Monday, July 25th, 2016
European Commission to invest €8.5 billion in research and innovation in 2017 Brussels, 25 July 2016 Today, the European Commission announced an investment of €8.5 billion to be released during 2017 into research and innovation, following an update to the Work Programme of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding programme.The updated Work Programme [...]
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
A European agenda for the collaborative economy Brussels, 2 June 2016 The European Commission today presented guidance aimed at supporting consumers, businesses and public authorities to engage confidently in the collaborative economy.These new business models can make an important contribution to jobs and growth in the European Union, if encouraged and developed in a responsible [...]
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Investment Plan for Europe: European Fund for Strategic Investments to be extended following successful first year Brussels, 1 June 2016 One year after the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) came into force, the Commission looks at what has worked well in the Investment Plan, what can be improved, and how to advance.Eighteen months after [...]
Saturday, July 25th, 2015
Services Services are crucial to the European Internal Market and to the Japanese economy, accounting for around 80% of EU employment and value added. The EU and Japan already export many services to each other, but EU firms still face hurdles in selling their services on the Japanese market. Correspondingly services represent a key area of discussion in the ongoing FTA, plurilateral and multilateral negotiations. What is covered? Many different sectors are covered, eg retail and wholesale trade, construction, business/professional services, real estate, tourism and some entertainment services, transport, network utilities, health and financial services, and government services (public administration and education). Goods and services are increasingly linked together. Access […]
Monday, January 20th, 2014
EU and China begin investment talks Brussels, 20 January 2014IP/14/33 The first round of negotiations for an EU-China investment agreement will take place in Beijing on 21-23 January 2014. A comprehensive EU-China investment agreement will benefit both the EU and China by ensuring that markets are open to investment in both directions. It will also [...]
Friday, October 18th, 2013
EU investment negotiations with China and ASEAN MEMO/13/913Brussels, 18 October 2013 The Ministers of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) today adopted mandates which will allow the European Commission to negotiate investment agreements with China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, [...]
