EU news and funding bulletin

19 March 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: EU to recover € 18 million of CAP expenditures from the UK
• Economy: Macro-stability programmes of 14 EU Member States including the UK assessed
• Economy: ‘Europe 2020’ needs cooperation of local and regional authorities to achieve its goals
• Energy: Commission forecasts 20% renewable energy target will be met by the EU by 2020
• Enterprise: Economic regeneration programme in Hull nominated for European Enterprise Award
• Environment: UK firm The Findus Group nominated for EU Business Award for the Environment
• Environment: New handbook on how to assess the environmental impact of products available
• Environment: Commission sets out strategy to reinvigorate global action after Copenhagen
• Environment: Commission warns UK about unfair cost of challenging decisions
• Funding: EU to provide 45,000 micro-loans to unemployed and small entrepreneurs
• General: EU launches new selection procedure for EU officials
• Innovation: UK named a leading innovation country in European Innovation Scoreboard 2009
• Justice: EU demands Member States to provide full interpretation services to criminal suspects
• Social: Commission proposes EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights
• Social: EU adopts law extending parental leave from three to four months for each parent

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EU legislation and consultations

Environment:

Portable Batteries and Accumulators EC consultation The objective of this consultation is to gather views of stakeholders on the potential environmental, social and economic impacts resulting from a possible cadmium ban for portable batteries and accumulators indented for use in cordless power tools.

Finance:

Capital Requirements Directive EC consultation The objective of this consultation is to gather stakeholders' views on further possible changes to the Capital Requirements Directive.

Information Society:

Electronic Communications Networks and Services EC consultation The aim of this consultation is to encourage a wide ranging public debate relating to the place of universal service provision in electronic communications in a competitive and rapidly-evolving digital environment.

Information Society:

Radio Spectrum Policy Programme EC consultation The purpose of this consultation is to obtain comments and views from all interested stakeholders on the possible content of a proposal for a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme. This proposal will be developed by mid-2010.

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Business events

• Delivering Services in Europe and the EU Services Directive, London, 23 March 2010
• Funding Opportunities for Collaborative R&D Projects in the ICT Sector, London, 25 March 2010
• Appointment and Management of Agents and Distributors, London, 22 April 2010

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