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08 January 2016

Coreper I

The Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) is responsible for preparing the meetings of the Council in its relevant fields. Member states are represented in the Committee by ambassadors and they are chaired by the member state holding the six-month...
07 December 2015

Public consultation on the evaluation and modernisation of the IPR enforcement framework

Published : Mon, 07 Dec 2015 Today the European Commission launched a public consultation seeking stakeholder views on whether the rules for the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) are still fit for purpose.
30 November 2015

Copernicus: the EU programme contributing to climate change policies

Published : Mon, 30 Nov 2015 The EU’s efforts on climate change go beyond ambitious carbon reduction commitments. Through its innovative earth observation programme Copernicus, the EU is harnessing world leading science and technology to he...
07 December 2015

Launch of the Covenant on demographic change

The Covenant on demographic change will be launched on 7 December 2015, with the support of the European Commission and the EU funded AFE-INNOVNET Thematic Network. It aims at engaging local and regional authorities, and other relevant stakeholders, commi...
19 November 2015

Work organisation and workplace learning: creating win-win environment

On 19 November 2015, Eurofound, Cedefop and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will hold a joint event to present recent findings and initiatives on work organisation and workplace learning. The event will mark the 40 year anniversary of Ce...
27 October 2015

Business opportunities in Eco-innovation

The 19th Eco Innovation Forum will be held on 27-28 October 2015 at COEX in Seoul (Republic of Korea). The forum is organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, and the Korea Environmental Indust...
14 October 2015

Shaping the future of food safety, together

Scientists from in and outside Europe are invited to attend a major scientific conference organised by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the occasion of the World EXPO 2015. The conference focuses on two major themes – Assessment Science and Sc...
21 September 2015

Info day, Horizon 2020: ‘Environment & resource efficiency’

The European Commission is organising an information day focusing on the upcoming calls for proposals under Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge ‘Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials’ and related call topics in the ‘Blue Growth ...

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