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Bulgarian lawmaker sentenced a second time for corruption by EUbusiness — last modified 19 October 2012, 18:35 CET

A Bulgarian opposition lawmaker was handed his second jail sentence for corruption in just a year, Sofia's city court announced on Friday.

France offers EUR 150m loan to help Jordan budget by EUbusiness — last modified 24 September 2012, 19:18 CET

The French Development Agency inked a deal with the Jordanian government on Monday to provide the kingdom with a soft loan of 150 million euros ($193 million) to support its battered budget.

EU aid official to visit Myanmar ahead of 'crucial' polls by EUbusiness — last modified 09 February 2012, 14:42 CET

Myanmar's upcoming elections will be crucial for the credibility of reforms that remain "fragile," the EU's foreign aid chief told AFP ahead of a trip to offer 150 million euros in aid.

EU urges end to Myanmar unrest, pledges aid by EUbusiness — last modified 04 November 2012, 14:52 CET

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called for an end to communal killings in Myanmar following talks with President Thein Sein, while pledging aid to the former pariah state.

EU hands Liberia EUR 42m to cut maternal mortality by EUbusiness — last modified 08 November 2012, 22:16 CET

The European Commission on Thursday pledged 42 million euros to Liberia's president and Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to help halve one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates.

EU says private sector is key player in development aid by EUbusiness — last modified 16 October 2012, 16:27 CET

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso vowed Tuesday that Europe would maintain its place as the world's top provider of development aid as he urged the private sector to do more to help.

Cooperation - EuropeAid by EUbusiness — last modified 13 January 2013, 22:18 CET

Europe Aid Development and Cooperation. Grants are direct financial contributions from the EU budget or from the European Development Fund.

eContentplus programme by EUbusiness — last modified 08 August 2006, 11:34 CET

The eContentplus Programme is a multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable. The 4-year programme (2005–08), proposed by the European Commission, will have a budget of EUR 149 million to tackle organisational barriers and promote take up of leading-edge technical solutions to improve accessibility and usability of digital material in a multilingual environment.

EU cuts red tape for awarding EU funds by EUbusiness — last modified 29 March 2007, 16:40 CET

New implementing rules for EU funds will simplify access to EU funding and cut associated administrative burdens, particularly for SMEs.

On-line tool for SME funding by EUbusiness — last modified 29 January 2009, 23:21 CET

This tool aims to present the main European funding programmes available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and contains brief information as well as the main web sites for each programme. Please note that the information included is not exhaustive.

Simple stove brings safety, income for Darfur women by EUbusiness — last modified 19 October 2012, 13:16 CET

Collecting firewood for cooking puts women in Sudan's conflict-plagued and impoverished Darfur region at risk of rape.

TARGET2-Securities Online - Winter 2011 by Ina Dimireva — last modified 21 March 2011, 23:19 CET

TARGET2-Securities is a project of the European Central Bank, aiming at harmonising the way funds and securities are moved between EU countries. In the T2S Winter 2011 editorial, Jean-Michel Godeffroy, the Chairman of the T2S Programme Board, reflects on how the business strategy adopted by central securities depositories (CSDs) for integrating T2S can enable them to reap its full benefits in future.

Brazil, Gulf states, Malaysia, Russia lose EU trade benefits by EUbusiness — last modified 31 October 2012, 23:43 CET

A score of high-income nations such as Brazil, Russia and the Gulf states lost their privileged access to the EU's 500 million consumers on Wednesday as the bloc handed their benefits to poorer states.

Spain's Rajoy says will seek bailout if debt rates stay high by EUbusiness — last modified 26 September 2012, 15:43 CET

Spain will seek a full state bailout if its borrowing rates were to stay at unsustainable levels, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Wednesday.

Beginners' guide to EU public contracts by Ina Dimireva — last modified 26 January 2012, 18:29 CET

How to tender for a Commission contract – with guidance on the different types of contract, finding a contract that's relevant to your business and filling out the forms.

EU to increase investor protection in EU investment fund market by Ina Dimireva — last modified 03 July 2010, 00:48 CET

The European Commission has today completed a programme of improvements to the EU framework for investment funds. The new rules better empower investors by requiring a new standardised fund document, while also setting out in detail the high standards of conduct of business that investment fund managers must comply with.

IMF releases EUR 1.5 bn loan tranche to Portugal by EUbusiness — last modified 24 October 2012, 22:22 CET

The International Monetary Fund released Wednesday a 1.5 billion euro loan instalment to Portugal, after a review of its progress under a bailout program.

UN aid chiefs call for $725 million for drought-hit Sahel by EUbusiness — last modified 15 February 2012, 15:52 CET

United Nations and European Union aid chiefs called Wednesday for "urgent" assistance for West Africa's drought-hit Sahel region, saying it needed $725 million (552 million euros) this year.

Trans-European Energy Networks by EUbusiness — last modified 08 August 2006, 13:13 CET

The Trans European Energy Networks - TEN-Energy - are integral to the European Union’s overall energy policy objectives, increasing competitiveness in the electricity and gas markets, reinforcing security of supply, and protecting the environment.

JEREMIE initiative: promoting SME access to finance via Holding Funds by Ina Dimireva — last modified 25 January 2011, 23:12 CET

The JEREMIE initiative (“Joint European Resources for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises”) offers EU Member States, through their national or regional Managing Authorities, the opportunity to use part of their EU Structural Funds to finance small and medium-sized enterprises by means of equity, loans or guarantees, through a revolving Holding Fund acting as an umbrella fund. This initiative was developed by the European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF), which is part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group.