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PRESS RELEASE
Commission warns Italy about breaking EU TV advertising rules (11
December 2007)The Commission has sent Italy on 11 December a letter of
formal notice for violating EU advertising rules under the Television
without Frontiers Directive. This is the first stage of the EU's
infringements proceedings in this case.
PRESS RELEASE
Commission welcomes European Parliament's support for new
EU public-private research initiatives (11 December 2007)On 11 December
the European Parliament gave its strong support to Commission proposals
to launch the first ever Europe-wide public-private research
partnerships. These Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) will pool
industry, Member States and Commission resources into targeted research
programmes. They will create critical mass for European research and
innovation, consolidate the European research community in key strategic
areas and streamline project funding to bring research results on-stream
quicker. The first four, approved by this parliamentary vote, will be in
the areas of miniaturisation technologies, invisible computers,
innovative medicines and greener aviation. Following the green light
from Member States on 23 November, it will now be possible to go ahead
with the ambitious plans to establish these JTIs in 2008.
Joint Technology Initiatives, a new EU research initiative: Frequently
asked questions:
http://www.europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/570&
format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
PRESS RELEASE
The renewed Lisbon Growth and Jobs Strategy is working, but
the EU must reform further to succeed in a globalised age,
says key Commission Report (11 December 2007)Three years after it was
relaunched in 2005, the Lisbon Growth and Jobs Strategy is working. That
is the main conclusion of the Commission's Strategic Report on economic
reform across Europe, published on 11 December. The report demonstrates
that the Lisbon Strategy is contributing to the recent much improved
performance of the EU economy. Structural reforms are also starting to
raise potential future growth, improving the long-term prospects for
prosperity. However, some Member States have responded more robustly
than others and some signs of "reform fatigue" have become apparent over
the last twelve months. Europe will need to press ahead with further
economic reforms at both Community and national level in the next cycle
of the Lisbon Strategy to help it weather the impacts of global
financial turmoil and higher commodity prices. The report sets out a
series of new policy initiatives to respond to this challenge and to
reinforce Europe's efforts to shape and respond to globalization. It
will be submitted to the Spring European Council in March 2008.
Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs: 2007 Strategic Report Country -
Assessment of the National Reform Programmes:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/569&form
at=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
FP7 Collaborations in the Manufacturing Sector
17 January 2008 - 18 January 2008 Zurich, SwitzerlandThe general aim of
this international partnering meeting is to facilitate transnational
R&D-collaboration between industry, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
(SMEs) and research organisations active in the field of manufacturing
and in particular to setup Framework Programme 7 (FP7) projects. The
first day will feature presentations on the second FP7 call in the
Nanotechnology, Materials and New Production Technologies Programme as
well as partnering workshops with short presentations of potential
projects (for coordinators) and of appropriate skills (for partners).
During the second day, the event will run workshops on proposal writing,
on IPR in FP7 and on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems.
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