- ACCA ( the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the new set of new actions proposed in the revised Small Business Act published today by the European Commission, while warning that proper implementation of the measures is key to their success-

GM crops are being grown on over 1 billion hectares worldwide thanks in part to their higher yields.  This news arrives immediately after the G20 meeting, where food security was high on the agenda.  Moreover, high-level reports such as the recent Foresight report on The Future of Food and Farming, have shown that agriculture will need to produce far more food in the coming years.  European farmers could contribute even more to the fight against

Only by putting collective passenger transport by bus and coach at the heart of the EU transport policy can policy makers at EU and national level achieve inclusive, efficient and sustainable mobility for all European citizens.

Brussels – As the final leg of the political bargaining goes on regarding the much expected European Commission White Paper on the future of the EU transport policy in the period 2010-2020 and beyond, the IRU recalls the unique capacity of bus and coach transport to serve as the backbone of the future European transport policy.

The EPP Group strongly condemns the shoot-to-kill activity by forces under the control and commanded by Colonel Gadaffi against his own people and deplores the many lives which have been lost in clashes over the weekend.

EurActiv, the leading online media on European Union policies, will be running special coverage, from 21 to 25 February, on the Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) review. In the special report, EurActiv journalists will cover the latest issues around the review, looking into the Erasmus for Entrepreneurs programme, SME lending by the European Investment Bank, women entrepreneurship and giving entrepreneurs a second chance.