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LEGAL NEWS 2010


NOVEMBER

European Commission :

30 November 2010

• Economic and Financial Affairs : Economic Sentiment gains further momentum
• Environment : Commission announces winners of environmental management awards
• Research : Innovation Union: three new European research infrastructures on wind, solar and nuclear energy announced
• Taxation and Customs Union : European Commission publishes study on the tax treatment of ETS allowances

26 November 2010

• Economic and Financial Affairs : Public consultation on a possible successor to the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP): Specific Questionnaire on Financial Instruments for SMEs
• Environment : EU set to revise law on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : New EU report stresses urgency to remove labour market obstacles and help youth access jobs
• Transport : New rights for passengers travelling by water

25 November 2010

• EU law: Commission acts to ensure that European legislation is fully and properly implemented
• Environment : EU set to revise law on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

24 November 2010

• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Getting more people into better jobs
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Monitoring the job market
• Transport : Commission updates EU list of banned air carriers

23 November 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : Commission welcomes recovery in the European tourism sector
• Internal Market and Services : Public consultation on disclosure of non-financial information by companies
• Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship : Commission presents a new set of EU measures to better protect European citizens
• Research : How damselflies learn to choose best mate

22 November 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : Bright prospects for tourism in Europe
• Internal Market and Services : Company law: Commission presents Report on how the European Company Statute works for business
• Research : New way of finding cosmic lenses facilitates study of distant galaxies

19 November 2010

• Agriculture and Rural Development : Commission outlines blueprint for forward-looking Common Agricultural Policy after 2013
• Health and Consumer Policy : Food safety: Commission seeks ways to further improve its successful Better Training for Safer Food initiative
• Taxation and Customs Union : New customs rules allow developing countries more benefits from trade with the EU

18 November 2010

• Energy : Energy infrastructure: Commission proposes EU priority corridors for power grids and gas pipelines
• EU in the World : Development : European Union boosts student mobility and governmental reforms in the European Neighbourhood countries and Russia
• Research : How echolocation makes bats mistake mirrors for water

17 November 2010

• Health and Consumer Policy : First meeting of the High Level Forum for a better functioning of the food supply chain
• Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship : Travelling without borders: Commission proposes stronger monitoring of respect of Schengen rules
• Research : Shrimp farming feels viral impact

16 November 2010

• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Creating a barrier-free Europe
• Maritime Affairs and Fisheries : Commission to stop shark finning
• Health and Consumer Policy : EU consumers not making full use of the savings opportunities of energy market liberalisation, study finds
• Health and Consumer Policy : Adoption of a Communication setting out a comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union
• Research : EU-funded researchers target innovative methods to cut emissions

15 November 2010

• Agriculture and Rural Development : Sugar: Suspension of duties for imports and increase of exports
• Economic and Financial Affairs : 11th Report on the practical preparations for the future enlargement of the euro area
• Taxation and Customs Union : Customs security: European Commission publishes new guidelines for import and export procedures

12 November 2010

• Agriculture and Rural Development : Adoption of a draft agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the protection of Geographical Indications
• Enterprise and Industry : Commission launches public consultation on future funding to boost EU competitiveness and innovation
• EU in the World : Trade : EU and Mediterranean countries reinforce trade partnership
• Research : Europe-wide poll shows public support for responsible innovation in life sciences and biotechnology

11 November 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : More than half of EU27 enterprises are innovative
• Energy : Commission presents its new strategy towards 2020
• Research : Robust methods for GMO detection ready at hand

10 November 2010

• Climate Action : Commission launches major investment programme for innovative low-carbon technologies
• EU in the world : Enlargement : A year of progress in the Western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey
• Research : Scientists piece together egg and sperm fusion puzzle
• Taxation and Customs Union : Clean bill of health for EU accounts; auditors find fewer errors in payments

9 November 2010

• Economic and Financial Affairs : European Business Cycle Indicators
• Enterprise and Industry : European Commission proposes to ban phosphates in laundry detergents
• Enterprise and Industry : Commission opens gateway to China for European small and medium size enterprises
• Environment : EU adopts stricter rules on industrial emissions
• Taxation and Customs Union : Customs: European Commission publishes the 2011 version of the Combined Nomenclature

8 November 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : European Commission pushes forward global collaboration on Earth Observation at Beijing Ministerial Summit
• EU in the world : Enlargement : Accession negotiations: EU and Croatia provisionally close further three chapters
• Internal Market and Services : Financial services: The European Commission consults on further policy in the field of credit rating agencies
• Home Affairs : The European Commission adopts its sixth report on visa reciprocity with third countries

5 November 2010

• Economic and Financial Affairs : Commission welcomes the renewed commitment by Irish authorities to put public finances on a sustainable path
• Enterprise and Industry : European Commission proposes to ban phosphates in laundry detergents
• Digital Agenda : Cyber-security experts test defences in first pan-European simulation
• Health and Consumer Policy : Rare diseases: Act against Europe’s most common birth defects - The right advice at the right time can reduce Neural Tube Defects now
• Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship : European Commission sets out strategy to strengthen EU data protection rules

4 November 2010

• Energy : Nuclear waste: Commission proposes safety standards for final disposal
• Research : Energy vital to evolution of complex life

3 November 2010

• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Euro1.5 million from EU Globalisation Fund to help 1 154 workers in the Spanish retail sector
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Euro633 077 from EU Globalisation Fund to help 590 workers in the Polish manufacturing sector
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Initiatives across the EU to challenge gender stereotypes