Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

20 July 2015

Schweinfurt, Germany: The European Home Of Electric Bikes

Published : Mon, 20 Jul 2015 BusinessPlanet visits Schweinfurt in Germany, the European home of the electric bike. How can Europe make the most of the e-bike boom and how do new innovations impact on growth and employment?

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25 June 2015

Environmental effect study of the Euro 5 environmental step for L-category vehicles

Published : Thu, 25 Jun 2015 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 The Commission has issued a new call for tender for a study on the environmental step Euro 5 for L-category vehicles.

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15 June 2015

Access City Award 2016

EU cities are invited to participate in the sixth edition of the Access City Award - The European Prize for making cities more accessible to people with disabilities and older people.

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07 June 2015

Workshop at the EXPO Milan 2015: 'Best practices in improving the sustainability of agriculture'

The theme of EXPO Milan 2015 is “Feeding the planet, Energy for life”. In this context, the workshop will showcase best practices to improve the environmental performance of the agricultural sector in three key areas:

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30 April 2015

Call for proposals: Supporting competitive and sustainable growth in the tourism sector

Published : Thu, 30 Apr 2015 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 The main objective of this call is to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of the European tourism sector based on three themes.

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Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency

Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management

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