[PDF] Top 20 Information Guide: Competition Policy

... However, the story of State aid policy has been one of adaptation and resilience. To keep pace with change, the legal framework governing State aid control, developing the Treaty provisions, has been updated ... See full document

... the potential contribution that EU trade policy can make to the achievement of the EU2020 policy objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation. The multilateral and bilateral trade ... See full document

... The Communication proposed that simplification should be at both the policy and technical levels, though with the focus mostly on the latter. Amongst the actions proposed were cleaning up agricultural rules; ... See full document

... Commission Regulation (EU) 1266/2009 of 16 December 2009, ‘adapting for the tenth time to technical progress Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport’, will allow driving time to be ... See full document

... that examples of good performance and progress can be found throughout Europe that have the potential to inspire others for improvement. At the same time, educational systems in many Member States continue to show signs ... See full document

... The need for action on climate change and biodiversity loss continues to be one of the main priorities of the Commission and on 16 April 2013, it adopted ‘an EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ (COM(2013)216; ... See full document

... Fisheries Policy has come a long way since its creation in 1982 – or indeed, since the first instruments of European fisheries policy were established in the early ... See full document

... foreign policy coordination among Member States was established under the 1970 European political co-operation ...Security Policy (CFSP) was introduced by the 1993 Treaty on European Union (TEU), under ... See full document

... Regional policy is also the expression of the EU’s solidarity with less developed countries and regions, concentrating funds on the areas and sectors where they can make the most ...Regional policy aims to ... See full document

... transitional periods to be agreed for the implementation of specific pieces of Community legislation. Such periods were granted to countries joining the EU in 2004 in a variety of policy fields. The option to ... See full document

... chance policy, by addressing four main issues: changing attitudes, insolvency law, support for businesses at risk, support for restarters (see also MEMO/07/402, the Second chance website and Summaries of EU ... See full document

... As currently framed, the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC is designed to ensure the achievement of the 2020 renewable energy targets. It foresees a post- 2020 roadmap in 2018. However, stakeholders have already been ... See full document

... objectives. It builds upon the Employment Guidelines, sets out actions requiring particular emphasis in the present context and aims at building trust among all actors and generating confidence to put the necessary ... See full document

... share information with each other for the purposes of enforcing EC legislation that protects consumers’ interests (that is, fifteen Directives and Regulations listed in the annex to the ... See full document

... In particular, the Commission supports the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) by providing financial support and co-ordination. This important forum of US and EU consumer organisations aims to promote the consumer ... See full document

... This is why I am not at all enthusiastic about introducing a de minimus rule in the Irish law, EU - Market Integration The European Union competition rules have the additional and unique[r] ... See full document