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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research

Call for tender for greener planes

Brussels, 17/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has announced that the Clean Sky Initiative published a call for tender on Tuesday 16 June 2009 for green aeronautics R&D, worth €25 million in total. The idea is to move in the direction of quieter, more environmentally friendly and more highly performing aircraft, explains the European Commission. This is the first Clean Sky call for tender. It covers 72 areas of research in five main areas - green regional transport...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Presidency of the Commission: Mr Cohn-Bendit's new tactics fully anticipate what may happen at the European Council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Summit to give Barroso political support and launch consultation with EP - Members of EPP make demands
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: “Guarantees” for Ireland are ready
(EU) EU/GUANTANAMO: Obama announces Italy intends to take three detainees
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC:
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: 4th session of Association Council sets new mechanisms in place for cooperation
(EU) EP/MYANMAR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Antonio Tajani underlines cooperation with EU neighbours
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Maritime Safety Agency opens new chapter in its history
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Belgian committee argues for EU savings guarantee
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Six countries have not yet fully transposed EU directive on legal control of consolidated annual accounts
(EU) EU/DEFICITS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European social partners sign new parental leave agreement
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EAPN expects political action from European Council on a more social and sustainable Europe, and one that can be trusted
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: WWF report shows green economy creates more jobs than polluting industries
(EU) EU/FOOD: EFSA in discussion with producers who submitted health and nutritional claims for approval
(EU) Eu/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission increases aid for displaced in Pakistan to €72 million, of which €20 million will be provided immediately
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission earmarks €6 million for drought victims in Palestinian occupied Territories and Syria
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Launch of Build-Up website on energy efficient buildings
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Transatlantic Energy Star programme given tighter energy efficiency standards
(EU) EU/ENERGY: First ASEM energy security ministerial summit
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 6th EU-OPEC dialogue in Vienna on 23 June
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission proposes measures to Sweden to bring its regime of aid to press into line with EU rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Conditional green light to Danish plans to reduce tax on CO2 emissions
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises recapitalisation measure of Austrian bank Hypo Tirol
(EU) EU/STATE AID/ITALY:
(EU) EU/STATE AID/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Fresh transatlantic war of words over Airbus/Boeing
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Tunisia unhappy about compulsory indication of origin of imported clothing
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone €2.7 billion trade surplus and EU27 €7.8 billion trade deficit in April 2009
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Construction output rises in Eurozone and EU27 in April 2009
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Call for tender for greener planes
(EU) EU/HEALTHCARE/DEVELOPMENT: Demonstration at European Council in Brussels calls for right to healthcare in poor countries
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Lack of incentives and poor behaviour in the classroom hampering teacher effectiveness, says OECD report
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/EIB: €400 million loan to Fiat group
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Judicial proceedings on access to Community documents
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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