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EU commits €7 bn to R&D in “biggest ever” EC funding package

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:00:43 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The European Commission 20 July agreed to commit €7 billion to research and development, in what it says is its “biggest ever European Commission funding package”, designed to create some 174,000 jobs in the short term and another 450,000 in the long term and to stimulate nearly €80 billion in gross domestic [...]

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EPFL in European mega-projects finals with 2 of 6 (update)

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:41:09 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – EPFL-led projects are two of the six accepted in the finals of a major research initiative by the European Commission, its FET (future technologies) flagship projects. At least two of the finalists will be funded by the EC to the tune of up to CHF1 billion over 10 years, with the [...]

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Dioxin eggs scare reaches Britain

Sean Ecker — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:46:04 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Officials are looking into the destination of a 14-ton consignment of processed eggs that was sent to the UK from Holland, according to Reuters 7 January. Holland had earlier received eggs from some of the 4,700 poultry farms in Germany which have been closed due to excessive levels of dioxin found in some of their [...]

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Swiss, EU, agree to disagree—for now—over taxes, bilateral approach

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:24:00 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Pressure grows on Bern to Bern, Switzerland and Brussels, Belgium (GenevaLunch) – The European Commission (EC) came down hard on Switzerland 14 December for the low tax rates offered by some Swiss cantons and confirmed it wants to find a simpler way to work together than through the current maze of bilateral agreements. The EC [...]

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2,000 containers per year lost overboard in European waters

Sean Ecker — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:07:26 +0000

GenevaLunch.com A British member of the European parliament, Brian Simpson, has told the European Commission that more than 2,000 shipping containers are lost overboard in European waters every year. The number is rising steadily, he said in a question to the Commission 21 October. Many of the containers pose a hazard to shipping and could cause [...]

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Greek, eurozone package: €750bn in aid

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 10 May 2010 10:37:06 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The European Union’s finance ministers have agreed to a generous package of €500 billion in aid for Greece and the eurozone, the bulk of it in the form of loan guarantees. The European Commission will provide f €60b in emergency funding for members having “difficulties caused by exceptional circumstances beyond their control”, said Elena Salgado, [...]

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Volcanic ash costs EU tourism €1 b

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:50:27 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Airlines cost estimate: €1.5-2.5b The European Commission said Wednesday that April’s volcanic ash debacle, which closed airspace in much of Europe for several days, cost the tourism industry at least €1 billion, mainly to travel agents, tour operators and hotels, said the commission’s vice president, Antonio Tajani, responsible for industry and entrepreneurship. The initial estimates [...]

Europe condemns Libya, Italy accuses Switzerland on visa ban

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:20:11 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Brussels, Belgium (GenevaLunch) - The European Commission reacted to Libya’s ban on visas for Schengen residents by saying it will meet later in the week to discuss the abrupt decision by Muammar Qadaffi’s government. Cecilia Malmstroem of Sweden, the commissioner for home affairs, provided a more immediate response: “The European Commission deplores the unilateral and [...]

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EU’s new leaders draw mixed reaction, little enthusiam

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:18:37 +0000

GenevaLunch.com (Reuters video) The European Union has two new leaders, in posts created by the Lisbon Treaty, which goes into effect 1 December 2009 following final approval by Ireland and the Czech Republic. Herman van Rompuy, Belgian prime minister, was named President of the European Council, a two-and-a-half year job. He was elected by a majority [...]

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US and Europe set to talk about aircraft subsidies at WTO

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:19:30 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A confidential interim WTO (World Trade Organization) report on European assistance to the aircraft industry, notably Airbus, was issued Friday, reports Frances Williams in the Financial Times, and a similar report on US assistance to Boeing is expected in the next few months. The US and the European Commission have been [...]

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