[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The High Level Group of the European Innovation Partnership for Smart Cities and Communities has today adopted the Partnership's 'Strategic Implementation Plan' (SIP). The plan will serve as the basis for speeding up the deployment of Smart City solutions in Europe. A facilitator for any...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Transport and Industry MEPs approved an agreement on the "Connecting Europe Facility" (CEF), the EU's new funding mechanism for infrastructure projects of common interest for trans-European transport, energy and telecoms networks, at a joint committee meeting on Monday. The CEF should have a budget of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Commission yesterday signed a grant agreement worth €4 million with a consortium of 14 European research institutes, associations and consulting companies — including 10 SMEs — for a three-year project known as "Civitas Capital". Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, said: [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][custom_font...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Through a public consultation, the European Commission wishes to collect stakeholders’ views on the most effective support measures for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to become more resource efficient and sell internationally green products and which actors are best placed to help SMEs in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After a first testing session in July, negotiators are expected on 7-11 October to delve into complicated dossiers to pave the way towards a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) which could over time boost EU GDP by 0.5% annually and help create approximately 400,000. The...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Commission has proposed yesterday adjustments to its proposal for the 2014 EU budget. The changes mainly reflect the political agreement reached on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 between the leaders of the European Parliament, Council and Commission on 27-28 June. Reflecting the need to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="8883" border_color="grey" img_link_large="" img_link_target="_self" qode_css_animation="" img_size="large"][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][vc_column_text] On 11 September Europe saw the future of mobility at the Valkenburg airstrip in the Netherlands. With the vision of "intelligent mobility for Smart Cities", the iMobility Challenge event aimed to demonstrate how European cities can be provided...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Global efforts to battle trade protectionism need to be reinforced to help shield the fragile economic recovery across the world. In a report released today, the European Commission identified about 150 new trade restrictions introduced over the last year, whereas only 18 existing measures have...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The member states agreed, on 15 July, their negotiating position on the Union’s 2014 budget with the European Parliament. The Council’s figures are €141.7 billion in commitments (legal ceilings to spend money) and €134.8 billion in payments (money EU actually expects to pay). This initial...