To address the difficult financing situation of SMEs, EU Commissioners proposed today to upgrade the SME Finance Forum into a high-level dialogue between financial institutions and SMEs. The SME Finance…
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Following changes to Irish legislation that remove obstacles to setting up a business in Ireland, the European Commission has closed its infringement case.Irish law had previously required that all companies…
MEPs believe that deadlines for paying bills in the business world should be laid down by law for both the private and public sectors. Yesterday Euro-MPs approved amendments to a…
The European Commission today adopted a new Regulation that ‘block exempts’ distribution and supply agreements at different levels of the production and distribution chain.”A clear and predictable application of the…
The European Commission today launched a 35-million call for eco-innovation projects to be funded under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme. The call opens today and runs until 9 September 2010.…
On 20 April, the Commission is due to update the rules providing a ‘safe harbour’ for agreements between manufacturers and distributors – and other forms of so-called vertical agreements. The…
MEPs are set to vote on 22 April on a proposal on the common system of value added tax as regards the rules on invoicing. The debate will be held at…
The European Company Statute (SE) gives companies operating in more than one Member State the possibility to reorganise their cross-border business under one European label. This enables them to work…
A Parliament resolution, approved on Thursday, welcomes plans to step up EU funding for developing innovative low-carbon technologies to help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. MEPs want…
By Ina DimirevaA resolution adopted by the EP today, 9 March, highlights the need to assess the effectiveness of Member States’ state-aid activities during the crisis, scale back the protectionist…
