Tagged: EU & News
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Ireland exceeds EU used-packaging, recovery and recycling targets News
22.08.2012 Last year Ireland continued to exceed EU used packaging recovery and recycling targets by recovering and recycling 652,000 tons – up 4.1pc on 2010 – and the equivalent carbon... -
OPINION: Are employers entitled to ask interview candidates for their social network passwords? News
18.08.2012 Picture yourself sitting across from a prospective boss having just completed a great interview for a new job. You are just about to leave when you are asked one final question...Categories: Social Media, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Graduate, Digital Media, Digital Business, Data Management, Contract -
Cloud player Auxilion scoops up I.T. Alliance and Trade Facilitate business News
17.08.2012 New cloud computing firm Auxilion is on a growth curve as parent company I.T. Alliance moves all of its cloud support to the subsidiary. It has also snapped up new business from... -
GM-free group and IOFGA oppose Ireland’s genetically modified potato trials News
26.07.2012 Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it has given the thumbs up to Teagasc to plough ahead with a four-year field trial to test out genetically...Categories: Sustainability, Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green, Government, Economy -
EC vies to change auction timings of emission allowances in Europe's carbon market News
25.07.2012 Climate action commissioner Connie Hedegaard has today revealed details of the European Commission’s steps to address what it terms the “surplus” of emission allowances in... -
Dublin's Genable Technologies secures licence to progress gene therapy product News
23.07.2012 Dublin-based biopharmaceutical company Genable Technologies has secured the worldwide licence to Benitec Biopharma's ddRNAi technology, in a move the company believes will help... -
EU approves €2.2m environment fund for Burren in Co Clare News
20.07.2012 The European Commission has approved a €2.2m project by Clare County Council to protect the environmental heritage of the Burren. Half of the money will come from the European... -
EU offshore wind capacity up 50pc from 2011 levels, EWEA says News
18.07.2012 Some 132 new offshore wind turbines were fully grid connected in Europe in the first six months of 2012, a 50pc increase when compared with the same period in 2011, statistics...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
Mid-West Regional Authority to receive €180,000 to develop sustainable energy News
29.06.2012 The Mid-West Regional Authority has been allocated €180,000 as part of the European STEP project, which is focused on improving sustainable energy in local government. -
From Sunday (1 July) mobile roaming prices across Europe will be reduced News
29.06.2012 On Sunday, Europeans, or anyone travelling within the EU for that matter, will see reductions in the price of roaming voice calls and text messages, a price cap on data roaming... -
Ireland's Department of Jobs issues tender for managing mobile devices News
26.06.2012 Ireland’s Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers in 2013 looks set to herald a ‘bring your own device’ initiative, as the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is... -
Neelie Kroes: Europe needs to embrace a cloud strategy, avoid national fortresses News
26.06.2012 European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has called for the creation of an EU-wide strategy for cloud computing that makes full use of the single market. She... -
European Commission hides controversial 'Science: It’s a Girl Thing!’ video News
25.06.2012 Following a severe public backlash, the European Commission has been forced to recall the ‘Science: It’s a Girl Thing!’ promotional video it had released last week as part of... -
DCU to lead €5.1m global research project into violent online political extremism News
25.06.2012 Dublin City University (DCU) is to take the lead in an international consortium that will be conducting research into violent online political extremism to learn more about how... -
Digital divide: Ireland falls to lowest position yet on global broadband rankings News
25.06.2012 New figures from Ookla Net index show Ireland has fallen to 56th position in the world for download speeds, its worst showing yet, and a clear indication as any that as the... -
New microenterprise fund to give €90m in lending to 5,500 Irish businesses News
22.06.2012 The Irish Government has revealed details of a new microenterprise fund scheme, which it expects will be operational in the early autumn. The fund will aim to provide more than... -
Science needs more women says EU, as it launches ‘Science: it's a girl thing’ campaign News
21.06.2012 The European Commission has today launched a new three-year campaign targeted at getting more teenage girls interested in science. European Research, Innovation and Science...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Green, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Bio TechTags: Second Level, Jobs, Europe, Innovation, Research, STEM, Science, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commission, EU 27, EU -
EU Council meeting focuses on jobs and growth News
21.06.2012 Ireland's Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, TD, is in Luxembourg today attending the meeting of the Employment and Social Policy Council of Ministers...Categories: Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Government, Enterprise, Economy, Careers and EmploymentTags: Health, Green Economy, ICT, Economic Recovery, Economy, Richard Bruton, Jobs, European Commission, EU, Government -
By 2015 all new cars in EU will have to have life-saving eCall system built in News
21.06.2012 By 2015, all new cars sold in the EU should be able to dial emergency services automatically when they are involved in a serious accident, MEPs in the European Parliament said...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Hardware, Government, Consumer Tech -
Germany tops in renewable energy production - report News
12.06.2012 European countries, led by Germany, receive more of their electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, tidal and wave sources than any other region in the world, a US Natural...