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19 November 2015

EU-China dialogue on industrial sectors underlines importance of open economies

Published : Thu, 19 Nov 2015 Today, Director-General Lowri Evans of the Directorate-General (DG) for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and Vice-Minister Xin Guobin co-chaired the 5th plenary meeting of the Dialo...

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18 November 2015

Unitary patent: 26 countries agree on distribution key

Published : Wed, 18 Nov 2015 On 17 November a major roadblock on the path to a European unitary patent was cleared when 26 EU countries reached an important agreement on the distribution of revenues.

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18 November 2015

European Commission strengthens control of firearms across the EU

Published : Wed, 18 Nov 2015 The European Commission today adopted a package of measures to make it more difficult to acquire firearms in the European Union, better track legally held firearms, strengthen cooperation between Member...

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17 November 2015

SME owners and stakeholders come together for 2015 SME Assembly

Published : Tue, 17 Nov 2015 The SME Assembly kicks off this week in Luxembourg.

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17 November 2015

EU-funded defence research: 2nd meeting of high-level group advising Commissioner Bieńkowska

Published : Tue, 17 Nov 2015 Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs will be chairing the 2nd meeting of the Group of Personalities on 17 November 2015. The Group will present its final re...

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10 December 2015

Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council

The TTE Council is made up of transport, energy and telecommunications ministers from all EU members states that work together to fulfil EU objectives in these areas, such as setting up sustainable transport systems, promoting energy efficiency and improv...

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10 November 2015

COSME workshop and Access to Finance Day in Skopje

Published : Tue, 10 Nov 2015 The European Commission and the Ministry of Economy of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are organising a COSME Workshop and Access to Finance Day on 10 to 11 November 2015 in Skopje.

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09 December 2015

Conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on raw materials and Horizon 2020 brokerage event on raw materials

This third annual conference presents a comprehensive overview of developments in the fields covered by the EIP, including successful raw materials commitments; regional approaches and investment in raw materials; and launching the 2nd call for the EIP "r...

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04 November 2015

EU and Australia sign Earth observation cooperation arrangement

Published : Wed, 04 Nov 2015 Access to vital satellite data for Australia, South East Asia and the South Pacific has been guaranteed through the signing of a cooperation arrangement in Brussels today.

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04 November 2015

Open for registration: High-level conference on the digital transformation of industries and enterprises

Published : Wed, 04 Nov 2015 Event: 02/12/2015 @ The Egg Bringing together over 25 high-level speakers and 200 participants, this conference on 2 December in Brussels aims to convene leading business people, academics, and politicia...

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