[PDF] Top 20 State of the Innovation Union 2011. COM (2011) 849 final, 2 December 2011

... and 2 provide evidence based on correlation while any robust causal assess- ment would require a more in-depth econometric analysis based on a number of additional economic and institutional factors (such as ... See full document

... installations in 2009. Further analysis undertaken for the Commission suggests that whilst annual capital investment in renewable energy today averages €35bn, this would need to rapidly double to €70bn to ensure we ... See full document

... an innovation network ensure better flows of information between the stakeholders increasing not only the use of research results by producers but also allowing research programmes to better take the needs of the ... See full document

... The SPS system would be divided into a basic income component (capped to avoid large payments to single beneficiaries) and additional payments targeting environmental issues applicable throughout the EU territory through ... See full document

... (30) In order to maximise consistency between the guidelines and the programming of the relevant financial instruments available at Union level, trans-European transport network funding should be based on this ... See full document

... European Union with a substantially different production and support history, differences in support levels based on historical references cannot be justified on a long ... See full document

... (BUDG) 2 2 Climate Action (CLIMA) (see DG ENV) 4 Communication (COMM) - 1 Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN) - 1 Education and Culture (EAC) 6 7 Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL) 5 4 ... See full document

... of state economic enterprises from establishing trade unions or engaging in trade union activities has been ...trade union legislation have not been ... See full document

... The current sharp deterioration of public finances results from a decline in revenues and increased pressures on expenditure as well as discretionary fiscal stimuli. Government finances in some Member States had become ... See full document

... European Union (Article 21) has defined common overarching objectives for the external action of the Union inter alia to “preserve peace, prevent conflict and strengthen international ...and state- ... See full document

... European Union, recognising the geostrategic importance of Greenland to the European Union, in its conclusions of 24 February 2003 on the Mid- term Review of the Fourth Fisheries protocol between the ... See full document

... Last, but not least, the Transport White Paper IA Report shows that measures to modernise and increase the efficiency of transport infrastructures are essential for any efforts to achieve the 60% CO2 reduction target, ... See full document

... Pursuant to the Water Framework Directive (WFD) the measures must be implemented by Member States through River Basin Management Plans, to be defined at the latest in 2009 (article 13.6 of the WFD) and operational at ... See full document

... in December 2008, established limits, known as Environmental Quality Standards, for these 33 substances and for an additional 8 substances regulated under previous ... See full document

... business sector as % of GDP increased in 16 Member States (Figure I.5.1). It grew by more than 200 % in Estonia and Portugal, by 50 % to 80 % in Cyprus, Hungary and Austria, and by 7 % to 50 % in Slovenia, Spain, Latvia, ... See full document

... use state aids to respond to crises at regional or local ...a state aid by the ...Some state aids are not compatible with the WTO Green Box rules, and are thus notified as Amber ...these state ... See full document

... In view of the EU's role as a major exporter and importer, the CAP could arguably play a role not only in domestic but also in international agricultural markets, thus potentially affecting production and consumption ... See full document

... In 2009 forestry and logging represented only 0.2% of the total GVA at EU-27 level, though the contribution of the forest sector as a whole (i.e. including wood, pulp and paper industries) represented 0.6% of total GVA. ... See full document

... Several elements of different CAP instruments as included in the integration scenario have the potential to support the maintenance of HNV farming and protection of biodiversity values: [r] ... See full document

... and innovation in the sector and aimed at fostering conditions under which farmers, either individually or collectively, would be better able to face upcoming economic and environmental ... See full document