During a "Traceability versus counterfeiting" workshop in Brussels, several European companies will present their technologies and show how they can contribute to the battle against fake goods, through the use of magnetic ink, holograms, radio-frequency identification (known as RFID) and smartphone applications.
The European Commission has launched the Sustainable Industry Low Carbon II (SILC II) initiative with a budget of €20 million.
The Commission is seeking stakeholders’ views about the impact of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy over the past three years and on the role it should play in the future.
The European Commission has made payments to Spain from the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF).
ITI, a database processing EUROSTAT data on light industries trade and production is now open to the public
The importance of Business Services should be adequately reflected in the Europe 2020 Strategy according to a report of the High Level Group on Business Services.
The European Commission has hosted the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Sale of Counterfeit Goods via the Internet by three new stakeholders: the European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-line Wholesalers (GIRP), PierreRiu and Videdressing.
The European Commission proposed to replace two EU directives governing the safety of personal protective equipment and cableways installations by directly applicable regulations.
For 10 years the EU Rapid Information system (RAPEX) has been guarding European consumers against un-safe non-food products. In 2013 a total of 2,364 measures were taken by EU Member States.
On 24-25 March 2014 in Florence, textile and clothing sector from the Euro-Mediterranean Area celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue on textile industry discussing design, creativity, innovation and Intellectual Property Rights.
The China IPR SME Helpdesk will give a presentation at the ‘Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Creativity, Innovation and IPR in the Textile and Clothing Industry’.
Europe is closing its innovation gap with the United States and Japan but differences in performance between EU Member States are still high and diminishing only slowly.
New Forum Dedicated to Enhancing Digital Entrepreneurship in Europe
According to a European Commission report published today on the current status of EU industry, most sectors have still not regained their pre-crisis level of output and significant differences exist between sectors and Member States.
The European Commission is urging Member States to recognise the central importance of industry for creating jobs and growth and to mainstream industry-related competitiveness concerns across all policy areas.
Stakeholders involved in the textile sector are invited to express their opinion on the application of Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products
As an integral part of everyday life, chemicals are closely monitored to ensure they do not pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment.
Designed to defraud and deceive, counterfeit products pose a threat to European citizens and the European economy.
Consultation on a range of certification actions which could be undertaken in order to tackle the problem of waste shipments out of the European Union to non-OECD countries.
