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The Fourth Railway Package: Towards a Single European Railway Area

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ailways were the first modern means of transport and the rail network developed considerably across the EU over time. Despite its expansion, when comparing 1995 with 2013, rail’s share has decreased for freight and has remained fairly constant at about 6% for passenger transport. This is due, among other factors,

Understanding Innovation

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nnovation can be defined as the adoption of new products, processes, marketing or organisational approaches that create a valuable outcome in terms of financial benefit, wellbeing or efficiency, to name a few. Given its impact on smart, inclusive and sustainable growth, innovation is at the heart of European policies and

EU: 2016 Dutch Presidency

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or the first six months of 2016, the Netherlands shall hold the Presidency of the European Union. As EU Presidency holder, Dutch guiding principles are a Union that focuses on the essentials, a Union that focuses on growth and jobs through innovation, and a Union that connects with civil society.

COP21: 2015 Paris UN climate change conference

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rom 30 November to 12 December, Paris hosted the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 11th session of the meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 11). On 12 December, the parties reached

EC: Orientation debate on completing the Banking Union

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ebate is an indispensable part of achieving a full and deep Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), and in particular about bringing forward a proposal for a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS). The recent Five Presidents' Report set out a number of steps to further strengthen EMU. One of them is to move

EMU: Fiscal, Financial, Economic & Political Union

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urope's Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is in much better shape today than it was before the financial crisis. However, despite progress, particularly as regards reinforcement of the economic governance and the launch of the Banking Union, the EMU remains incomplete. Divergence in economic performance across the euro area is

EuroParl: Corporate taxation system reached its limits?

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ax competition as such cannot be avoided, but today’s system has reached its limits and led to unwanted side effects. Small firms should not have to bear the tax burden of multinationals that pay very little. Action is needed to harmonise corporate tax practices across Europe, so as to make

Council: End of roaming charges in mid-2017

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The Latvian presidency reached a provisional deal with the European Parliament on new rules to end mobile phone roaming fees and safeguard open internet access, also known as net neutrality rules. For the Council, the agreement still has to be confirmed by member states. End of roaming fees in mid-2017 Under the agreement, roaming surcharges in the

EC – EIB: Support to innovative companies

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uring the First Innovative Enterprise Week in Riga, the EIB Group and the European Commission (EC) have launched three new financial products to boost the competitiveness of innovative companies in Europe under the "InnovFin – EU Finance for Innovators" programme. The EIB and the EC have also expanded the “InnovFin

Latvian Presidency of the Council 2015

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From January 1st 2015, Latvian 6-months Presidency of the Council of the EU had begun. It was announced that The main goal of the Presidency will be to generate jobs and economic growth in the EU. Main task of the Latvian Presidency: To work on the Investment Plan for Europe; continue the

Italian Presidency of the Council 2014

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From July 1st 2014, Italian 6-months Presidency of the Council of the EU had begun. Italian Prime Minister and President of the Council Matteo Renzi will present 6-months plan of Italian twelfth Presidency in Strazbourg.

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