European Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry

Europe eyes targeted aid to carmakers

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Any European Union support for automobile companies will be temporary and tied to goals such as improving the sector's environmental performance, EU sources said on Tuesday. "What will not happen ... is a...

EU's Verheugen signals support for German Opel help (at Reuters)

BERLIN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - European Union Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen on Tuesday signalled support for a German offer to help ailing carmaker Opel, saying he welcomed measures that would prevent the firm from...

Glass is an energy friendly product, says Commission report, but it faces a lot of challenges

The European Commission has just published a study commissioned by the Enterprise & Industry DG saying that policy makers should consider the environmental and energy benefits of glass when designing ...

Build a Europe that turns the lessons of the past into a common future: ( Speech)

Speech Speech Published Fri 14 Nov 2008 15:52 CET: In this speech the Vice-president emphasises the need for an initiative for tolerance and reconciliation because those two essential values are guiding principles for a...

Dark days ahead as German car town falls prey to recession

Lenny Brecher was in a foul mood yesterday as he wheeled his bicycle out of the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg. Germany, the powerhouse of Europe, is in recession and the bad news had just caught up with the 24-year-old welder.

Report from the 7th 'Union for the Mediterranean: Industry' minister..

Vrijdag 7 november 2008 | EU Voorzitterschap Frankrijk ] Luc Chatel and his Egyptian counterpart Rachid Mohamed Rachid brought together the industry ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean to reinforce their industrial...

Brussels unveils plan to reduce raw material use

The EU must take further steps to reduce its consumption of primary raw materials and promote recycling in order to avoid future raw material shortages, according to a policy paper published by the European commission on...

Brussels eyes natural reserves in raw materials scramble

Natural areas protected under EU law could be opened for mining as part of efforts to curb Europe's growing dependence on third-country imports of precious minerals and metals, the European Commission announced yesterday (4...

EU nations to consider soft loans for car sector

EU nations will consider giving car makers soft loans to help them build more fuel-efficient vehicles as the region tightens standards on greenhouse gas emissions, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Tuesday.

Secretariat News October 2008

EPHA working meetings From 6 to 10 October 2008, EPHA and the other Action for Global Health partners in Brussels met the Italian partners of the network in their offices in Bologna and Rome to discuss the work of Action for...

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