27 Nov Juncker outlines investment plan
Investment fund to leverage €16 billion from the European Commission and €5bn from the European Investment Bank to invest in infrastructure projects, education and renewable energy...
Investment fund to leverage €16 billion from the European Commission and €5bn from the European Investment Bank to invest in infrastructure projects, education and renewable energy...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Representing more than 99% of EU businesses and providing two out of three private sector jobs, small and medium-sized firms are rightly known as the backbone of Europe's economy. But things are not always easy for them. That´s why the European Commission has launched the...
[vc_row][vc_column][custom_font font_size="16" line_height="26" font_style="normal" text_align="left" font_weight="300" text_decoration="none" text_shadow="no" padding="0" margin="0" color="#adadad"] “We are drowning in proposals,” explains Robert-Jan Smits, director-general of DG Research and Innovation [/custom_font][vc_empty_space height="20px" background_image="" image_repeat="no-repeat"][vc_column_text] Almost one year to the day after the European Parliament gave its green light to Horizon 2020, the €80...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged European nations on Sunday (16 November) to speed up their negotiations with the United States over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between the US and EU. Speaking at a news conference in Sydney following the Group of 20...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Commission and Europe's data industry have committed to invest €2.5 billion in a public-private partnership (PPP) that aims to strengthen the data sector and put Europe at the forefront of the global data race. Mastering big data could mean: up to 30% of the global...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2013, economic conditions remained challenging for SMEs in most Member States. Economic results suggest there is a recovery, but it is uneven and not yet following a robust trajectory. These are the conclusions of the annual SMEs Performance Review and country-specific SBA factsheets published...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Meeting in Brussels on 25 and 26 September, ministers in charge of competitiveness looked at ways of strengthening industry in the EU and discussed the forthcoming review of Europe's 2020 strategy, which is the EU's 10-year plan for growth and competitiveness. Industrial competitiveness Ministers held a policy...