Video - Space and You

Most of us do not realise the extent to which today, we as citizens of Europe depend on satellite systems.

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European Multi-stakeholder Forum on CSR

Attachments:

agenda.pdf	[Agenda of the CSR Forum]	36 kB
businesseurope.pdf	[BUSINESSEUROPE]	203 kB
ceep.pdf	[European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public services (CEEP)]	285 kB
csreurope.pdf	[CSR Europe]	293 kB
csrforumspeech_onlineversion.pdf	[Speech by Vice-President Verheugen]	71 kB
eabis2009.pdf	[European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS)]	150 kB
ebbf_csrmultistakeholder.pdf	[European Bahá’í Business Forum (EBBF)]	102 kB
eccj.pdf	[European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)]	91 kB
esgb.pdf	[European Savings Banks Group (ESBG) ]	174 kB
eurochambers.pdf	[EUROCHAMBRES]	209 kB
eurosif2009.pdf	[European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif)]	302 kB
fidh.pdf	[ International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)]	241 kB
foee.pdf	[Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE)]	60 kB
gresea.pdf	[Research Group for an Alternative Economic Strategy (GRESEA)]	77 kB
iso.pdf	[International Organization for Standardization (ISO)]	195 kB
ms_csrpolicies2007.pdf	[European Commission activities to promote CSR 2007- 2008 - Summary]	1941 kB
nsec_en.pdf	[Netherlands Social and Economic Council]	1003 kB
participant_list.pdf	[List of participants]	77 kB
ueapme2009.pdf	[UEAPME (European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises)]	189 kB
vaderegio.pdf	[ VADEREGIO]	744 kB

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Video - Carbon capture and storage (long version)

On December 17th 2008, the European Commission adopted a new directive concerning the legal structure of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This legislative outline sets the parameters of how CO2 can be safely stored in geological layers. It defines the rules of what sites can be selected, how those sites will be managed and monitored.

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HERMES-OSR Technical Committee - Brussels

Hermes-OSR 2^nd European Technical Committee.

Brussels, 2^nd-4^th February 2009, organised by MAC-Team aisbl.

This technical committee will validate the 4 training modules of the HERMES project:

Attachments:

Agenda of the 2nd HERMES-OSR Technical Committee	[Agenda of Tuesday 3rd February 2009]	100 kB
Practical details for meeting locations (pps file)	[self runing powerpoint 97-2003 presentation]	1244 kB
Practical details for meeting locations (ppsx file)	[self runing powerpoint 2007 presentation]	1080 kB

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Video - Fair competition in Europe

Agreements between companies, abuse of a dominant position, mergers, cartels and excessive public assistance can, if not controlled and sanctioned, totally distort competition within the European Union's internal market. That is why the European Commission has been charged by the Member States closely watch and sanction practices which hinder free trade.

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European Competitiveness Report and CSR

The EU is facing a changing international reality. Currently financial markets are in a severe crisis that has started to spill over to the real economy. Policy makers around the world are working to restore confidence in the financial system. In 2008, volatile commodity, food and energy prices and the weakening of the dollar against the euro have influenced economic developments.

Attachments:

Communication of the EC on European Competitiveness report 2008	[Communication of the EC on European Competitiveness report 2008]	59 kB
European Competitiveness report 2008	[European Competitiveness report 2008 including one chapter on CSR]	1722 kB
Chapter on CSR in the European Competitiveness report	[Chapter on CSR in the European Competitiveness report]	113 kB

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Video - Putting and end to unfair commercial practices (long version)

As Christmas draws near, millions of European consumers are soon rushing to shopping centres or connecting to the internet to do their shopping. Some may be confronted with unfair commercial practices: misleading advertising, direct exhortations to children in advertisements, aggressive practices, and so on.

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The employment ministers of 43 European and Mediterranean countries meet for the first time

The employment ministers of the 27 European Union countries and 16 Mediterranean partner states will meet for the first time on 9-10 November in Marrakech (Morocco) to discuss employment, employability and decent work. At the end of the conference the ministers are due to adopt a framework for action to strengthen dialogue and joint measures at regional level.

Attachments:

Press release in English	[The employment ministers European Mediterranean countries meet for the first time]	73 kB
Annonce presse en Français	[Les ministres de l'emploi de 43 pays européens et méditerranéens se réunissent pour la première fois]	65 kB

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