Volcanic ash cloud crisis: Commission outlines response to tackle the impact on air transport

European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, today presented to the College a preliminary assessment of the economic consequences for the air transport industry of the volcanic ash crisis. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 28/04/2010

EU draft budget 2011: The future beyond the crisis

Boosting economic recovery, investing in Europe's youth and in tomorrow's infrastructures are the priorities of the 2011 draft budget adopted by the Commission on 27 April 2010. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 28/04/2010

Vice President Almunia welcomes Visa Europe's proposal to cut interbank fees for debit cards

European Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia welcomes proposed commitments by Visa Europe to significantly cut its multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) for debit card payments. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 27/04/2010

Volcano impacts flower business

Because of the Icelandic volcano, flower growers in Colombia couldn't get their stems to markets in Europe. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 26/04/2010

Salgado expresses conviction that all EU countries will support aid for Greece

The Second Vice President of the Spanish government and Minister of Economy and Finance, Elena Salgado, on Sunday played down the importance of apparent fissures within the EU concerning the Greek financial crisis, expressing her confidence that all countries would support the aid package for this country, which will be accompanied by a tough budget-tightening plan. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 26/04/2010

The European conformity mark

Commission launches an information campaign on the CE conformity mark - designed to ease the free movement of goods around Europe and protect consumers. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 20/04/2010

Airport security - who will foot the bill?

If Europe's airports ever open again the introduction of new security measures like body scanners will be expensive. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 20/04/2010

Learning the lessons from Greece

After Eurozone Finance Ministers agreed measures to address Greece’s financial woes last Sunday, MEPs quizzed leading economic figures, including the chairman of Goldman Sachs - former financial advisors to the Greek government - on how to strengthen EU economic governance and improve reporting of national statistics. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 16/04/2010

A new strategic vision for the EU's Tourism Policy

The European Tourism Stakeholders Conference, being held in Madrid today and tomorrow, will explore ways and means to strengthen the visibility of tourism at a European level and to verify how the actions to promote a competitive EU tourism industry. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 14/04/2010

EBRD, IFC, FMO, and ADM Capital Launch Fund to Help Companies in CEE, Central Asia, and Turkey Recover from Crisis

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), World Bank Group member IFC, and The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) have joined up with the Asia Debt Management Hong Kong (ADM Capital) to establish a regional fund to invest in midsize companies facing financing difficulties as a result of the financial crisis. more »

Business And Eeconomics
Published: 14/04/2010

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