EU news and funding bulletin

1st April 2010

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Funding opportunities
Tender opportunities
EU press releases
EU legislation and consultations
Business events

Funding opportunities

Audiovisuals

The MEDIA 2007 project development programme funds businesses which are developing single media projects. For example, dramas, animations, creative documentaries or interactive works.

For annual activities taking place in 2011 and activities starting between 1st January 2011 and 31st May 2011 proposals are due by 12th April 2010.

The MEDIA 2007 promotion and access to the market programme promotes European audiovisual to the world.

Proposals are due by 30th June 2010 for annual activities taking place in 2011 and activities starting between 1st January 2011 and 31st May 2011.

The MEDIA 2007 i2i audiovisual programme supports independent European production companies with access to funding from banks and financial institutions.

Applications for proposals must be submitted at the latest by 7 July 2010, for projects starting between 1 January 2010 and 7 July 2010.

Email eurofunding@gle.co.uk for more information.

Research and Innovation

FP7 supports collaborative research and development projects.

ICT research and development proposals are due by 13 April 2010

The ICT FET Open Scheme is a open to proposals from small and medium-scale projects looking into long-term research in ICT. Proposals are due by 24th May 2011.

For further information contact fp7@gle.co.uk.

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EU press releases

• Agriculture: Commission authorises UK to grant limited amounts of aid of up to €15,000 to farmers
• Enterprise: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Artenius UK Limited by KP Chemical
• Justice: Citizens’ Initiative: EU gives citizens new possibilities to influence EU policy
• Social: Commission launches first step towards review of the Working Time Directive
• Social: More women in top jobs key to economic growth, says EU report
• Trade: New electronic system to monitor the movement of excise goods

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EU legislation and consultations

Enterprise:

European Standardisation System EC consultation The aim of this consultation is to gain understanding of stakeholders’ view on the review of the European standardisation system and to gather opinions and suggestions on the potential avenues the Commission should explore in order to shape concrete proposals.

External Trade::

System of Generalised Tariff Preferences (GSP) EC consultation The purpose of this consultation is to gather comments from interested parties on the GSP system. The inputs will be used by the Commission when preparing the future proposal on a review of the system.

Internal Market:

Intellectual Property Rights EC consultation The objective of this consultation is to review the existing Council Regulation concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights.

Internal Market:

European Company Statute EC consultation The aim of the consultation is to test the results of a study amongst the relevant stakeholders and to provide input to the Commission ahead of its report on the application of the European Company Statute.

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Business events

• Appointment and Management of Agents and Distributors, London, 22 April 2010
• Biomarker Discovery and Validation: Challenges and Solutions, London, 28 April 2010
• Appointment and Management of Agents and Distributors, London, 22 April 2010

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