Information on Europe
2009 is the European year of Creativity and Innovation
By emphasizing creativity and innovation, the European Union aims at shaping Europe's future in a global competition by fostering the creative and innovative potential in all of us:
Your Europe - Business Portal
Your Europe - Business Portal
provides practical information for European enterprises and entrepreneurs working cross-borders.
It provides information on:
- Starting a business
- Managing a business
- Doinf business resposnibly
- Profiting from the European market
- Expanding a business
- Competing through innovation
- Accessing Finance
- Deciding to stop business
Go to Your Europe - Business Portal
Europa - your gateway to the European Union
EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration.
European policies and sectors
Looking for information on EU policies:
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Industrial policies are managed by DG Enterprise & Industry.
To see policies by sector, please click here. See also EU policies for:
- Agriculture, fisheries and food
- Economy, finance and tax
- Energy and natural resources
- Environment, consumers & health
- External relations & foreign affairs
- Science and technology
European Union Law and EUR-Lex
EUR-Lex provides direct free access to European Union law. Here you can consult the Official Journal of the European Union as well as the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals.
You can also use the extensive search facilities available on EUR-Lex.
Do you have ideas for reducing red tape for the European Commission? Get you suggestions submitted by the 31st January 2009
Anyone who has a good idea may participate. The competition is therefore open to all: citizens, companies, business associations, public authorities, non-profit organisations and others. To enter, simply fill in the form of the online consultation on administrative burdens reduction and ensure that the competition box is checked. The deadline for entering the competition is 31 January 2009.
Examples of what a submission might look like can be found in the reports on the online consultation and in the 2008 list of Fast Track Actions.
SOLVIT: Effective problem solving in Europe
SOLVIT is an on-line problem solving network in which EU member states work together to solve problems caused by the misapplication of Internal Market law by public authorities.
Click here for more information
