13 Oct
Chapter News

Commission invests €16 billion in funding for research and innovation over next two years

The European Commission will boost competitiveness by investing almost €16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding scheme. The European Commission will invest almost €16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding scheme, following a new Work Programme for 2016-17 adopted today. The new funding opportunities offered by the Work Programme are directly aligned with the policy priorities of...

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12 Oct
Chapter News

Business investment rate up to 22.3% in the euro area

In the second quarter of 2015, the business investment rate was 22.3% in the euro area, compared with 22.0% in the previous quarter. The business profit share in the euro area was 40.0% in the second quarter of 2015, stable compared with the first quarter of 2015. This data come from a first release of seasonally adjusted quarterly European sector accounts from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, and the European Central Bank (ECB). To read the full...

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12 Oct
Chapter News

New Seal of Excellence initiative to help regions make top research investments

The Commission is today launching a new initiative to ensure that taxpayer money is spent efficiently by improving the synergies between EU funding for regional policy and for research. The new "Seal of Excellence" scheme will allow regions to recognise the quality label awarded to promising project proposals submitted under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme and promote their access to different funding sources like the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and other national or regional investment...

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09 Oct
Chapter News

Main Results Of The Justice And Home Affairs Council

On 9 October 2015 the Council agreed its negotiating stance on the draft data protection directive. This draft directive is aimed at protecting personal data processed for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal offences or the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security. To read about the outcome of the meeting, click here Courtesy of the EU Delegation to the U.S.

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09 Oct
Chapter News

EU Data protection reform on track: Commission proposal on new data protection rules in law enforcement area backed by Justice Ministers

Today, Ministers in the Justice Council have sealed an overall agreement on the EU's Data Protection Directive for the police and criminal justice sector. Following the agreement reached in June 2015 on the Regulation, today's agreement means the EU is fully on track to finalise its data protection reform by the end of this year, as called for by the European Council. Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Věra Jourová welcomed today's agreement: "The right to personal data protection is a fundamental right...

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09 Oct
Chapter News

Eurostat regional yearbook 2015: A statistical portrait of the EU across the regional spectrum

The regional yearbook, published every year by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, provides an overview of European regional statistics covering a wide range of fields. It is thus a helpful tool to understand the regional diversity that exists within the EU. Commenting on the yearbook, Marianne Thyssen, responsible for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobilitysaid: "Despite economic recovery and signs of improvements in the EU labour market, the employment situation varies between the EU Member States. We can observe the...

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09 Oct
Member News

New Central Bank of Ireland UCITS Regulations

On October 5, 2015 the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”)issued a new set of regulations relating to Irish domiciled UCITS, their management companies and their depositaries titled Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2015(the "CBI UCITS Regulations”). The CBI UCITS Regulations will replace the UCITS Notices from November 1, 2015. The Central Bank UCITS Guidance Notes are also being replaced with website guidance which “will retain all of the guidance currently located in the Guidance Notes...

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09 Oct
Member News

GRANITO and New Energies

GRANITO is pleased to announce its support of Project Atargatis, developed by its client the UK Company Terraenovum Ltd, with affiliation of over 170 companies related to the production of plant feed, fertilizer and biogas. GRANITO is the sole U.S./European consultant selected by Terraenovum in support of Project Atargatis, whose inauguration was celebrated in the magnificent scenario of Palazzo S. Giorgio, Trani, on October 4th with over 300 in attendance. GRANITO welcomes companies operating in the energy and biogas sector to grow globally...

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08 Oct
Member News

Ogletree Deakins Strengthens ERISA Litigation Group, Adds Russ Buhite as Shareholder

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Russ Buhite as a shareholder in the firm’s Tampa and Seattle offices. Buhite joins Ogletree Deakins from Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., where he was managing partner of the firm’s Tampa office. Buhite, whose practice is a unique blend of ERISA litigation and employment law spanning more than 25 years, will be based initially...

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08 Oct
Chapter News

European Parliament adopts European Commission proposal to create safer and more innovative European payments

The new rules will protect consumers better when they make payments, promote the development and use of innovative online and mobile payments and make European payment services safer. The European Commission welcomes today's adoption by the European Parliament of the revised Directive on Payment Services. This new law, proposed by the European Commission in July 2013, enhances consumer protection, promotes innovation and improves the security of payment services. PSD2 is the latest in a series of laws recently adopted by the...

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