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LEGAL NEWS 2010


OCTOBER

European Commission :

29 October 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : Overview of Competitiveness in 27 Member States
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : EU meets social partners for stronger cooperation and better governance
• Transport : Air transport: Commission launches infringement procedures against France, Germany, Austria and Finland over agreements with Russia on Siberian overflights

28 October 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : Top EU firms cut research investment less than US rivals, but Europe still well behind
• EU in the world : Enlargement : Orientation Debate on Enlargement
• Internal Market and Services : European Commission sets out plans to strengthen the Single Market with measures to boost growth and enhance citizens' rights
• Transport : Commission reviews funding for 92 major Trans-European Networks infrastructure projects

27 October 2010

• Economic and Financial Affairs : Open competition for senior economists
• Environment : EU to preserve unique habitats, flora and fauna in the first transboundary protected area in south-east Europe
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Flexible work arrangements help both employers and employees
• Health and Consumer Policy : EU-China-US co-operation on consumer issues in the spotlight at World Expo Shanghai and EU-China-US product safety summit

26 October 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : New funding opportunity for high-tech research intensive SMEs in FET-research
• Environment : Why is the EU is calling for a strategic target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2020?
• EU in the World : Trade : The EU calls on trading partners to honour their commitment to remove protectionist trade barriers

25 October 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : Emissions trading: Questions and answers on the EU ETS cap for 2013
• Environment : Vitoria-Gasteiz and Nantes to be next European Green Capitals
• EU in the World : Development : Launch of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Observatory on Migration: European Commission supports improved South-South migration management
• Health and Consumer Policy : 4th edition of the CMS: "Consumers at Home in the Internal Market"

22 October 2010

• Maritime Affairs and Fisheries : Commission presents roadmap towards more efficient and cost-effective maritime surveillance
• Digital Agenda: Commission endorses general model of Italian regulator to calculate wholesale access prices; asks it to recalculate maintenance and commercial costs
• Health and Consumer Policy : Citizens' Energy Forum working for better energy markets for consumers

21 October 2010

• Commission and Parliament sign revised Framework Agreement
• Education : The big stage: 50th anniversary of the Commission's traineeship programme
• Environment : The value of nature: Groundbreaking report reveals critical economic importance of biodiversity
• Eu in the World : Trade : All you want to know about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

20 October 2010

• Health and Consumer Policy : Commission favours temporary suspension of animal cloning for food production in the EU
• Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship : European Commission adopts strategy to ensure respect for EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

19 October 2010

• Competition : DG Competition publishes the results of Stakeholder Survey
• Environment : Commission rewards companies for championing the EU Ecolabel
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Monthly Labour Market Monitor October 2010
• Health and Consumer Policy : Food Contaminants - Heavy Metals: Scientific opinions and reports
• Health and Consumer Policy : Lists of natural mineral waters

18 October 2010

• Economic and Financial Affairs : The fiscal implications of climate change adaptation
• Health and Consumer Policy : EU - Russia: SPS issues - Main Russian standards applicable to food
• Transport : EU to negotiate an ambitious air transport agreement with Brazil
• Transport : Road charging: Heavy lorries to pay for costs of air and noise pollution

14 October 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : Enterprise Europe Networks opens SME gateways to China and South Korea
• Energy : European Gender Equality Law Review
• Maritime Affairs and Fisheries : EurOCEAN 2010: European Research ready for maritime challenge
• Digital Agenda : household survey reveals more Europeans on-line but concerned about costs and security

13 October 2010

• Competition : State aid: Commission clears France's Carte musique to encourage legal downloads of music
• Competition : State aid: Commission clears aid for rehabilitating polluted site in Austria
• Maritime Affairs and Fisheries : EurOCEAN 2010: European Research ready for maritime challenge
• Health and Consumer Policy : European Consumer Centres - 5 years at the service of European consumers

12 October 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : EU backed venture wins Nobel Prize for Physics
• Health and Consumer Policy : Commission publishes Eurobarometer on Mental Health

11 October 2010

• Smart regulation: ensuring that European laws benefit people and businesses
• Enterprise and Industry : Galileo: Secure Satellite Navigation for emergency and security services
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Towards a set of Composite Indicators on Flexicurity: a Comprehensive Approach - Joint project

7 October 2010

• Culture : Winners of the EU Prize for Literature announced at Frankfurt Book Fair
• Enterprise and Industry : Innovation Union, turning ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress
• Digital Agenda : Digital Agenda to unlock the full value of scientific data: High-Level Group presents report
• Internal Market and Services : Consultation on access to a basic payment account
• Research : Chemical toxicity testing: transatlantic cooperation

6 October 2010

• Enterprise and Industry : European Cluster Conference 2010: Overwhelming Success
• Health and Consumer Policy : RAYPRO: Resource on Alcohol and Youth Projects
• Research : Scientists claim smart materials used in medical devices are safe

5 October 2010

• Competition : State aid: Commission consults stakeholders on state aid rules for shipbuilding sector
• Enterprise and Industry : New guidelines to reconcile mining and biodiversity policy

4 October 2010

• Eu in the World : Trade : ASEM partners account for 45% of EU27 imports and 29% of exports
• Health and Consumer Policy : The European Commission coordinated the response to the pandemic (H1N1) and is now following-up measures to be taken at EU level
• Research : Motorcycle safety and emission performance: Commission proposes substantial improvements

1 October 2010

• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Social security: the EU asks Cyprus to end discrimination against Community seafarers
• Maritime Affairs and Fisheries : Renewed support for the Integrated Maritime Policy
• Digital Agenda : Commission requests France and Spain to end 'telecoms taxes'