[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani has announced that SMEs in Europe will soon have the opportunity to access up to €25 billion of additional finance supported by the COSME programme (the EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises). The...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The battle for the top job at the European Commission is reaching an end with Jean-Claude Juncker emerging triumphant, leaving British Prime Minister David Cameron in a fix. EU leaders gave the 59-year-old Brussels veteran the green light at a summit in the Belgian capital, despite...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is the speed limit on Spanish motorways? Do I need to wear a helmet when I cycle in Sweden? What safety equipment must I always have in the car when driving in Slovakia? From now on, holiday makers do not need to spend a...
The Commission may propose a 2030 energy efficiency target of either 30% or 35%, a leaked document seen by Europolitics shows...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Commission has today presented a roadmap for measures to strengthen the Single Market for defence, to promote a more competitive defence industry and to foster synergies between civil and military research including details and timelines for the actions. These actions include preparing a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Just a few days ahead of the European Council, the Commission pushes the EU's smart regulation agenda further. A Communication adopted today shows that the implementation of the Commission's Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme (REFIT) is in full swing and that EU law is indeed...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new Eurobarometer survey on the 'European Area of Skills and Qualifications' (Special Eurobarometer 417) shows also that around a quarter (23%) of EU citizens feel that their education or training has not provided them with the skills to find a job in line with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) today launched a new generation of EU financial instruments and advisory services to help innovative firms access finance more easily. Over the next seven years, it is expected that the "InnovFin – EU Finance for...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Capacity utilization at Europe's vehicle plants should rise to 70 percent this year because of factory closures and rising sales, and may return to 80 percent as soon as 2016, say forecasters. A return to the 2007 high of 85 percent, however, is not expected...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A new report says that all of Europe’s car manufacturers are set to meet a fuel economy target of 95 grams of CO2 per km (g/km) by 2021, except for the Italian auto-maker Fiat, and Germany’s BMW. The new analysis of car-makers’ CO2 emissions in 2013...