Press releases
Unleashing the huge potential of key enabling technologies for jobs
26/06/2012
European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 June 2012 The European Commission has today called for a European effort to boost Key Enabling Technologies (KETs). The global market in KETs, which comprises micro- and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, ...
Free movement of goods: Commission refers Spain to Court over heavy goods vehicle restrictions
21/06/2012
European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 June 2012 The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the European Court of Justice because it imposes barriers to imports of heavy goods vehicles in breach of EU rules on the free movement of goods. ...
Free movement of goods: Commission requests Finland to withdraw legislation on calibration of ships' tanks
21/06/2012
European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 June 2012 The European Commission has requested Finland to comply with its obligations under EU law to repeal national legislation on the calibration of ships' tanks that implemented a Directive dating from ...
Free movement of goods: Commission requests Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxemburg, Poland and United Kingdom to implement EU defence product rules
21/06/2012
European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 June 2012 The European Commission has today decided to request Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxemburg, Poland, and the United Kingdom to implement EU rules on defence products ( Directive 2009/43/EC ) into ...
Free movement of goods: Commission takes Germany to Court over barriers to trade in construction products
21/06/2012
European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 June 2012 The European Commission has decided to refer Germany to the European Court of Justice for failing to respect EU rules governing the harmonisation of the marketing of construction products....
Public consultation: Boosting the demand for innovative European products and services
19/06/2012
European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 June 2012 The European Commission has launched a public consultation with the aim to gather inputs from stakeholders and citizens on the scope of possible future EU-level actions in demand-side policies for ...
SMEs: Better access to finance and boosting entrepreneurship
15/06/2012
European Commission Press Release Brussels, 15 June 2012 On the occasion of the fourth meeting of the European SME envoys held in Malta today, European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani announced a series of new initiatives and planned actions ...
Vision 2020: Recommendations to help car industry reach new heights
06/06/2012
European Commission Press release Brussels, 6 June 2012 On the occasion of the presentation of the CARS 21 report, the European Commission announced today concrete actions to be taken in reaction to the current economic situation....
