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22 July 2009, 06:52 CET The 2003 reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) introduced a new system of direct payments , known as the single payment scheme, under which aid is... CAP Policies: Direct Payments
16 July 2009, 23:48 CET The agenda of the Doha Round is much broader than past global trade negotiations and is specifically targeted at addressing the needs of developing countries. Trade and Development: the Doha Development Agenda
16 July 2009, 18:40 CET The WTO and the multilateral trading system are the core focus for EU trade policy. The EU believes that a system of global rules is the best way to ensure that... The EU and the WTO
16 July 2009, 18:17 CET The EU's Generalised System of Preferences is a trade arrangement through which the EU provides preferential access to the EU market to 176 developing countries... The EU's Generalised System of Preferences
16 July 2009, 16:51 CET The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) - an important tool in the EU efforts to ensure food safety - turns 30 this year. The European Commission says ... Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) - briefing
16 July 2009, 16:12 CET The names of twelve European authors to receive the first ever European Union Prize for Literature were announced today by t he European Commission, the Europea... European Union Prize for Literature - briefing
16 July 2009, 15:53 CET The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a regulation to receive better information on investment projects into energy infrastructure within the EU. T... Greater EU coordination of measures to improve the security of gas supplies - briefing
15 July 2009, 15:38 CET Economic Partnership Agreements: A New Approach in trade relations between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP). The EU-ACP Trade Relations
15 July 2009, 16:21 CET The European Union and the United States have the largest bilateral trade relationship in the world. The size and importance of these trade ties make the EU and... The EU's Trade Relationship with the United States
15 July 2009, 15:52 CET As a highly developed economy and major global trader and investor, Japan is an important partner for the EU. Japan is the world's third largest national econom... The EU's Trade Relationship with Japan
15 July 2009, 14:41 CET The EU and Turkey are linked by a Customs Union agreement, which came in force on 31 December 1995, pursuant to the 1963 EU-Turkey Association Agreement, which ... The EU's Trade Relationship with Turkey
15 July 2009, 15:24 CET China is the single most important challenge for EU trade policy. China has re-emerged as the world's third economy and the biggest exporter in the global econo... The EU's Trade Relationship with China
15 July 2009, 14:02 CET The European Union and the Russian Federation have a strong trade relationship. Bilateral trade and investments continue to grow rapidly. Russia is one of the E... The EU's Trade Relationship with Russia
14 July 2009, 00:52 CET The European Commission has adopted a proposal to further amend the Capital Requirements Directive. The proposed amendments address capital requirements for the... Further amendments to the Capital Requirements Directive - briefing
13 July 2009, 23:24 CET Today the Commission published a report on the conservation status of over 1150 species and 200 habitat types protected under EU law. Only a small proportion of... Many of Europe's most vulnerable species and habitats under threat - Habitats Directive report
13 July 2009, 14:07 CET EU Financial Markets and Services Contacts
11 July 2009, 11:47 CET The ICT Policy Support Programme (or ICT PSP) aims at stimulating innovation and competitiveness through the wider uptake and best use of ICT by citizens, gover... Information Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)
11 July 2009, 09:55 CET UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) are investment funds that have been established in accordance with UCITS Directive (ad... Investment Funds in the EU
10 July 2009, 18:06 CET The Union for the Mediterranean (UpM), created at the Paris Summit of Euro-Mediterranean Heads of State and Government on 13 July 2008, is the framework of mult... Union for the Mediterranean - background
10 July 2009, 18:03 CET On the eve of the first anniversary of the launching of the Union for the Mediterranean (Paris, 13 July 2008), the European Commission has announced an addition... Union for the Mediterranean: Commission increases contribution to priority projects - briefing