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Supporting the food safety systems of the future

The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission has launched a call today to develop a research and innovation platform on food safety. It will make it easier for national food safety authorities, EU agencies, policy-makers, the scientific community and civil society to coordinate research ...

State aid: Commission opens investigation into proposed public support for Samsung plant in Hungary

The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Hungary's plans to grant €108 million of public support to Samsung SDI for investing in the ...

Georgia Rated by Freedom Barometer

The FINANCIAL -- Respect for human rights in Georgia is higher than in most of the ex-USSR, yet considerably lower than in the EU, new Freedom Barometer ...

The Role of the Russian Federation in War in Abkhazia, 1992

The conflict in Abkhazia was heightened by the involvement of Russia, mostly on the Abkhaz side, especially during the war's initial stages. Whereas Russia has endorsed the territorial integrity of ...

Registration now open for the ninth European drugs summer school

The FINANCIAL -- The University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) and the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) will be joining forces once again next summer to hold the ninth European drugs summer school ...

Georgia/Abkhazia: Violations of the Laws of War and Russia's Role in the Conflict

On August 14, 1992, a fratricidal war broke out on the resort beaches of Abkhazia, a small territory located on the Black Sea coast of the newly independent Republic of Georgia. A sixteen-month ...

Ad Black Sea 2019 has Started

As part of the Check in Georgia campaign, Batumi hosted the International Advertising Festival Ad Black Sea 2019 on 19-21 September. Industry professionals from various countries once again gathered ...

EASO continues to make improvements in its governance

The FINANCIAL -- EASO takes the findings of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) seriously and continues to ensure that improvements are implemented swiftly. EASO also welcomes the acknowledgment by ...

Industrial production up by 0.4% in euro area. Up by 0.1% in EU28

In August 2019 compared with July 2019, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.1% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical ...

Hohlmeier: fighting climate change is the priority for the EU's 2020 budget

The FINANCIAL -- The EU's budget for 2020 should include more climate action funding and higher investment in sustainable technologies, according to Monika Hohlmeier, Parliament's budget ...

Plans to keep EU budget funding in 2020 in the event of a no-deal Brexit

The FINANCIAL -- UK Researchers, students and farmers would continue to get EU support in the event of a no-deal Brexit, under provisions adopted by the Budgets Committee on ...

Delivering new opportunities in time of global economic uncertainties

The FINANCIAL -- Despite the difficult global economic climate, European companies have continued to make good use of the opportunities created by the European Union's trade network - the largest in ...

Commission approves €380 million German rescue aid to Condor

The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Germany's plans to grant a temporary €380 million loan to charter airline Condor. The measure will contribute to ...