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18 Feb
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Commissioner De Gucht in Washington: “Steady Progress” in EU-US Trade Talks

  After the meetings with USTR Froman, Commissioner De Gucht will hold a press conference at 12:45 PM, which can be followed live on EbS . The Commissioner will also hold a speech at the Atlantic Council afterwards (on C-SPAN). Press Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht following the stocktaking meeting with USTR Michael Froman on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. After three rounds of talks for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)...

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18 Feb
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WEBCAST: Towards the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership | today: 2/18/14 at 1:45 p.m. EST

Directly following the conclusion of the political stock-taking exercise with US Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman, European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht will offer his own unique insights on prospects for the ongoing transatlantic trade talks and to assess progress achieved so far. Please join the Atlantic Council this afternoon at 1:45 p.m. EST for a live webcast of our conversation with Commissioner De Gucht on the latest developments in the negotiations and map out where the two sides...

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11 Feb
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European Cybercrime Centre – One Year On

What are the main future cybercrime threats on the horizon? And how has the European Cybercrime Center (EC3) contributed to protect European citizens and businesses since its launch in January 2013? These questions are at the core of an EC3 report presented today, and discussed at a conference organised by the Commission, with participants from law enforcement authorities, national and EU institutions and the private sector. "Criminal behaviour is changing fast, exploiting technological developments and legal loopholes. Criminals will continue to...

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11 Feb
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Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on the Third Review Mission to Cyprus

Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Nicosia during January 29-February 11, 2014 for the third review of Cyprus's economic programme, which is supported by financial assistance from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the IMF. The objectives of Cyprus’s programme are to restore financial sector stability, strengthen public finance sustainability, and adopt structural reforms so as to support long-run growth, while protecting the welfare of the population....

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03 Feb
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Commission unveils first EU Anti-Corruption Report

Corruption continues to be a challenge for Europe. Affecting all EU Member States, corruption costs the European economy around 120 billion euros per year. Member States have taken many initiatives in recent years, but the results are uneven and more should be done to prevent and punish corruption. These are some of the conclusions from the first ever EU Anti-Corruption Report published today by the European Commission. The EU Anti-Corruption Report explains the situation in each Member State: what anti-corruption...

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03 Feb
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EU Commission for Equal Voting Rights

On January 29th, the European Commission has issued guidance to member states that currently have rules preventing their citizens from voting because they live in another EU country. Of course, we are very supportive of this important step, even if we believe that an even better direction would be to also extend voting rights in the European Parliament elections to all EU citizens who reside outside the EU, and to harmonize all electoral procedures. You will find on the right sidebar a...

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31 Jan
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Commission calls for immediate action for a European Industrial Renaissance

The European Commission is urging Member States to recognise the central importance of industry for creating jobs and growth and to mainstream industry-related competitiveness concerns across all policy areas. This is the key message of the communication For a European Industrial Renaissance, adopted today. The Commission calls on the Council and the Parliament to adopt proposals on energy, transport, space and digital communications networks as well as implement and enforce legislation to complete the internal market. Furthermore industrial modernisation must...

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31 Jan
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Sound & Resilient Financial Markets: Achieving Global Consistency

US-EU Financial Markets Regulatory Dialogue Joint Statement Speech by Nadia Calviño, Deputy Director-General for Internal Market and Services, EUROPEAN COMMISSION Presented at Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 29 January 2014  INTRODUCTION Ladies and Gentlemen, I am happy to have the opportunity to discuss transatlantic regulatory efforts to make financial markets sound and resilient. Today, I would like to take stock of the reforms we have carried out so far and outline the way forward, both in the EU and internationally. In response to the financial crisis, the...

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29 Jan
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NYCEDC Announces Launch of $30 Million Competition to Help Small Businesses Become More Resilient

NYCEDC Announces Launch of $30 Million Competition to Help Small Businesses Become More Resilient Federally-Funded Competition Seeks Innovative Technologies from Around the Globe to be Installed at Sandy-Impacted Small Businesses Across the City at No Cost Competition Will Foster New York City's Long-Term Resiliency to Protect Small Businesses and Neighborhoods Against Future Storms New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced the launch of Resiliency Innovations for a Stronger Economy (RISE : NYC), a competition to help small businesses impacted...

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