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10 May 2016

COSME kicks off in Greece: More than €125 million available for SMEs

Published : Tue, 10 May 2016 The COSME agreement will enable Diorama Investments to invest in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), following the European Investment Fund's (EIF) EU-funded contribution of growth and expansion capital. ...
Greece Small and medium enterprises Contract Diorama Investment European Investment Fund Growth capital Company Private sector
06 May 2016

French LEADER LAG proposes cooperation with other inland aquaculture areas

La Dombes is a unique inland aquaculture area in France, the “region of 1000 lakes”, where tourism and the use of carp skin for leather offer opportunites to add value to local carp - and the area. The Dombes Saône LEADER LAG is looking to cooperate with ...
France Aquaculture Dombes Tourism Carp Leather Freshwater fish
29 April 2016

Employment: Commission proposes Directive to improve the working conditions of workers in the sea fishing sector

Today, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive improving the working conditions in the sea fishing sector. The Directive will implement the agreement reached by the EU social partners in this sector, which aligns EU law with the "Wo...
Employment Directive Health and safety Shutterstock European Commission Contract European Union law International Labour Organization Protectionism Fishing
19 April 2016

Survey on European catalogue of standards for ICT procurement

Published : Tue, 19 Apr 2016 The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs is undertaking a survey to collect the views of those involved in public procurement activities in EU countries on the content and...
ICT Internal market Industry Entrepreneur Small and medium enterprises Government procurement European Union Research Business
19 April 2016

Commission seeks views on future space strategy

Published : Tue, 19 Apr 2016 The European Commission has launched a public consultation to collect views on the objectives of the EU future space strategy, the main challenges and opportunities for the European space sector, as wel...
European Commission Strategy European Union Elżbieta Bieńkowska European Commissioner Internal market Entrepreneur Small and medium enterprises Galileo Nicolaus Copernicus Europe Globalization
19 April 2016

Public consultation on a Space Strategy for Europe

Published : Tue, 19 Apr 2016 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 The objective of this public consultation is to obtain stakeholder views on the policy priorities, challenges and opportunities that could shape a future Space Strategy for Europe.
Europe Stakeholders Policy European Union EU 15 Space Galileo EGNOS Satellite navigation Orbiting Astronomical Observatory Earth observation Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development

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Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies
Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises