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Why companies must adopt the open source way
Posted on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsThe time of Open Source is coming. Even the New York Stock Exchange adopted open source solutions and whole Russian government IT infrastructure will migrate toward Linux-based OS until 2015. Free software is not the sign of being in a bad financial position. It […] -
Life–saving eCall system in all new cars by 2015?
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsFrom 2015, all new cars sold in the EU should be able to dial emergency services when they are involved in a serious accident, say MEPs in a non–binding report jointly adopted by the transport and internal market committees on 19 June. How it works: […] -
PE said NO to the Anti-Countefeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsParliament should say NO to the Anti-Countefeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), said the International Trade Committee in a vote on 21st June 2012. Nineteen MEPs voted against ACTA, and twelve in favour, with no abstentions. After the vote results were announced David Martin (S and D, […] -
new Regulation to enable cross-border electronic signatures and to get more value out of electronic identification in Digital Single Market
Posted on June 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe European Commission has proposed new rules to enable cross-border and secure electronic transactions in Europe. The proposed Regulation will ensure people and businesses can use their own national electronic identification schemes (e-IDs) to access public services in other EU countries where e-IDs are available. […] -
New crisis management measures to avoid future bank bail-outs
Posted on June 7, 2012 | No CommentsIn order to maintain essential financial services for citizens and businesses, governments in EU member states had to have invest public money into banks and issue guarantees. Only between October 2008 and October 2011 – €4.5 trillion but still we got no answer to the […] -
From summer 2012: data downloads get much cheaper
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No CommentsFrom 1 July 2012, the European Union’s mobile roaming regulation will be extended to include price caps for data downloads which will mean significant savings for those using maps, email and social networks when travelling. For a typical businessperson travelling in the EU this will […] -
EU Parliament gives green light to air passenger data deal with the US
Posted on April 19, 2012 | No CommentsFrom EUROPA.EU A new agreement on the transfer of EU air passengers’ personal data to the US authorities was approved by the European Parliament on Thursday. The deal sets legal conditions and covers issues such as storage periods, use, data protection safeguards and administrative […] -
European Citizens’ Initiatives
Posted on April 11, 2012 | No Comments30 March 2012 – Sunday marks the launch of European Citizens’ Initiatives. From that day, a million citizens from across Europe can come together on an issue that is important to them, and ask the Commission to do something about it. Registering initiatives is a […] -
Euro area unemployment rate at 10.8%
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe euro area* (EA17) seasonally-adjusted** unemployment rate*** was 10.8% in February 2012, compared with 10.7% in January****. It was 10.0% in February 2011. The EU27* unemployment rate was 10.2% in February 2012, compared with 10.1% in January****. It was 9.5% in February 2011. Eurostat estimates […] -
Volume of retail trade down by 0.1% in euro area
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsIn February 2012 compared with January 2012, the volume of retail trade* decreased by 0.1% in the euro area** (EA17) and by 0.4% in the EU27**. In January*** retail trade rose by 1.1% and 0.9% respectively. In February 2012****, compared with February 2011, the retail […]