http://www.welcomeurope.com THE EASY WAY TO GET EU FUNDING & EUROPEAN GRANTS Copyright 2000-2007 - Tous droits réservés en http://www.welcomeurope.com/img/new/top_gauche.gifhttp://www.welcomeurope.com/Fri, 09 May 2008 21:10:36 +0100http://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4665The European Commission today concluded that Slovakia meets the criteria for adopting the euro and made a proposal to the Council to this effect. The regular Convergence Report on euro readiness, adopted by the Commission, shows that the other nine countries with a so-called 'derogation' have made progress on the road to the single currency, but do not yet meet all the conditions for euro adoptionhttp://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4664EU research projects, particularly in the area of information and communication technologies (ICT), need to ensure that privacy and personal data protection requirements are fully respected, according to the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). In a policy paper, the body has outlined how it will help with this taskhttp://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4663European Commission Vice President Jacques Barrot, in charge of Justice, Freedom and Security officially presented the Roadmap on visa liberalisation with Serbia in Belgrade today. The Roadmap gives clear indications to the Serbian authorities on the measures that need to be taken in order to grant visa free travel to all Serbian citizenshttp://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4662On 1 June, the European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) will hand over its responsibilities to the newly created European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)http://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4661The EU’s Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) will be formally launched tomorrow, the 6th of May, by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, representatives of EU Member States and ENP partner countries. The NIF is a key instrument of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and will mobilise additional funding for infrastructure projects mainly in the energy, transport and environment sectors in the entire area of the European Neighbourhood Policy by providing grant support for lending operations of public European financial institutionshttp://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4660Vice-President Barrot, Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security, has expressed his strong support for the advanced plans to set up an EU Coalition of Stakeholders against commercial sexual exploitation of children on the Internet, presented by Missing Children Europe and other stakeholders at a press conference todayhttp://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4659Between 18 and 21 April 2008, around 150 young people from European Union and EFTA Member States, EU candidate countries and the Western Balkan Countries participated at the Youth event “Promoting the Participation of Young People with Fewer Opportunities in Society” which took place in Ljubljana, Sloveniahttp://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4658The Facility for euro-mediterranean investment and partnership (FEMIP) and Sanabel, the microfinance institutions network in arab countries, held a conference today on the theme "Microfinance in Mediterranean area: which impact?"http://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4657This is the theme at the two-day conference on 'Responding to new social realities' taking place in Brussels today http://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=4656Each year the EU Commission organises the "Green Week" in Brussels. In 2006, it was focused on biodiversity; in 2007, on climate change. This year the issue will be the sustainable consumption and production, under the title « Only one earth – don’t waste it ! »