<![CDATA[European Commission - Enterprise and Industry]]> http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/international/news/index_en.htm European communities Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:14 GMT Newsroom_2.0 20 <![CDATA[First new Galileo satellite arrives at the European Space Agency for space testing]]>

Published : Thu, 16 May 2013

The first satellite of Galileo’s next phase has arrived at ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands for a rigorous set of tests to check its readiness for launch.

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Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[March 2013 Euro area international trade in goods surplus 22.9 bn euro ]]> Published : Thu, 16 May 2013

The first estimate for the euro area trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in March 2013 gave a 22.9 billion euro surplus, compared with +6.9 bn in March 2012.

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Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[New EGNOS-based approach procedures in Poland.]]>

Published : Tue, 14 May 2013

ESSP and the Polish ANSP PANSA have just signed an EGNOS Working Agreement (EWA) as a key step for the implementation of EGNOS-based operations (mainly LPV approach procedures) in Poland.

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Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[New Global Navigation Satellite System service centre in Spain to help European businesses access data]]>

Published : Tue, 14 May 2013

Galileo and the space industry in general presents a huge opportunity for Europe, not just for companies delivering the space infrastructures but even more for downstream industry, the people who develop innovative applications or services.

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Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[New EGNOS-based approach procedures in the Exeter and Devon Airports.]]>

Published : Tue, 14 May 2013

ESSP and EDAL (Exeter and Devon Airport Limited) have just signed an EGNOS Working Agreement (EWA) as a key step for the first implementation of EGNOS-based approach procedures (LPV procedures) in the Exeter and Devon Airports.

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Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Galileo Masters Competition gathers new Partner Regions in 2013]]>

Published : Wed, 08 May 2013

6 new Partner Regions joined the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) 2013.

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Tue, 07 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[A call for Ideas has been launched in the field of Navigation by Satellite (GNSS) R&D activities.]]>

Published : Mon, 29 Apr 2013

Today, April 29th, the European Commission publisehd a Call for Ideas about the Definition of potential Research & Development activities to be carried out in the Global Navigation Satellite System and funded under Horizon 2020.

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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[The European Parliament and the Council have reached an informal deal on the satellite navigation system Galileo.]]>

Published : Fri, 19 Apr 2013

"It is time for the EU to have its own civil navigation system in order to avoid depending on third countries' systems", said Marian-Jean Marinescu MEP who lead the negotiations with the Council.

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Contract signed for the Galileo Search and Rescue (SAR) ground station in Spitsbergen (Svalbard), Norway.]]>

Published : Fri, 19 Apr 2013

The contract for the procurement of the hosting services for a station in Spitsbergen (Svalbard), Norway, dedicated to the provision of Galileo Search and Rescue (SAR) services, was concluded with KSAT of Norway on 17 April 2013. It will lead to the implementation of the third and last Galileo SAR [...]

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Modernising the EU's trade defence system to tackle unfair trading practices]]>

Published : Wed, 10 Apr 2013

The European Commission today made a proposal that aims at adapting the EU's rulebook to tackle unfair competition from dumped and subsidised imports.

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Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[EC helps SMEs to enter Asian market ]]> Published : Tue, 26 Mar 2013

Nothing is left to chance in order to give practical advice to European SMEs so that they can create their own success story in South East Asia.

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Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[New EGNOS Open Service Definition Document released (OS SDD v2.0)]]>

Published : Thu, 21 Mar 2013

The European Commission has released version 2.0 of the EGNOS SDD (Open Service Definition Document).

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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[SatNav News from the FAA reports about the EGNOS system.]]>

Published : Tue, 19 Mar 2013

In its edition dated Winter 2013, SatNav News, the online publication of the FAA, describes the principles of EGNOS.

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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Satellite navigation : what does SBAS mean in fact ? Where can I find it ?]]>

Published : Tue, 26 Feb 2013

In a "quick facts" document, the IWG (Interoperability Working Group) summarizes in a very practical way the different capabilities and a worldwide map where SBAS services are available.

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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency]]> Published : Wed, 20 Feb 2013

The Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency has been adopted on February 7th.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Interim Report of the EU/US Cooperation on Satellite navigation released (Working Group C, ARAIM Technical Subgroup)]]>

Published : Wed, 20 Feb 2013

The U.S.-EU Agreement on GPS-Galileo Cooperation signed in 2004 established the principles for the cooperation activities between the United States of America and the European Union in the field of satellite navigation.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[European Space Expo featuring Galileo/EGNOS : a tremendous success in Madrid]]>

Published : Tue, 19 Feb 2013

The Space Expo Mobile exhibition continues touring Europe and scores better and better results.

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Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[EGNOS report from Santander]]>

Published : Tue, 19 Feb 2013

In the newspaper ABC (Sevilla), Luis M. Ontoso reports how the EGNOS technology, recently adopted in Spain by the AENA, will significantly improve the possibilities of Air Transport.

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Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[European GNSS Agency (GSA) present at the European Helicopter Show in Hradec Králove (CZ)]]>

Published : Thu, 14 Feb 2013

From 9 to 11 May 2013, the European GNSS Agency will be an important part taker in the European Helicopter Show in Hradec Králove (CZ), situated 110km North-East of the capital city Prague and around 40km from the Polish border.

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Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Are you ready for China?]]> Published : Mon, 11 Feb 2013

The EU SME Centre is a support service provider for European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facilitating market access in China.

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT