Latest News

Consumers should be aware of the potential risks associated with using sunbeds according to the results of a market surveillance check of sunbeds and sunbed services, published recently by the European Commission.

Wireless Communications to Enable the Internet of Things' Public Private Partnerships - including probable announcement of Future Internet PPP

Several useful links:

Tell us about any proposal you are involved in which was submitted to ICT CALL 5 (and the ICT PPP calls that closed on 2 November) If you do this we can then tell you if we hear anything useful

Proposers are strongly advised to review the Commission Background document and other information available

Four partner profiles have been received recently from organisations looking to participate in the Alternate Testing Strategies Call.

MEPs on Wednesday (10 February) urged member states to open accession talks with Macedonia, a call backed by the new enlargement commissioner, Stefan Fuele. In three separate reports, the European Parliament gave the thumbs up to progress made by Zagreb and Skopje towards EU accession, while Ankara's performance was deemed more modest.

If you produce or import chemicals 30 November 2010 is the deadline under REACH for registration of most hazardous substances (e.g. CMR) above 1 tonne per year, for substances very toxic to the aquatic environment above 100 tonnes per year, or substances manufactured or imported above 1 000 tonnes per year.

In the first case of its kind, a third country national has received a custodial sentence in the United States for fraud against the financial interests of the European Union and has been ordered to re-pay $1.5 million in restitution.

A European Commission study published today recommends setting up a dedicated European body to oversee the implementation and enforcement of EU waste law.

Two weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social networking site Facebook, told the world to just get over it - no one cares about privacy anymore, provoking a storm of protest across cyberspace. On Thursday (28 January), the European Commission responded to the 24-year-old billionaire and announced plans for comprehensive new laws that have in their sights the massively popular website.

Technology Brokerage Events are a key feature of the Enterprise Europe Network. A recent event in Dusseldorf at the end of November 2009, is typical and demonstrates the scale, efficiency and quality that the network is capable of delivering.

The European Commission offers opportunities to scientific and technological "experts" in all disciplines to undertake evaluation of R&D proposals submitted to the Commission, and review and monitoring of Commission-funded projects. Registration is essential - register now!

The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) is an industry-led, free business opportunity programme funded in Northern Ireland by Invest NI.

The 2007-13 Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP) has several schemes and a budget of over €1bn to facilitate access to loans and equity finance for SMEs where market gaps have been identified. The high growth and innovative SME facility (GIF) in one of these schemes.