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Cloud computing: EC strategy goes in the right direction, say SMEs — 27 September 2012, 15:31 CET

UEAPME welcomes focus on data security, legal certainty, access to broadband; doubts basis for model contract terms

INEL launches portable XRD stress-measurement system Xsolo — 27 September 2012, 12:40 CET

 

B.I.G. Talents head for Rouen in November 2012 — 26 September 2012, 12:07 CET

 

CJEU: AG considers Greek gambling monopoly OPAP to be contrary to EU law — 20 September 2012, 13:43 CET

CJEU expected to rule within months on the non-conformity of Greek gambling monopoly OPAP; over four years after the Commission had expressed the same concerns in a Reasoned Opinion but failed to press ahead with legal action through the Court.

MEPs back conflicting measures to limit the global impact of the EU fishing fleet — 20 September 2012, 00:16 CET

The European Parliament's Fisheries Committee has voted today on proposed changes to the EU's fishing practices in international and foreign waters. The committee recognised the need to reduce the impact of EU fishing vessels abroad, but at the same time backed some protectionist measures that favour Europe's long-distance fleet.

ESBA welcomes the adoption of the Rübig Report — 20 September 2012, 00:13 CET

ESBA welcomes the adoption of the report on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs): competitiveness and business opportunities

EMBALLAGE 2012 set to provide the full package in November — 19 September 2012, 11:49 CET

EMBALLAGE 2012, the international packaging exhibition, will take place in Paris (France) from 19 to 22 November 2012. With 1,300 exhibitors (48% of whom are from outside France) and 89,000 visitors expected, the international trade event will highlight the innovative power of the packaging sector.

Henri Forest’s AOC Minervois wins Naked Wines competition — 14 September 2012, 12:55 CET

Henri Forest, an independent winemaker from South-Western France, has secured £50,000 worth of sales and privileged access to the British market further to winning the Zero to Hero competition organised by UK-based online wine retailer Naked Wines. Out of 240 wines, Le Clos de l’Olivier Minervois 2010, which is produced on the Villepeyroux-Forest estate (near Carcassonne), came out on top.

EP vote on fish labelling — 12 September 2012, 17:47 CET

In a disappointing vote, the European Parliament rejected the new rules on fish labelling proposed by the European Commission as part of the EU Common Fisheries Policy reform.

BORFLEX rubber makes FLAMESTOP® at INNOTRANS 2012 — 11 September 2012, 17:32 CET

BORFLEX will unveil its new FLAMESTOP® rubber range at the INNOTRANS trade show, in Berlin (Germany), from 18 to 21 September 2012. The FLAMESTOP® range, designed for the rail industry, fulfils the requirements of the new EN 45545 European standard for fire and fumes safety, which will be mandatory from January 2014.

IFMAS gets over €30m for green tech in Lille region — 11 September 2012, 17:23 CET

IFMAS, the R&D institute for bio-based materials headquartered in the Lille region, has recently been certified as an Institute of Excellence in its field, gaining a €30.8m grant from the French government in the process. The R&D excellence of Lille and its region has again been acknowledged by the authorities, opening up new perspectives in the energy field.

TECHNOMARK® makes its Flexmark™ with innovative marking equipment — 11 September 2012, 17:11 CET

TECHNOMARK®, a specialist in permanent-marking equipment, is set to release two new product lines in 2012: the fully modular MULTI4® Third Generation and the Flexmark™ 2-in-1, the latter of which has been specially designed to meet the needs of SMEs.

European Parliament adopts unambitious Energy Efficiency Directive — 11 September 2012, 14:07 CET

Today the European Parliament passed the EU Energy Efficiency Directive which sets energy savings targets for providers. Energy companies will be required to make yearly energy savings amounting to 1.5% of their annual sales.

European patent law at crossroads — 11 September 2012, 13:57 CET

In total, 70,000 signatures against patents on plants and animals were handed to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, today. The signatures were collected by the coalition No Patents On Seeds, which is being supported by several hundred organisations from all over Europe.

SMEs' jobs potential is the key to solve the employment crisis — 06 September 2012, 22:52 CET

With unemployment hovering around double digits and Europe on the brink of a new recession, it is absolutely crucial to better take into account the needs of SMEs as the main source of jobs in the EU. This is the message brought forward by UEAPME, the European craft and SME employers' organisation, on the occasion of the "Employment Policy Conference" opening today in Brussels.

PNA boosts Ouistreham terminal with EUR 20m investment — 06 September 2012, 13:23 CET

Under the supervision of port owner PNA, the first phase of the Ouistreham ferry terminal's extension and redevelopment has been completed successfully, at a cost of €16 million.

France is 100% Design at Earls Court in September 2012 — 06 September 2012, 10:32 CET

The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London will organise the French Pavilion, named 100% France, at the 100% Design trade show, to be held in London (UK) from 19 to 22 September 2012.

French optical expertise to dazzle at ECOC 2012 in Amsterdam — 05 September 2012, 17:19 CET

UBIFRANCE will host 10 optical-communications specialists on the French Pavilion at the ECOC trade show in Amsterdam (in The Netherlands), which will take place from 17 to 19 September 2012.

Good Food March heads for Brussels as global food crisis deepens — 05 September 2012, 17:14 CET

Cyclists arrive in Strasbourg today for the start of the final leg of the Good Food March's journey to Brussels to call for a radical change of direction in European food and farming policy.

West Riviera Yachting dry-sails from Brittany to the Boat Show — 04 September 2012, 18:48 CET

Representatives of the West Riviera Yachting dry port, next to Tréguier, in northern Brittany (Western France), will attend the Boat Show, in Southampton (UK), from 14 to 23 September 2012. West Riviera Yachting, which is a member of The Yacht Harbour Association, is ideally placed and fully equipped to welcome British yachtsmen and yachtswomen.

Espace Textile takes French Savoir-Faire to Indigo in Brussels — 04 September 2012, 17:04 CET

For the sixth consecutive year, Espace Textile will support a delegation of textile specialists from the Rhône-Alpes region (South-Eastern France), who will be present, under the French Savoir-Faire banner, at the Indigo Home Edition and MoOD trade shows. The trade fair for the interior-design sector will take place in Brussels (Belgium) from 11 to 13 September 2012.

DISTALZ and Lille region at heart of EU JPND’s strategy for Alzheimer’s — 31 August 2012, 15:08 CET

DISTALZ, the research laboratory specialising in Alzheimer’s disease, which is based in the Lille region, has recently been certified as a Laboratory of Excellence by the French government. The laboratory is now part of the strategic EU Joint Programme — Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND), which illustrates the fact that the R&D excellence of Lille and its region has been recognised at both national and pan-European level.

Pellenc ST optimises thousands of tonnes of waste for RWM 2012 — 20 August 2012, 13:53 CET

 

Conscio Technologies makes Sensiwave for customized internal communications — 27 July 2012, 16:05 CET

Sensiwave, the software solution developed by Conscio Technologies of France, has evolved into a fully integrated internal communications system.

Commission calls for ban of destructive deep-sea fishing in the Northeast Atlantic — 20 July 2012, 11:50 CET

Greenpeace has welcomed a plan presented by the European Commission to ban some of the most environmentally damaging fishing practices, under a review of EU rules governing deep-sea fishing in the Northeast and Central Atlantic. The Commission wants to phase out licences for deep-sea trawling and gillnet fishing in the area over the next two years, acting on a long-standing pledge request by the United Nations to end destructive fishing in some of the world's most sensitive and rich ecosystems.