EU Guides

Up one level

Creation Date	Description	Title
17 June 2009, 12:32 CET	The European Commission BUILD UP initiative supports EU Member States in implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Its new interactive ...	The EU BUILD UP initiative - briefing
15 June 2009, 22:09 CET	Member States across the EU have given the green light to two new child safety standards – for "childproof" locking devices for windows and balcony doors and ...	New EU safety standards for child care products - briefing
15 June 2009, 12:05 CET	Since 8 December 2008 the European Union has been conducting a military operation to help deter, prevent and repress acts of piracy and armed robbery off the co...	EU naval operation against piracy - (EU NAVFOR Somalia - Operation ATALANTA)
12 June 2009, 15:18 CET	The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its revised proposals for the regulation of Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband networks, in th...	European Commission consultation on regulatory strategy to promote very high speed Internet in Europe - briefing
11 June 2009, 22:25 CET	The European Commission has decided to impose a fine of EUR 20 million on Electrabel, an electricity producer and retailer belonging to the Suez Group (now GDF ...	Commission fine for Electrabel for implementing acquisition of Compagnie Nationale du Rhône without prior Commission approval - briefing
11 June 2009, 15:50 CET	The annual bathing water report presented by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency on 10 June reveals that the large majority of bathing s...	Bathing water quality - Annual report, 2009 bathing season
11 June 2009, 14:33 CET	This factsheet focuses on the EU funds available to site managers under the rural development programmes of the CAP.	EU Funding: the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
10 June 2009, 23:43 CET	The European Commission published on 10 June a report on US laws on remote gambling and their enforcement against EU companies. This report is the outcome of an...	Trade Barriers Regulation report on US Internet gambling laws - briefing
10 June 2009, 17:41 CET	The European Commission has presented a proposal for an EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. Five years on from enlargement, the region is facing pressing cha...	EC strategy to boost development of Baltic Sea Region
03 June 2009, 18:51 CET	The EU will make available EUR 19 billion of planned European Social Fund expenditure to support people hit by the economic crisis. Together with the European I...	Shared Commitment for Employment - briefing
27 May 2009, 13:32 CET	The European Commission has adopted a Communication on Financial Supervision in Europe. The Communication proposes a set of ambitious reforms to the current arc...	Financial Supervision - briefing
14 May 2009, 16:46 CET	On 13 May 2009 the European Commission selected two operators, Inmarsat Ventures Limited and Solaris Mobile Limited, to provide mobile satellite services across...	Mobile Satellite Services in Europe: briefing
14 May 2009, 16:42 CET	New EU results published by the European Commission today show a "step change" in airline ticket selling websites across Europe in terms of compliance with cons...	Airline Ticket selling websites – EU Enforcement Results - briefing
14 May 2009, 15:56 CET	In a wide range of policy areas, the European Parliament has equal decision-making power with the Council of Ministers from the 27 EU governments. Even in areas...	Powers of the European Parliament - briefing
14 May 2009, 15:45 CET	Background information on the European Parliament and the European elections - information on the EP's powers, MEPs and elections, the history of European Parli...	European elections 2009 - briefing
14 May 2009, 13:29 CET	The European Union is based on the rule of law. This means that everything that it does is derived from treaties, which are agreed on voluntarily and democratic...	Treaties of the European Union
13 May 2009, 23:42 CET	The European Commission has imposed a fine of EUR 1,060,000,000 on Intel Corporation for violating EC Treaty antitrust rules on the abuse of a dominant market p...	Commission fine on Intel for abuse of dominant position - briefing
13 May 2009, 23:39 CET	Europeans should be able to have control over smart chips, a worldwide market set to grow five times over in the next decade, while still being able to easily u...	RFID: Radio Frequency IDentification - briefing
07 May 2009, 18:53 CET	Prague hosted the Employment Summit meeting of the leaders of the social Troika (the Czech Republic, Sweden and Spain), the European Commission and the social p...	Employment Summit - briefing
07 May 2009, 16:38 CET	The European Commission has today set out clear guidance for EU telecoms regulators on the cost-based method to be used when calculating termination rates – t...	Mobile phone termination rates - briefing