-operation with stakeholders.
08/02/2012
EU and US agree to bring excessive American anti-dumping duties down to WTO level
The European Commission and the US solved one of their most longstanding WTO disputes concerning the US calculation practice of so-called "zeroing" in anti-dumping investigations on 6 February 2012.
08/02/2012
Overview: Euro area government debt down to 87.4% of GDP
At the end of the third quarter of 2011, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA17) stood at 87.4%, down compared with 87.7% at the end of the second quarter of 2011.
08/02/2012
Easier access to EU funds: Commission shows member states the way
The Commission has proposed over 120 changes to simplify the rules governing EU funding for mall enterprises (SMEs), towns and regions, students, scientists and others. The key question now is whether the European Parliament and the Member States are ready to make the life of EU funds' beneficiaries easier by [...]
07/02/2012
Enterprises must boost innovation as global competition becomes stronger
Almost all Member States have improved their innovation performance according to the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011. However, innovation performance growth is slowing down and the EU is not closing the persistent gap with global innovation leaders US, Japan and South Korea.
07/02/2012
European SME envoys make life of small enterprises easier
On 27 January 2012, European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani welcomed the progress on access to credits and simplification initiatives in the Member States. At the second meeting of the Network of SME Envoys yesterday in Luxembourg, chaired by the EU SME Envoy, Mr Daniel Calleja Crespo, Member States informed about [...]
02/02/2012
New satellites and launchers ensure Galileo start in 2014
With the signature of further contracts for satellites and launchers in London today, Galileo is firmly on track for the provision of improved satellite navigation services to citizens in 2014.
02/02/2012
Government & business stakeholders debate Security Research options for a possible Demonstration project to secure Europe’s supply chains
BRUSSELS – DG Enterprise and Industry held the latest in its series of Security Research workshops here on 31 January to consult with stakeholders on a complex, multi-faceted subject: supply chain security. The packed one-day event drew in more than 200 participants from across Europe to review how a large [...]
01/02/2012
Crisis management workshop on Security Research programme’s next Demonstration project in sector draws high number of end-users
BRUSSELS – The EU intends to include a large-scale Demonstration Project (DP) in crisis management in its next call for Security Research proposals, but what should the project seek to accomplish? Many DP ideas emerged during a recent workshop on the subject – from how to handle the impact of [...]
January 2012
30/01/2012
January 2012: Economic sentiment increases in both the EU and the euro area
In January, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rose by 1.2 points in the EU and by 0.6 points in the euro area, to 92.8 and 93.4, respectively - the first pick-up in sentiment since March 2011.
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