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A report from the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) highlights the fact that security is not taken as seriously as it should be in the maritime sector.
The figures show that 52% of the goods traffic in 2010 was made by sea, which means that this sector of the industry is highly important both ... |
22 December 2011
07:46 GMT |
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The first two spacecraft of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Galileo satellite navigation system have just sent back their first signals from Earth's orbit, marking a tremendously-important milestone for bringing Galileo online.
The In-Orbit Verification (IOV) satellites were only launched on October 21,... |
14 December 2011
10:04 GMT |
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A new bill proposed by a Republican senator aims to draw up an effective exit strategy from the disputed EU aviation emission trading system. The bill could stop the EU legal framework from compelling the US airline companies to buy carbon allowances to offset their harmful greenhouse gas emissions. The bill, once ... |
8 December 2011
09:23 GMT |
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Since the current Convention for the Protection of Individuals that addresses the matter of personal data protection and processing is dated from 1981, when the Internet was nowhere near what it has become today, the Council of Europe proposed a revised version.
The existing convention is employed by 43 countries a... |
5 December 2011
07:03 GMT |
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We already know there are some pretty ambitious plans on the European Union member countries’ table, and many remain skeptical about their chances of success. One of the implications is the increased adoption of energy efficiency measures in commercial buildings across the continent.The EU aims at increasing th... |
10 October 2011
04:53 GMT |
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On October 3, representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA) and contractor Astrium met in Paris to signs a new public–private partnership (PPP) for the European Data Relay System (EDRS), which is currently scheduled to enter active service in 2014.
The purpose of the system is very simple – max... |
4 October 2011
06:25 GMT |
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Google has admitted complying with requests from US intelligence agencies for data stored in its European data centers, most likely in violation of European Union data protection laws.Gordon Frazer, Microsoft UK's managing director, made news headlines some weeks ago when he admitted that Microsoft can be compel... |
8 August 2011
11:43 GMT |
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The European Union has been called in a Belgian court by an Italian company who fell victim to the cyber theft of carbon emissions permits at the beginning of this year.According to The Guardian, TCEI of Italy, a holding company for trading firm The Cube Energy, is trying to recover 267,991 allowances stolen in Janua... |
22 February 2011
02:13 GMT |
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Croatian authorities have set forth a plan to regulate the Danube with embankments, stones and groins. Conservationists have already began protesting the measures violently, as implementing them would literally mean destroying the river and its ecosystem.The plan is not aimed at the Danube exclusively, but rather at ... |
4 February 2011
11:04 GMT |
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On January 20, 2011, officials from the Romanian government and representatives of the European Space Agency (ESA) witnessed the signing of the Accession Agreement to the ESA Convention. The East European nation is now posed to become the 19th Member State in the organization.Even though the European Union (EU) conta... |
21 January 2011
03:33 GMT |
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IThe European Internet Services Providers Association (EuroISPA) calls on the European Parliament to reject a legislative proposal that would require ISPs to filter child pornography sites, as such measures are inefficient.The trade association argues that the only technical measure that can keep such abusive content... |
12 January 2011
10:21 GMT |
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Security researchers are worried that Europol's plans to involve citizens in cyber crime fighting might lead to risky cyber vigilantism.Yesterday, Europol's Director Rob Wainwright revealed plans to create an European cyber crime centre which will centralize reports about illegal online activities gathered ... |
17 December 2010
10:26 GMT |
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The European Commission has great plans for the Danube River, the most international body of flowing water in the world. It plans to widen it and promote navigation like on the German Rhine River, but critics say that major natural wonders may be jeopardized in the process.These plans are part of the European Union (... |
10 December 2010
16:01 GMT |
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Yesterday, at the launch of its strategic position paper on European polar research, the European Polar Board (EPB) said that polar research should become a full-time activity of the European Union, if Europe wants to benefit from the serious changes occurring in these regions.The European Union has highly invested i... |
7 December 2010
04:22 GMT |
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This Monday, October 11, the European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a critically-important set of laws called the EU Regulation on Illegal Logging, which essentially declares war to illegal logging.Previously, the Council of Ministers had approved the same document in its draft form, and the laws managed to pass... |
15 October 2010
11:00 GMT |
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In a surprising move, 29 large European companies and corporations called for more severe emissions reduction measures, of up to 30 percent by 2020, from levels recorded in 1990. In a joint statement, representatives from these companies said that the measure will help strengthen the future of the European economy, w... |
14 October 2010
06:00 GMT |
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Renewable marine sources could contribute to covering an estimated 50 percent of all energy needs in Europe by no later than 2050, provided that action to support such a scenario is taken now.A new report on the issue was presented at the EurOCEAN 2010 conference, by researchers at the Marine Board of the European Sc... |
12 October 2010
15:01 GMT |
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Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) say that all future opportunities belonging to European space plans will make the subject on an extensive debate, to take place October 26-27.The meeting, at which the general public is invited to attend, will take place in Brussels, under the aegis of the European Parliam... |
12 October 2010
03:51 GMT |
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Experts with a panel of biologists at the European Science Foundation recommend that the European Union create a large network of research laboratories focused solely on studying and making good use of the amazing properties of RNA.Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is one of the main compounds, alongside amino-acids, proteins a... |
11 October 2010
06:02 GMT |
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In Spring 2010, the Commission launched two parallel preliminary investigations into Apple's business practices relating to the iPhone, both of which may soon be lifted, thanks to Apple’s recent change in policy.One of the investigations in question was focused on the "country of purchase" rule, whereby re... |
28 September 2010
06:09 GMT |
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If the European Union adopts the “priority review voucher” reward system, it will stimulate drug companies to develop treatments for neglected diseases like tuberculosis, malaria or Leishmaniasis.Professor David Ridley of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and Alfonso Calles-Sánchez, a... |
10 September 2010
05:57 GMT |
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Recently, a panel of experts designated by the European Union and the United States determined that collaboration between the two entities is possible for the next generation of positioning capabilities.Whereas the US already has had the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation up and running for many years, the... |
24 August 2010
11:05 GMT |
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Apple's move to exclude Flash as a supported standard on its iOS devices is being investigated by European regulators who've now teamed with the Federal Trade Commission to probe the company's policies and determine whether the Cupertino-based giant is harming competition.The New York Post is rep... |
10 August 2010
15:41 GMT |
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The European Union has signed an agreement, which allows the US Department of Treasury to transfer European SWIFT banking data in order to assist in terrorism investigations. The agreement still has to pass a vote in the European Parliament before going into effect.The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Teleco... |
29 June 2010
09:47 GMT |
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The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) subsidiary EADS Astrium has just been awarded a €105 million ($141 million) contract to develop and build the second Sentinel-2 satellite. The European Space Agency (ESA) signed the document making this a reality a few days ago, experts at the agency annou... |
1 April 2010
04:06 GMT |
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According to officials, it may be that the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) facility will be opened for business come 2019. This is a significant delay from the originally-planned opening date, which was scheduled for 2016. It was pushed back by two years, to 2018, some time ago, and now manage... |
11 March 2010
09:57 GMT |
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A new rule has been put in place in the European Union when it comes to the phone bills users receive from accessing the Internet from their handsets. The rule has come into force so as to prevent users from receiving large bills from the web services their carriers offer them. Customers in the European Union can ask... |
1 March 2010
11:07 GMT |
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Prompted by the numerous delays and setbacks the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project experienced over the last couple of years, officials in the European Union decided to change the management overseeing the continent's involvement in the research initiative. Europe is the largest con... |
6 February 2010
05:58 GMT |
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The Sun Oracle deal is dragging on with no end in sight. Oracle is sticking to its guns, while the EU is not letting go of its objections. The software giant has now asked EU regulators for a hearing set for December 10 to argue its case for buying Sun, according to Reuters citing people close to the matter. This co... |
26 November 2009
05:51 GMT |
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The European Union has already commissioned a new study, which aims at discovering the costs, opportunities and possible obstacles that would hinder the development of a new system of using public roads. The officials want to learn if it would be possible to create what they refer to as “road trains”, whi... |
9 November 2009
09:11 GMT |
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The Construction Phase of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) facility will not begin until spring 2010, roughly one year after preliminary work at the construction site has been finished, officials have announced. The delay was caused by the fact that the participants in the project had not y... |
14 October 2009
05:36 GMT |
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The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has released a report regarding the situation of ATM crime in the European Union. According to the agency, the rate of such crimes increased by 149 percent in 2008 and resulted in over 485 million euros being lost to fraud during last year. The European AT... |
8 September 2009
07:31 GMT |
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Not exactly known for its forward thinking or fast response and adapting to current needs, the European Commission is looking to make the necessary changes to copyright law in anticipation of the further digitization of the world's libraries. In light of the Google settlement with authors and publishers in the U... |
8 September 2009
04:47 GMT |
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In an attempt to make its Windows flagship product compliant with the EU antimonopoly regulations, Microsoft announced that the upcoming Windows 7 flavor of the operating system would not include its Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser. Dubbed Windows 7 “E,” the OS version was expected to come to the market... |
3 August 2009
03:41 GMT |
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Mobile phone users living in the European Union will be able to enjoy smaller roaming fees for their calls starting today, July 1. As many of you might already know, the European Parliament approved not too long ago the lowering of roaming costs all around the EU, and the move will affect not only the cost of voice c... |
1 July 2009
11:01 GMT |
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The Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) is one of the most ambitious projects of the 21st century, one that makes use of the technological and scientific knowledge that we've gained so far in order to recreate a replica of the human body in computer simulation. In this never-ending and increasingly complex process... |
30 June 2009
08:58 GMT |
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Sweden's Pirate Party is getting some high scores in the polls and may be able to secure a seat in the European parliament. The party is the third biggest in the country according to polls ahead of the European elections, as Times Online reports, and its popularity is growing, especially after the Pirate Bay tri... |
23 May 2009
06:09 GMT |
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The European Union is set to aggressively move into the realm of regulating videogames, but, somewhat surprising, it has nothing to do with the levels of violence and explicit materials appearing in them. Commissioners Viviane Reding and Meglena Kuneva are thinking about introducing a guarantee period for videogames.... |
19 May 2009
14:11 GMT |
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In a decisive move, the European Union has banned imports of seal products coming from animals that are slain in the most brutal ways. Adopted yesterday, with 550 votes for and 49 against, the new legislation is aimed squarely at Canada, one of the main suppliers for the European market, which has come under increase... |
6 May 2009
06:32 GMT |
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During her last weekly video message (transcript - PDF), entitled "Europe must be prepared for cyber attacks," the EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding, brought forward the idea of a "Mister Cyber Security." The Commissioner wants such a position established as soon as possible, in order ... |
28 April 2009
03:52 GMT |
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On Wednesday, European lawmakers set the basis for one of their most ambitious projects to date, namely for the creation of a unified air space above the Union, in a move that is aimed squarely at reducing the amount of pollution created by airplanes traveling long routes in order to go around certain areas. That is ... |
26 March 2009
11:23 GMT |
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There is good news for those living in the European Union. The EU Parliament is reported to work on lowering the roaming fees within the region, while amending the 2007 roaming regulation, which lowered the voice roaming charges in EU to €0.46. The new decision of the Parliament sets the new fees at €0.40 ... |
11 March 2009
06:57 GMT |
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The majority of the European Parliament members have backed up the bill proposed by the European Commission regarding the introduction of biometric passports in the Schengen zone. Countries have until June to start issuing the new passports, with a deadline for completing implementation until 2012.The basis for the n... |
15 January 2009
03:35 GMT |
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The European Commission allowed for the imports of Monsanto's genetically-modified (GMO) soybean, known as MON 89788, or Roundup Rready2Yield, on the markets of all its 27 countries over the next decade, officials announced on Thursday. The products will not be grown for direct human use but, rather, will be use... |
5 December 2008
02:40 GMT |
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Previous reports of four of the largest car manufacturing countries in the European Union coming to a consensus on how to reduce the amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) their automobiles put in the atmosphere were neither infirmed, nor confirmed by Thomas Steg, a spokesman for the German government.During a press confere... |
21 November 2008
17:01 GMT |
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Global warming seems to be causing even more than glacier meltdowns and temperature rises; it also prompts countries neighboring the Arctic to think about negotiating the division of the new stretches of sea that are currently formed by ice sheet withdrawals. The European Union is already talking about regulating the... |
20 November 2008
10:21 GMT |
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Cruel hunting methods employed by Canada has prompted the European Union to announce that it will implement measures to ban imports of Canadian blubber, meat and pelts by as early as 2009. If the legislation passes, it will deal a devastating blow to the Canadian industry, as fishermen across the Atlantic coast rely ... |
20 November 2008
03:47 GMT |
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Increasing electricity demand in Europe has prompted EU officials to elaborate a strategic energy grid development plan, which is to break the vicious circle that keeps the Union dependent on Russia for most of its gas imports. Seeing how 42 percent of all gas coming into the Old Continent is delivered by the Russian... |
17 November 2008
03:14 GMT |
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New international pressure adds to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), in regard to closing the bluefin tuna fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea, as Italy and Spain requested the protection of the fish and the creation of tuna sanctuaries throughout breeding grounds, respective... |
4 November 2008
03:30 GMT |
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Living wills have been the subject of serious debates ever since they first appeared. The main issue is that some of them give specific directions as to what medical course of action is to be taken in case the writers of the will is incapacitated or unable to otherwise decide for themselves. Some of these directions,... |
1 November 2008
07:32 GMT |
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