President Juncker and President Tusk have met with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, with the negotiations for a bilateral trade deal featuring prominently on the agenda. In a statement given before the meeting, President Juncker said: We believe this agreement is necessary because we believe...
European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans delivered a speech on the Commission's Better Regulation Agenda, at the Regulatory Scrutiny Board's first open conference on Regulatory Scrutiny in the European Union, attended by Member State representatives, national regulatory watchdog chairs, REFIT Platform members, stakeholders and representatives...
EMPL has published a draft report on regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 337/75. Please click here to access the report. Source: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&reference=PE-589.452&format=PDF&language=EN&secondRef=01...
Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström is in Canada today for a two-day visit focused on the preparations for the upcoming entry into force of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, known as CETA , and the EU's ambitious agenda for free and fair trade. The...
Digital Day takes place in Rome on March 23 it will put Europe's future in the spotlight. It will explore the increasing role that digital plays in the daily life of Europeans and the European economy. It will focus on how the EU can make...
Industrialised countries and emerging economies have come together for a G20 consumer summit. Germany has declared the development of the digital economy and its consequences for a wide variety of fields one of the priority issues of its G20 Presidency. At the opening ceremony of...
The European Parliament has adopted by an overwhelming majority the proposal to stop trade in conflict minerals. Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström said: "I'm very glad we now have an ambitious, workable solution to eliminate conflict minerals from supply chains. Trade needs to take account of...
The Committee on Legal Affairs has launched a public consultation on civil law rules on robotics, following its recently adopted report on the subject. The consultation aims to encourage citizens and stakeholders alike to have a say on the future political thinking and legislation in...
The Horizon 2020-funded GHOST project is bringing Galileo's robust positioning capabilities to smart transport systems. All across Europe, the number of smart cities is multiplying. To tackle their growing needs and to guarantee efficient city planning and maintenance, many cities are engaged in massive investments in...
Today, European Parliament's Plenary adopted four reports on waste proposals. The adopted reports are now referred to the ENVI Committee in order to start the inter-institutional negotiations with the Council and the Commission. As the Council is close to reaching a common understanding on the...