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The European Commission has now published a roadmap on the Intellectual Property (IP) action plan in order to effectively protect and manage the intellectual property of its citizens. The European Union is fighting to assume leadership in key industrial areas, improve the resilience in of its e...

The European Commission has published a set of resources to help traders, online platforms and search engines get the most out of the newly introduced Platform to Business rules. In addition, three progress reports prepared by the expert group for the Observatory on the Online Platform Economy are...

Ambitious plans have been laid out by the European Commission for the upskilling and reskilling of the continent's workforce during the next five years. The European Skills Agenda sets out 12 actions focused on creating skills for jobs through collaboration between Member States, companies and...

The European Commission has announced the adoption a White Paper to deal with the distortive effects caused by foreign subsidies in the Single Market. The aim of the White Paper review is to level the playing field as regards foreign subsidies in the European Union. The European Commission now seeks...

The European Commission has welcomed the adoption of the Taxonomy Regulation by the European Parliament. It a key piece of legislation that will contribute to the European Green Deal by boosting private sector investment in green and sustainable projects. It will help create the world's first-ever G...

The European Commission has launched a major review of the European Union's trade policy, including a public consultation seeking input from the European Parliament, Member States, stakeholders and civil society. The Commission's objective is to build a consensus around a fresh medium-term direction...

The European Commission has launched ‘ Re-open EU', a web platform to support a safe resumption of travel and tourism across Europe as COVID-19 restrictions are eased. It will provide real-time information on borders and available means of transport and tourism services in Member States as well as...

The Executive Agency for Small and Medium sized Enterprises of the European Commission (EASME) announced the release of the EU Blue Economy Report and its main highlights of the innovative and emerging blue sectors that pave the way for the EU Green Deal. The report provides an overview of the...

The European Commission has announced the provision of financial aid to innovative European companies to help them fight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly €166 million have been awarded via the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Pilot, to 36 companies in Europe. In addition...

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) has announced that it is still working to mitigate the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Commission has been tasked with many responsibilities during the...

The European Commission together with Global Citizen has annouced the plan to step up the mobilisation of funding to enable the world to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and also avoid another. A Global Pledging Summit will be effectuated on the 27 th of June 2020. The European...

The coronovirus crisis has shown the importance of timely access to medicines. The EU Pharmaceutical strategy is in the works with aims to: - Draw lessons from the pandemic - Ensure supply of safe&affordable medicines - Support innovation in the industry and more.. You can have your say on the...