[PDF] Top 20 Information Guide: Structural Policy

... 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

... transport policy until 2018’, published on 21 January 2009 as COM(2009)8 (see also Press Releases IP/09/84 and MEMO/09/16 and Summaries of EU legislation), the Commission notes the economic significance of ... 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

... Originally adopted in March 2000 and relaunched in February 2005, the ‘Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs’ aimed to make the EU the world’s most dynamic and competitive economy by 2010. For the agricultural sector, the ... See full document

... In 1990 the European Environment Agency (EEA) was established to support sustainable development by providing timely and relevant environmental data to policy-makers and the public and to provide the ... See full document

... trade policy instruments see the Summaries of EU legislation pages on: Anti-dumping measures, Anti-subsidy measures, Protection against trade barriers [archived], and Protection against subsidies and unfair ... See full document

... On 25 March 2010, the High Representative issued a draft Council Decision establishing the European External Action Service (EEAS), which was approved on 26 April by the General Affairs Council (see Press Release ... See full document

... and policy concerns over the harms to children associated with society’s growing reliance on digitally networked ...for information and education, the research reveals an insufficient evidence base to ... See full document

... credit information treat women, regardless of marital status, in the same way as men; whether the credit history can be established and captured through participation in microfinance or group lending schemes; and ... 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

... 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

... Turkey was deemed to be ‘a functioning market economy’ and ‘should be able to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union in the medium term, provided that it implements its comprehensive reform ... 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

... 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

... 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