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Connecting Europe: funding for broadband networks must be accompanied by policies that ensure private investments in infrastructures

Brussels – The Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 by the European Commission confirms the crucial importance of connecting infrastructures, and in particular high speed broadband networks, for Europe’s economy and society. However, the use public funding must be limited to remote areas, while forward looking policies need to be adopted to keep the sector investing in new broadband networks

Cable Europe reaction to Commission financing initiative for next generation access “Connecting Europe Facility”

“There is a case for state aid funding to make sure that the Digital Agenda avoids a Digital Divide. But we have a warning about how to use public funds. Keep them out of our territories. Not because we are scared to compete with other players - on the contrary. But because it kills the will for private investment if the market figures that the state will just pour money in if you wait around long enough. That is not going to help Europe's Digital Agenda.

EU food aid scheme Greens propose pragmatic solution to stand-off on EU food aid scheme

EU agriculture ministers are tomorrow set to decide on a proposal to wind down a scheme under the CAP, which provides for food aid to the most vulnerable persons in the EU. With the proposals deadlocked in Council, the Greens have sent a letter to the Polish EU presidency proposing a solution: continue the food aid until 2013 by complementing EU agricultural intervention stocks with food products purchased on the market.

ANEC Statement - Nanomaterials: a very small step on the long and bumpy road to consumer safety

After almost 12 months of waiting, ANEC welcomes the adoption of a regulatory definition of nanomaterials by the European Commission, albeit with mixed feelings. We welcome application of the approach according to which the size distribution of a material should be based on the number concentration (i.e. the number of particles), and not on the mass concentration of a nanomaterial product. This is because a small mass concentration may contain the largest number fraction1.

Baltic States: 20th Anniversary of restoration of independence. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group

"The European Union is proud to have three Baltic States among us. They may be small in size, but they inspire us in our political action", said Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, speaking yesterday at a conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the restoration of the Baltic States' independence.

EU financial rules Sovereign debt speculation clamp-down, as EU rules against naked CDS agreed

The European Parliament and Council agreed today on a compromise to ban naked credit default swaps (CDS) on the sovereign debt of European countries under new EU rules. Commenting on the agreement, Green MEP and EP draftsman for the legislation Pascal Canfin said:

Bonino, Monti e Tajani tagliano il nastro di Euractiv.it

È partita ufficialmente questa mattina a Roma l'avventura della versione italiana del portale Euractiv. Per l'occasione, il vicepresidente dell'Unione europea, Antonio Tajani, il presidente dell'università Bocconi, Mario Monti, e il vicepresidente del Senato, Emma Bonino, hanno discusso insieme a politici e stakeholder italiani quali saranno le prospettive dell'Unione europea, soprattutto alla luce della recente crisi.

3.5 Billion in new revenue through Demand Response and the Energy Efficiency Directive.

Despite continued high-level efforts on the part of policy makers, a positive business case and millions spent on pilot projects, the development of demand response programs in Member States has been slow to non-existent.

Le rôle de l'Italie est essentiel pour sortir de la crise, selon Emma Bonino, Mario Monti et Antonio Tajani

EurActiv.it : la version italienne d'EurActiv a été lancée lors d'une conférence à Rome

Lors d'une conférence organisée hier par EurActiv Italie à Rome, Mario Monti, Emma Bonino et Antonio Tajani se sont exprimés pour donner un plus grand rôle à l'Italie dans une Europe en pleine crise économique.

Visa Europe’s new report reveal electronic payments help to counter the shadow economy

Today Visa Europe announced the launch of their report, “The Shadow Economy in Europe” at a lunchtime event which they hosted together with the European Credit Research Institute (ECRI) in cooperation with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). The event brought together representatives of the payments services industry experts, policymakers and academics who discussed possible best practices in which innovative systems including electronic payments can be used to address the shadow economy in Europe.

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