Standard European sales contract to ease cross-border shopping
Common set of optional sales rules would ease cross-border trade and cut costs for companies while giving consumers greater choice and protection. Over the last 20 years Europe’s integrated market has...
View ArticleGrowing the EU’s online economy
Proposals to encourage more online commerce would make it easier to shop on the Internet across the EU – contributing to economic growth and job creation. Electronic commerce offers many potential...
View ArticleMaking it easier to pay without cash
We need your opinion on how to give EU shoppers a better choice of cash-free payment methods, especially online – by spurring competition in the electronic payments market. When you buy something from...
View ArticleThe Newshub, a new tool to follow EP politics as they happen
The newly launched EP Newshub has combined 754 MEPs, seven political groups, one president and a smattering of institutional news to create a single unmissable page of constantly updated Parliament...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament rejects ACTA
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), was rejected by the European Parliament on Wednesday, and hence cannot become law in the EU. This was the first time that Parliament exercised its Lisbon...
View ArticleWork for the EP by applying for a traineeship
Are you a university student or a fresh graduate interested in European affairs and the workings of the European Parliament? Then listen up! Each year the Parliament opens its doors to hundreds of...
View ArticleEU should support SMEs
The EU should help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop efficient internationalisation strategies to allow them to seize opportunities in the global market. This is what Austrian...
View ArticleEuropean app sector set to boom
Nearly 5 million jobs and €63bn could be added to the EU’s economy by 2018, says EU study. The market for “apps” – application software designed for mobile devices – already employs 1 million...
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