EU Regional Social Progress Index

June 29, 2016

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The Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission, in collaboration with the Social Progress Imperative and Orkestra (a research institute on competitiveness in the Basque region), is in the proce...

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EU Crowdfunding

May 26, 2016

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The European Commission implemented an action plan - The Capital Markets Union (CMU) - to mobilise capital in Europe.

EDC News: EU Crowdfunding

In September 2015 the Commission adopted an Action Plan on Building a Capital Market...

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The European Migration Crisis

April 6, 2016

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The European Commission is faced with solving an ever growing problem: the Migration Crisis. This crisis has reminded all EU Member States what the EU is based on – Unity, Solidarity and Harmony – which is the only way a problem can...

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EU Consumer Protection – Dangerous Products

March 16, 2016

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The European Commission has a Rapid Alert System, which enables quick exchange of information between 31 European countries and the European Commission about dangerous non-food products posing a risk to health and safety of consume...

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Free Movement of Professionals in the EU

February 11, 2016

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The European Commission has implemented a system for the recognition of professional qualifications, the European Professional Card (EPC).

EDC News: Free Movement of Professionals in the EU

The European Union (EU) aims to reach t...

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European Commission Aviation Strategy

January 16, 2016

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Aviation being critical to Europe’s economy it was added to the initiatives listed in the Commission Work Programme for 2015 (COM(2014) 910 final), which has led to the European Commission developing an EU aviation strategy.

 

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EC’s Virtual Tourism Observatory (VTO) & Other Initiatives

November 28, 2015

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The European Commission has developed a tool, Virtual Tourism Observatory, to support policy makers and businesses develop better strategies for a more competitive European tourism sector.

EDC News: EC’s Virtual Tourism Observator...

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Digital Age - EU Contract and Copyright Rules

October 8, 2015

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The European Commission is attempting to adapt copyrights that stop consumers from using their digital goods in countries where they were not purchased.

EDC News: Digital Age - EU Contract and Copyright Rules

Provision of and acce...

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Quality of EU Regional Research Funding

September 4, 2015

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The Regional Policy of the European Union, also referred as Cohesion Policy, is a policy with the stated aim of improving the economic well-being of regions in the EU and also to avoid regional disparities.

EDC News: Quality of EU...

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EU eGovernment

August 25, 2015

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The European Commission are moving EU governments into the digital age: EU eGovernments

EDC News: EU eGovernment

One of the 10 priorities in the Juncker regime is to make the EU's single market fit for the digital age by tearing...

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