Notícias: Actualidad de la zona Bruselas

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• Immigration pushes EU population above 500 million
  28-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  The population of the European Union surpassed the 500 million mark at the beginning of this year, with migration accounting for the majority of growth in 2009, according to estimates released yesterday (27 July).
• Iceland starts EU talks while Turkey's bid remains on ice
  28-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  On a visit to Turkey yesterday (27 July), UK Prime Minister David Cameron criticised those who are putting the brakes on Turkey's EU membership talks, highlighting a sharp contrast with Iceland, which started talks on the same day just one year after submitting its bid. EurActiv Turkey contributed to this article.
• Europe leads race for China clean tech market
  27-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  European companies still have a stronger foothold in China's growing clean technology market than their American counterparts, according to Xiaomei Tan, China expert at the World Resources Institute (WRI).
• EU opens anti-trust probe into IBM
  27-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  European Union competition regulators launched two anti-trust investigations yesterday (26 July) against International Business Machines Corp., suspecting it of abusing its dominant position in the mainframe computer market.
• Iceland gatecrashes EU antechamber
  27-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Just one year after crisis-hit Iceland submitted its application to join the European Union, the bloc's foreign ministers yesterday decided that the Nordic country should start accession talks today (27 July).
• Iran 'ready for talks' as EU imposes new sanctions
  27-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  The EU imposed tougher sanctions on Iran yesterday (26 July) over its disputed nuclear programme, approving measures to block oil and gas investment and curtail the country's refining and natural gas capabilities. Hours later Tehran said it was ready to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap, which stalled last year, "without conditions".
• EU wants diplomatic service up by December
  27-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  EU foreign ministers yesterday (26 July) gave their final approval to the European External Action Service (EEAS), paving the way for the diplomatic corps "to come into being" by December 2010. Attention now shifts to budgetary issues and the battle to assign top positions.
• Future health care 'like car insurance': Accenture
  26-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Citizens should take responsibility for the healthcare costs they incur and should be punished or rewarded according to their use of the service, Javier Mur, managing director of Accenture's health operations, told EurActiv in an interview.
• Europe heat wave sparks surge in grain prices
  26-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Surging European grain prices following a scorching heat wave in recent weeks are likely to raise flour prices, and farmers are facing higher bills for animal feed, industry executives and analysts said on Friday (23 July).
• Stress tests under fire as German banks hide debt
  26-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Bank stress tests were greeted with a mixture of cynicism and relief this weekend. Amid market doubts over their toughness, German banks stand accused of hiding their exposure to sovereign debt. 
• 'Next step for Kosovo is UN membership': Ambassador
  26-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling in favour of Kosovo's declaration of independence paves the way for more recognition and ultimately UN and EU accession, Shkendije Géci Sherifi, Kosovo's ambassador to Hungary, told EurActiv.hu in an interview.
• Turkish opposition wants 'better channels' with EU socialists
  26-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Turkey's main opposition CHP party said it was deeply disappointed by the "wrong advice" it said it had received from within the European socialist ranks to which it is affiliated, EurActiv has learned.
• EU urged to promote 'territorial vision' of farming
  23-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Meeting in Brussels earlier this week, agriculture stakeholders from across Europe called on the EU to move away from intensive farming to a more sustainable model that supports the economic renaissance of rural areas.
• Commission gives €1.4bn to ITER nuclear fusion project
  23-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  With EU governments unwilling to fill the funding gaps in the multi-billion international nuclear fusion research project ITER, the European Commission is proposing to put an extra 1.4 billion euro on the table to honour the bloc's international commitment.  
• Governments play cat and mouse over stress test results
  23-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Finance officials from the 27 member states held very low-key talks in Brussels yesterday (22 July) in an attempt to co-ordinate governments' reactions to the results of bank stress tests on the sector's resilience to another economic downturn and sovereign debt crisis.
• Pirate traders exploit Internet sales model
  23-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Internet sales of counterfeit and pirated goods to European consumers are frustrating attempts to stem illegal trade, a European Commission report said yesterday (22 July).
• Court says Kosovo independence 'not illegal'
  23-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  The European Union urged Serbia and Kosovo to improve their relations to bolster their chances of joining the bloc, after the International Court of Justice said yesterday (22 July) that Kosovo did not violate international law when it claimed secession from Serbia in February 2008.
• French education to undergo ‘a lot of change’
  23-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  Two education goals and two differing situations: France is currently lagging behind in its 'Europe 2020' aim of reducing the number of early school leavers, but is exceeding its target of increasing the proportion of people who complete higher education. EurActiv.fr reports.
• UN lists post-Kyoto options if no climate deal
  22-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  The UN's climate agency has for the first time detailed contingency options if the world cannot agree a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, whose present round expires in 2012 with no new deal in sight.
• Paris, Berlin issue joint plans for EU 'economic governance'
  22-07-2010   |   Bruselas
  France and Germany demanded tougher sanctions for countries that break the EU's debt and deficit limits yesterday (21 July), saying they backed separate rules for the 16 countries that share the euro currency, including "neutralisation" of their EU voting rights. EurActiv France reports from Paris.