http://eubusiness.com Latest news about Small and Medium-sized Enterprises policy in the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:25:17Z http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223045221.65 The Commission has unveiled plans to extend minimum maternity leave in Europe by around a month, putting pressure on several EU nations to offer more support. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. SMEs Headline3 Social Employment Living & Working in EU 2008-10-05T17:29:20Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222873327.92 The Commission is to unveil plans to extend minimum EU maternity leave from 14 to 18 weeks, a move which would force several nations to offer more support to new mothers. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. SMEs Headline3 Employment Social 2008-10-01T23:18:37Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/SMEs/red-tape.03 In the context of Better Regulation, the European Commission has decided to simplify the regulatory environment for European businesses, in co-operation with the European Parliament and the EU Member States. The objective is to ensure that Community legislation in the fields of company law, accounting and auditing corresponds to today's business needs and allows European businesses to compete more effectively and to be more successful in a highly competitive global environment. No publisher eub2 SMEs 2008-09-25T20:38:19Z Link http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1221313623.36 EU finance ministers backed plans on Saturday to hike public lending to credit-starved small and mid-sized firms, hoping to give the faltering European economy a boost. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline2 SMEs Finance European Council 2008-09-15T11:26:50Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/SMEs/open-access.21 The European Commission has launched a pilot project which will see the results of EU-funded research in seven key subject areas made freely available online. According to the Commission, the initiative should raise the visibility of European research, and drive innovation by ensuring that businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises have access to the latest research results. No publisher eub2 SMEs Research & Technology 2008-08-21T19:28:26Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Trade/cen CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries. Now CEN is contributing to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area - with voluntary technical standards which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement. CEN is a non-profit making technical organization set up under Belgian law. No publisher eub2 SMEs Consumer Trade 2008-08-05T14:57:05Z Link http://eubusiness.com/SMEs/eurostars.19 The European Union has given the green light allowing the flow of funds to support the Eurostars Joint Programme. Decision 743/2008/CE of the European Parliament and the Council, of 9 July, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30 July and will enter into force on 2 August. No publisher eub2 SMEs Research & Technology 2008-07-31T21:28:32Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Rd/industrial-property The importance of protection of Industrial Property rights (in particular the protection of inventions, industrial design and trade marks) for innovation, employment, competition and thus economic growth, cannot be underestimated. The European Commission focuses in particular on these "knowledge-based" aspects of the Single Market. Its work is partly concerned with traditional instruments regulating the market, such as harmonising the laws of the Member States relating to industrial property rights to avoid barriers to trade. The aim is also to create unitary systems for the protection of such rights with EU-wide effect through the filing of one single application for protection (Community trade marks, designs and patents). The Commission is also increasingly concerned with ensuring that the Single Market functions properly in the Information Society and the fight against Counterfeiting. A fundamental discussion on the principle of Community exhaustion of trade mark rights and its economic effects on innovation, employment and prices are also handled by the Commission, as well as the discussions on Enlargement. No publisher eub2 Media Research & Technology SMEs 2008-07-16T16:02:57Z Link http://eubusiness.com/Media/ipr-europe-guide News, background information and web links about media and audiovisual policy in the European Union. No publisher eub2 Media Research & Technology SMEs 2008-07-16T16:05:19Z Guide http://eubusiness.com/Employment/state-aid-jobs Latest news, background information and web links about the employment policies of the European Union. No publisher eub2 SMEs Employment Competition 2008-07-07T15:22:42Z Guide http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215434894.96 The European Commission has adopted plans to ease rules for granting public aid to projects that create jobs, boost economic activity, protect the environment or help women entrepreneurs. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. SMEs Headline2 Employment Competition 2008-07-08T15:33:36Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Employment/vat-reduced-rates Latest news, background information and web links about the employment policies of the European Union. No publisher eub2 SMEs Employment Finance 2008-07-07T12:06:24Z Guide http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215428542.31 The European Commission proposed on Monday sales tax cuts on locally provided services like restaurants and haircuts as part of proposals to shake-up EU value added tax rules. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline SMEs Employment 2008-07-07T14:29:39Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Employment/equal-treatment-work Latest news, background information and web links about the employment policies of the European Union. No publisher eub2 SMEs Employment Social 2008-07-02T12:27:41Z Guide http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214999227.8 The EU unveiled Wednesday new plans to tackle discrimination against aged or handicapped people, strengthen workers' rights and clear up health care across Europe's borders. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline SMEs Social Employment Living & Working in EU 2008-07-02T14:45:21Z News Item