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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 gives Afghanistan EUR 185m for health, farming by EUbusiness — last modified 28 January 2013, 20:20 CET

The European Commission is signing 185 million euros over to Afghanistan on Monday in a bid to boost health services for almost half the country's people and improve farming, including water supply.

EU resumes EUR 250 m aid package to Mali by EUbusiness — last modified 12 February 2013, 18:56 CET

The European Union on Tuesday said it would resume aid worth up to 250 million euros for Mali as authorities move to restore democracy in the beleaguered West African nation.

Greece must recover EUR 310m in shipyard state aid by EUbusiness — last modified 28 February 2013, 19:23 CET

The Greek government must take back some 310 million euros in aid given to a naval shipyard because the payment breaches EU law, the European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday.

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.

Mali president pledges polls as EU, France gather donors by EUbusiness — last modified 14 May 2013, 20:20 CET

Mali's president pledged Tuesday that July elections, a key goal of the troubled country's backers, will go ahead as he prepared for a donors conference meant to help Bamako move on from war and a two-year political crisis.

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.

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.

Germany offers to take in 5,000 more Syrian refugees by EUbusiness — last modified 20 March 2013, 18:09 CET

Germany said Wednesday it was prepared to take in another 5,000 Syrian refugees in the coming months in response to deteriorating conditions in the war-ravaged country.

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.

Beginners' guide to EU public contracts by Ina Dimireva — last modified 24 January 2013, 11:47 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.

Mali donor conference raises EUR 3.25 bn by EUbusiness — last modified 15 May 2013, 22:25 CET

International donors pledged a much more than expected 3.2 billion euros in aid Wednesday to help Mali avoid the mistakes which allowed Islamist rebels to seize vast swathes of the troubled country.

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.

Counter-terror chief sees EU in Mali for 'long haul' by EUbusiness — last modified 25 January 2013, 10:07 CET

Europe will have to stay in Mali for the long haul as military victory alone cannot remove the security threat looming in the European Union's backyard, the bloc's counter-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove told AFP.

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.

Cypriot aid workers reeling at donations to help hungry by EUbusiness — last modified 03 April 2013, 18:17 CET

Organisers of a charity concert in Cyprus were struggling on Tuesday to deal with the volume of donations of food and other goods made to help those worst hit by the country's financial crisis.

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.

EU gives EUR 20 m in aid to Mali by EUbusiness — last modified 19 February 2013, 18:58 CET

The EU announced Tuesday it was sending an additional 22 million euros in humanitarian aid to victims of the conflict in Mali.