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ENVIRONMENT: Support for innovative projects reducing environmental impact Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:30 CET Public and private entities, particularly s

Source country di-ve Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:49:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] European Union[1]; Innovation[1]; EU[1]; European[2]; European Commission[1];

Entities: Pedro Fernández[1];

Other categories: Market; European Enterprise News; EC News; Environment (general); Small and Medium Size Businesses; Waste Treatment; Competition; Environment;

The European Union’s Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) has made around €35million available for the funding of projects through the Eco-Innovation initiative this year, with the European Commission funding up to 50% of the project’s eligible costs for successful applicants....

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Economy: Global economy recovering, but major risks remain, says OECD

Source country nieuwsbank Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:06:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] European Union[1]; Europe[2]; European[5]; innovation[1];

Entities: Pier Carlo Padoan[2]; Angel Gurria[1];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services; Market; Monetary Issues EU; European Investment Bank; Financial Crisis; European Central Bank; Competition; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Taxation;

[ Dinsdag 22 mei 2012 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ] 22/05/2012 - The global economy is gradually gaining momentum, but the recovery is fragile, extremely uneven across different regions and could be derailed by the crisis in the euro area, according to the...

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Tuesday News Briefing

Source country PraguePost Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:52:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] European Union[1]; INNOVATION[1]; European[1];

Entities: Petr Necas[1]; Vaclav Klaus[1]; David Rath[1]; Alexandr Vondra[1];

Other categories: Fight against Fraud; Consumers; Agriculture; Consumers; Fight against fraud;

Rath may bring on celebrity lawyer to aid defense; It's official, study confirms Czechs love beer and pork...

Ghanaian farmers skeptical about G8 pledge to end hunger

Source country xinhuanet_en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:46:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] EU[1]; innovation[1];

Entities: Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; Food Security & Aid; Agriculture; Development; Environment; Food Safety;

ACCRA, May 21 (Xinhua) – Ghanaian peasant farmers on Monday expressed skepticism about the new funding pledge by the G8 countries to help end hunger for tens of millions of people through agriculture by the end of the year. In 2009, G8 leaders made considerable financial commitments to global.......

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Brussels rules out EU-wide water efficiency target (News)

Source country euractiv-en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:57:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Research and Innovation[1]; research and innovation[1]; Innovation[1]; EU[11]; Europe[2]; European[6]; Europeans[1]; European Commission[1]; innovation[3];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Environment (general); EC News; European Parliament; Environment; Institutional affairs; Research and Innovation;

Huge water leakage differences between member states make an EU-wide water efficiency target “not necessary”, says an EU official working on the directive for the European Commission. More »...

Humanisme

Source country lanouvellerepublique Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:41:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Europe[1]; innovation[1];

Entities: Jean Jaurès[1]; Marine Le Pen[1]; François Hollande[2]; Jean-Luc Mélenchon[2]; John Kenneth Galbraith[1];

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Espoir ! Le résultat est là, François Hollande est élu président, les problèmes seront énormes ; espérons que cette nouvelle équipe saura y faire face. J'ai été responsable de plusieurs associations, mais après cinq à dix ans, je me suis retiré, je n'avais plus d'innovation à proposer. Pour notre France et l'Europe, c'est pareil, il fau....

Strategie agricolă pentru încurajarea fermelor

Source country telegrafonline Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:11:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] comisarului european[1]; european[2]; inovare[1]; Comisarul european[1];

Entities: Dacian Ciolos[2];

Other categories: Dacian Ciolos; Rural Development; EC News; Agriculture;

Comisarul european pentru Agricultură şi Dezvoltare Rurală, Dacian Cioloş, a declarat că este nevoie de o strategie care să încurajeze fermele din ţară să investească în inovare şi modernizare, nu numai în creşterea productivităţii, ci şi în cea a capacităţilor de stocare şi a prezenţei directe pe piaţă a producătorilor....

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The end of drug discovery?

Source country bbc Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:49:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] research and innovation[1]; innovation[1];

Entities: Margaret Chan[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU;

Half a century ago, in the drug industry's golden era, we were bestowed with countless pills to lower blood pressure, control blood sugar and get rid of infections. But today it costs about $1bn to bring a new medicine to market, a process that can take 15 years....

Google Given Antitrust Ultimatum From Europe Regulators

Source country IHT Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:12:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Europe[4]; European[5]; Europeans[1]; innovation[1];

Entities: Thomas Vinje[1]; Joaquín Almunia[1]; Nicolas Petit[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Joaquín Almunia; EU-USA;

The European Commission warned Google to propose changes in “a matter of weeks” to its method of answering user queries, or possibly face an antitrust lawsuit....

Meeting to decide on campaign material attribution

Source country thestar-my Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:22:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Innovation[1]; EC[5];

Other categories: EC News;

KUANTAN: The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to meet today to decide whether to compel political parties to display their names and printing firm on certain campaign materials....

Saúde para o crescimento

Source country asbeiras Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:39:00 AM CEST | info

Trigger words: [Innovation] União Europeia[1]; Comissão Europeia[2]; inovação[1];

Entities: Joaquim Valente[1];

Other categories: Committee of the Regions; Europe 2020; Public Health (general); EC News; Europe 2020; Development; Public Health;

Joaquim Valente O objectivo da Medicina em sentido alargado é preservar e promover a saúde entendida como bem estar a nível físico mental e social e não apenas a cura de enfermidades Os progressos da Medicina são de tal ordem que hoje são responsáveis pelos chamados “ganhos em saúde” os quais.......

Fórum Económico Portugal Indonésia com assinatura de MoU entre AICEP/Agência de Investimento da Indonésia

Source country portugalglobal Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:11:00 AM CEST | info

Trigger words: [Innovation] Innovation[1]; European[1]; European-Indonesian[1];

Entities: Aníbal Cavaco Silva[4]; Paulo Portas[1]; Gita Wirjawan[1]; Anibal Cavaco[2]; Pedro Reis[2];

Other categories:

23 de Maio de 2012 - Jacarta, Indonésia No âmbito da visita do Presidente da República Portuguesa à Ásia decorre dia 23 de Maio em Jacarta, Indonésia, o Fórum Económico Portugal Indonésia . 2012-05-22 11:30 aicep Portugal Global...

Le Paléospace de Villers-sur-Mer aux « European Musem Awards »

Source country OuestFrance Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:47:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] European[2]; innovation[1];

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Un an seulement après son ouverture, le musée de la préhistoire de Villers-sur-Mer a été nommé pour le concours « European Museum of the......

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Google provides temporary Cornell science campus

Source country dailystar-LB Monday, May 21, 2012 11:36:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] research and innovation[1]; innovation[1];

Entities: Eduardo Muñoz[1]; Michael Bloomberg[1]; Larry Page[1];

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Michael Bloomberg said: "We're about to find out what happens when you marry one of the world's most innovative companies with one of the most innovative economic development strategies any city has undertaken,"

Google on Monday agreed to provide a temporary home to a high-tech science college run by Cornell University in New York City....

Google provides temporary Cornell science campus

Source country france24-en Monday, May 21, 2012 11:07:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] research and innovation[1]; innovation[1];

Entities: Michael Bloomberg[1]; Larry Page[2];

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Google on Monday agreed to provide a temporary home to a high-tech science college run by Cornell University in New York City. The Silicon valley firm's chief executive Larry Page announced that Google will allocate 22,000 square feet (2,000 square meters) of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC.......

El 4 de junio termina el plazo para solicitar las ayudas para empresarios del sector hotelero y de turismo rural en Extremadura

Source country RegionDigital Monday, May 21, 2012 9:28:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Innovación[1]; Unión Europea[1];

Other categories: Humanitarian aid; Regional Policy;

La iniciativa “Alojamientos conectados”, impulsada por el Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo, fomentará la presencia en Internet y la utilización de aplicaciones informáticas para la gestión de la estancia turística...

El comisario europeo de Política Regional insta a las comunidades autónomas a asumir su "responsabilidad"

Source country RegionDigital Monday, May 21, 2012 9:28:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] comisario europeo[1]; Comisión Europea[1]; UE[6]; innovación[2];

Entities: Cristóbal Montoro[1];

Other categories: Development; EC News; Development; Energy; Regional Policy; Research and Innovation;

El comisario europeo de Política Regional, Johannes Hahn, ha instado este lunes a las comunidades autónomas españolas y a las distintas regiones de otros países europeos a asumir su "responsabilidad" contribuyendo a aplicar las reformas económicas que se acuerdan a nivel nacional....

Bill on innovation varsities tabled

Source country deccanherald Monday, May 21, 2012 8:59:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] research and innovation[1]; innovation[4];

Entities: Kapil Sibal[1];

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A much-awaited bill that seeks to set up innovation universities in the country was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The proposed legislation, introduced by Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal in the Lower House, provides for setting up of universities for research and innovation, both in public and private sector....

Bruxelles offre un règlement à l'amiable à Google

Source country lefigaro Monday, May 21, 2012 8:10:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] commissaire européen[2]; innovation[1]; Commission européenne[4];

Entities: Eric Schmidt[1]; Joaquín Almunia[2];

Other categories: Joaquín Almunia; EC News; Market;

Le groupe Internet doit proposer rapidement des mesures sur quatre points problématiques. En échange, la Commission européenne clôturera son enquête pour abus de position dominante ouverte en novembre 2010....

Česko patří v EU k podprůměrným inovátorům

Source country e15 Monday, May 21, 2012 6:39:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] inovací[2]; inovace[3]; EU[2];

Entities: Vaclav Klaus[1];

Other categories: Market;

Česko patří v Evropské unii k podprůměrným inovátorům, stejně jako například Slovensko, Polsko a Maďarsko. Lídry v inovacích jsou Švédsko, Dánsko, Německo a Finsko, vůbec nejvíce zaostávají Rumunsko, Litva, Bulharsko a Lotyšsko. Vyplývá to z přehledu výzkumu a inovací Unie 2011, který byl zveřejněn.......

INTERVIEW-Tighter rules key for France in EU farm reform

Source country trust Monday, May 21, 2012 6:31:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] European Union[1]; research and innovation[1]; EU[12]; Europe[1]; European[4]; innovation[1];

Entities: Bruno Le Maire[1]; Sybille de La Hamaide[2]; Stéphane Le Foll[1]; Muriel Boselli[1];

Other categories: Rural Development; Agriculture; Budget; Environment; Humanitarian aid; Research and Innovation;

21 May 2012 15:46 Source: reuters // Reuters * France will push for more farm market regulation-minister * Says will fight for safety nets, including emergency fund * EU overall budget agreement needed for CAP talks * Defends EU farm subsidies By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) -.......

ICOMP celebra la decisión de la CE de pedir cambios en la política de Google

Source country es-noticias Monday, May 21, 2012 5:57:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Comisión Europea[2]; innovación[1];

Entities: David Wood[1];

Other categories: European economy; EC News; Competition;

Bruselas, 21 may (EFE).- La plataforma internacional ICOMP (Iniciativa por un Mercado Online Competitivo), impulsada en parte por Microsoft, ha mostrado hoy su buena acogida a la decisión de la Comisión Europea (CE) de pedir a Google cambios en varias de sus políticas si quiere evitar una multa por abuso de posición....

Innovation: EUR 200 million loan for Amadeus

Source country egovmonitor Monday, May 21, 2012 4:48:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] European Union[2]; Innovation[1]; EC[2]; EU[3]; Europe[1]; European[9]; European Commission[1]; innovation[2];

Entities: Philippe de Fontaine Vive[1];

Other categories: EC News; Market; European Training Foundation; European Investment Bank; Development; Research and Innovation; Taxation;

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s long-term financing institution, has granted a loan of EUR 200 million for Amadeus IT Group, S.A., subsidiary of Amadeus IT Holding S.A. (Amadeus: “AMS.MC”), a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel.......

EU Gives Google A Last Chance To Avoid Antitrust Charges

Source country techcrunch Monday, May 21, 2012 4:34:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] EU[3]; European[3]; European Commission[3]; innovation[1];

Entities: Eric Schmidt[1]; Joaquín Almunia[1];

Other categories: EC News; Joaquín Almunia; Competition;

In late 2010, the European Commission launched an investigation into allegations that Google was abusing its dominant position in the search engine market. Today, Joaquín Almunia, the vice president of the European Commission responsible for competition policy, sent a letter to Google chairman Eric Schmidt with an update about its finding....

IP law probe MPs hunt for smoking gun, find plenty of smoke

Source country register Monday, May 21, 2012 3:59:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Innovation[1]; Europe[1]; European[1];

Entities: Frank Fischer[1]; Jim Dowd[1]; Richard Hooper[1];

Other categories: Intellectual Property; OHIM;

It’s a curious silent shift to make because the long-term economic fortunes of the UK – and advanced Western economies – are increasingly reliant on these intangibles for growth. These intangibles, unlike the products of the tangible industries of textile and hardware, cannot be made more cheaply in the emerging economies....

Ue, ultimatum a Google: risolvere criticità o sanzioni

Source country ilvelino Monday, May 21, 2012 3:27:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Commissione europea[2]; innovazione[1];

Entities: Joaquín Almunia[1];

Other categories: Joaquín Almunia; EC News;

Roma, 21 mag 2012 (il Velino/AGV) - Ultimatum della Commissione europea a Google: risolvere le criticità in materia di abuso di posizione dominante altrimenti scatteranno le sanzioni. Come annunciato dal commissario Ue alla Concorren... (cos) 15:17...

Mitterlehner: Internationale Kooperationen stärken Innovations-Standort Österreich Innovative Forschungsprojekte mit österreichischer Beteiligung werd

Source country oe-journal Monday, May 21, 2012 2:23:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] Innovation[1]; EU[2];

Entities: Reinhold Mitterlehner[2];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; Market; Institutional Affairs; EU Treaty; Research; Institutional affairs; Research and Innovation;

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Reinhold Mitterlehner betont: "Durch gezielte internationale Kooperationen wie bei Eurostars wird der Innovations-Standort Österreich gestärkt und werden neue Wachstumsimpulse ausgelöst" "Gerade für ein kleines Land wie Österreich ist die Verknüpfung von Kompetenzen auch über Grenzen hinweg besonders wichtig, um mit neuen Produkten nachhaltige Markterfolge zu erzielen"

Innovative Forschungsprojekte mit österreichischer Beteiligung werden mit vier Millionen Euro aus dem transnationalen EU-Förderprogramm EUROSTARS unterstützt Wien (bmwfj) - Wirtschaftsminister Reinhold Mitterlehner zieht eine positive Bilanz der jüngsten zwei Ausschreibungsrunden des Förderprogramms.......

Innovation: EUR 200 million loan for Amadeus

Source country nieuwsbank Monday, May 21, 2012 1:54:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Innovation] European Union[2]; Innovation[3]; EC[2]; EU[3]; Europe[1]; European[9]; European Commission[1]; innovation[2];

Entities: Philippe de Fontaine Vive[1];

Other categories: EC News; European Investment Bank; European Training Foundation; Market; Development; Research and Innovation; Taxation;

[ Maandag 21 mei 2012 | EIB ] Innovation: EUR 200 million loan for Amadeus * Release date: 21 May 2012 * Reference: 2012-064-EN The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union's long-term financing institution, has granted a loan of EUR 200 million for Amadeus IT Group, S...

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