EU Legislation, Initiatives, etc. (Archive)

EC approves UK pricing methodology for nuclear waste transfer contracts

ScotGov:  Scotland must have a role in EU talks

WAG:  £3.8m EU-backed project to boost job security and career progression in valleys

CBI:  EU must focus on growth

HM Treasury:  UK to support British EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti for a second term

Baroness Anelay on Second Reading of EU Referendum Bill in the Lords

CMA:  Revamped website collects consumer cross-border complaints

techUK:  CEO meets with EU Vice President Andrus Ansip on Safe Harbour

ONS:  EU Government Deficit & Debt Return including Maastricht Supplementary Data Tables, Quarter 2 (April to June) 2015

EC proposal on new data protection rules in law enforcement area backed by Justice Ministers

Labour market shows positive signs of improvement for older workers & youth

EU announces support to improve workplace safety & labour practices in producing countries

New Seal of Excellence to increase quality of regional research funding

Statement following the fourth post-programme surveillance visit to Spain ~ EC adopts Opinion on Spain's 2016 Draft Budgetary Plan

Budget MEPs approve extra €401.3m for migration in 2015 budget ~ MEPs want more money for migration and jobs in 2016 ~ Refugee Crisis: EC reports on progress in implementation of priority actions ~ Refugee crisis: member states urged to deliver on their financial pledges

Local governments demand a simpler CAP and review of EU rural development policy

Climate action ahead of Paris

Environment MEPs oppose national GMO import bans proposal

EC invests €16bn in funding for research & innovation over next two years

Organic food: boosting EU production and enhancing consumer trust

Mandatory exchange of tax rulings proposal: a "missed opportunity” say MEPs

Mass surveillance: EU citizens' rights still in danger, MEPs say

Horizon 2020: new Work Programme supports Europe's growth, jobs & competitiveness

EC presents new trade and investment strategy ~ CBI response to new EU trade & investment strategy

Trade in services deal: MEPs to hammer out their demands

EC signs best practices mergers cooperation framework with China

EC clears Intel's acquisition of Altera

COP21: Parliament's roadmap for Paris UN climate talks

First gas interconnector Poland – Lithuania ends energy isolation of the Baltic States

EC draws on EXPO 2015 to find ways to bolster food and nutrition security

Spotlight on women at Serco – Anita’s story