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SQ Law, a full service European legal group with expertise in aviation law, outlines the key aspects of the recent EU legislation proposed to boost airline passenger rights whilst addressing the interests and concerns of the airline industry.

Shayesteh Fürst-Ladani, SFL’s Managing Director, will give a presentation on the classification and regulation of drug/device combinations at the MEDTEC Europe event to be held in Stuttgart, Germany from 26 to 28 February 2013.

On Wednesday, the European Commission will unveil its proposed Tobacco Product Directive, a comprehensive tobacco control document. Among its many provisions is one which would effectively ban e-cigarettes [electronic cigarettes]

Alain Van Hove, previously International Business Development Director with CorPeuM in Luxembourg, has joined TBK Consult in Belgium as Executive Partner

The .eu registry EURid is engaging with small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by exhibiting at London’s Business Start-up Show from 22-23 November 2012. Stand 450.

DISK Protect Baseline now certified for use with EU Restricted data, opening up additional new markets for Becrypt

The European Crowdfunding Network launched a survey to discover the expectations of the European crowdfunding industry. The results will be presented to the participants of the 1st of June 2012 ECN pre-launch event in Brussels.

Leading glassware producer Mdina Glass recently received the prize “Ġieħ l-Artiġġjanat Malti” during an awards ceremony presided over by the Minister for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers, the Hon. Jason Azzopardi.

The Justice and Healing Project Team hosted a forum-launch in line with Women's Month for its project Justice and Healing for Victim-survivors of Gender-based Violence on March 28, 2012 at the AIM Conference Center in Makati City, Philippines

Sathappan Sathappan, the Projects and Grants Management Director of ASSIST, has been invited by the International Energy Conservation Environmental Protection Association (IEEPA) to serve as a Senior Expert in its Academic and Experts Committee.

Global toy manufacturer Playmobil has announced the record sale of 55 million toy sets worldwide in 2011. The figure also represents an 8 per cent increase over the previous year. Meanwhile, Playmobil’s sales in Malta grew by 9 per cent on 2010.

The workshop Communicating the Bioeconomy is part of the European Commission’s actions to promote the Bioeconomy and to engage key stakeholders in the debate at European and national level.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has raised industry concerns that the European Commission’s proposals for the comprehensive reform of data protection legislation could have serious financial consequences for UK plc.

LawTech Europe Congress, the first international eDiscovery Conference taking place in Central Europe, will attract ESI and Computer Forensics professionals from around the world

"Return to the Country" is an incentive scheme providing help towards traditional building renovations in Croatia for people relocating to the countryside and rejuvenating rural lifestyles. Funds also available for installing renewable energy systems

Leading preservation and conservation bodies, including UNESCO and ICOMOS, support ELAICH’s educational kit at special workshop held in Venice.

PLAYMOBIL Malta recently hosted a visit by representatives of German-speaking media organisations.

The 5th European Conference “Competence Modelling for European HR and Policies: Bridging Business, Education, and Training” (COME-HR) is coming closer. The eCOTOOL consortium has released the final programme for COME-HR.

The eCOTOOL consortium has released the first programme for the 5th European Conference “Competence Modelling for European HR and Policies: Bridging Business, Education, and Training” (COME-HR).

The European Commission is inviting children aged 9 to 11 to participate in a drawing competition about ‘Space and Aeronautics’. The winners, one from each EU Member State, will have a Galileo Programme satellite named after them.

European workshop – How to Develop, Plan and Manage an EU Funded Project Successfully The current architecture of European Funds and direct grants offers a wide range of funding opportunities to support innovative projects.

EU and USA have been heaping praise on Turkey for ‘democratisation,’ while turning a blind eye on the mass arrests of journalists, former military commanders, and other critics of the regime, mostly on trumped up charges.

Study reveals how EU residents perceive Europe’s internet...

Russia has vowed to avenge EU for the illegal confiscation of Russian investment in Cyprus. Actually this was a game played well by the USSR-Russia in the past, which EU has decided to copy.

SQ Law, a full service European legal group with expertise in aviation law, outlines the key aspects of the recent EU legislation proposed to boost airline passenger rights whilst addressing the interests and concerns of the airline industry.

Shayesteh Fürst-Ladani, SFL’s Managing Director, will give a presentation on the classification and regulation of drug/device combinations at the MEDTEC Europe event to be held in Stuttgart, Germany from 26 to 28 February 2013.

On Wednesday, the European Commission will unveil its proposed Tobacco Product Directive, a comprehensive tobacco control document. Among its many provisions is one which would effectively ban e-cigarettes [electronic cigarettes]

Alain Van Hove, previously International Business Development Director with CorPeuM in Luxembourg, has joined TBK Consult in Belgium as Executive Partner

There are three game changing forces driving healthcare distribution in Europe - Walgreens Alliance Boots globalization of the drugstore channel, new multi-channel retail strategies and spreading multi-format regional pharmacy brands.

The .eu registry EURid is engaging with small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by exhibiting at London’s Business Start-up Show from 22-23 November 2012. Stand 450.

Both the World Health Organization [W.H.O.] and the European Union [EU] are calling for a ban on electronic cigarettes, sometimes called e-cigarettes, citing the dangers and lack of any proven health benefits

.eu magazine for Europe’s online businesses now available to download from EURid website or to tablets

The European Union [EU] appears poised to ban virtually all smokeless products containing nicotine, a ban which would include e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, and impact the U.S. and other countries

Medical Product Distribution Center in Netherlands to Reduce Fulfillment Time by 80 Percent

‘Talking Europe The Strong’ is Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song-Movement Audio Single and DVD for Freedom from speculator banka-gangstas and the coming of the United States of Europe.

Summer Seminar 27th - 28th August 2012, Maritim Hotel Berlin, Germany

Summer Seminar27th - 28th August 2012, Courtyard by Marriott Berlin Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Summer issue of .eu Identity in three formats: app, online and print

DISK Protect Baseline now certified for use with EU Restricted data, opening up additional new markets for Becrypt

The European Crowdfunding Network launched a survey to discover the expectations of the European crowdfunding industry. The results will be presented to the participants of the 1st of June 2012 ECN pre-launch event in Brussels.

The Limerick/Clare/Kerry Region, through the Regional Waste Management office, has signed up to participate in a European wide waste recycling project.

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) launches its new two-year Healthy Workplaces Campaign with the theme Working together for risk prevention.

EU Campaign on Benefits of Management Leadership and Worker Participation

The European Union’s Committee of the Regions (CoR) will make its first ever visit to Ireland later this month, it was announced today.

Leading glassware producer Mdina Glass recently received the prize “Ġieħ l-Artiġġjanat Malti” during an awards ceremony presided over by the Minister for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers, the Hon. Jason Azzopardi.

Job-related stress is a concern for the large majority of the European workforce, concludes the 2nd European Opinion Poll on Occupational Safety and Health.

The Justice and Healing Project Team hosted a forum-launch in line with Women's Month for its project Justice and Healing for Victim-survivors of Gender-based Violence on March 28, 2012 at the AIM Conference Center in Makati City, Philippines

The European Commission has announced the winners of the Galileo drawing competition about ‘Space and Aeronautics’. Eleven year old Kimberley Camilleri from Mellieħa has been selected as the Maltese winner by a national jury panel.

Evidence gathered by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has revealed the potential financial impact of the draft EU Data Protection Regulation on UK companies involved with data-driven marketing.

EIPA, the College of Europe and eXact learning solutions are to provide the European Commission, Parliament, its Bodies and Agencies with blended learning materials on EU decision making and law.

Seafood farming, or aquaculture, is an increasingly important food production sector, as natural populations of fish and shellfish grow scarce.

The EU is funding research to learn more about how bacteria and other microorganisms can better survive toxic settings so that they can be used to clean hazardous waste sites.

Leading glassware producer Mdina Glass has launched its new online shop, located at www.mdinaglass.com.mt, featuring over 2,000 glassware items which can be purchased securely from the comfort of one’s home.

Rising obesity levels have given a new urgency to efforts aimed at improving European eating habits. European research is helping by finding out how food labelling can change and improve consumer habits.

Sathappan Sathappan, the Projects and Grants Management Director of ASSIST, has been invited by the International Energy Conservation Environmental Protection Association (IEEPA) to serve as a Senior Expert in its Academic and Experts Committee.

Global toy manufacturer Playmobil has announced the record sale of 55 million toy sets worldwide in 2011. The figure also represents an 8 per cent increase over the previous year. Meanwhile, Playmobil’s sales in Malta grew by 9 per cent on 2010.

The sudden, widespread death of bee populations in Europe and around the world is one of the most perplexing environmental mysteries of this century. In 2007, entire colonies of honey bees began to abruptly disappear, first in the US, then in Europe.

Nations like India, Japan, and China, along with trade blocs like the European Union, rail against the U.S. when we use “protectionism” because they do not want to have their unfettered access to our market tampered with.

The timber industry currently wastes huge amounts of precious wood by-products like chips, shavings and sawdust that could otherwise be put to use. European researchers, with the support of EU funding, are finding new ways to reduce waste.

EU opposition is not the preserve of a bigoted and small-minded British population. In this programme, eloquent and well-informed citizens express concerns about the EU’s undemocratic set-up and want a referendum for Britain.

Mira Sound Germany releases ‘Talking Banking Solution’ (The Evolver Song), Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song singing ‘capitalism has to change’, stimulated by the World Economic Forum, Occupy & the People.

The workshop Communicating the Bioeconomy is part of the European Commission’s actions to promote the Bioeconomy and to engage key stakeholders in the debate at European and national level.

Mira Sound Germany releases ‘Talking Sanctions’ (On Iranian Oil Import), Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song about EU sanctions on Iranian oil import and the dangers of bad foreign policy for the European people.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has raised industry concerns that the European Commission’s proposals for the comprehensive reform of data protection legislation could have serious financial consequences for UK plc.

Open-ocean shark populations throughout the world are dropping, not only due to overfishing but also from inadvertent captures by fishermen in search of tuna.

Offshore-Gateway partners with Climate Friendly - ranked as "outstanding" & "Number 1" in the Carbon Offset Watch report - to offer a pioneering eco-friendly solution for companies investing offshore; contributing to sustainable global eco projects.

Idox Information Solutions has launched its new ‘European Funding Explained’ training course - designed for anyone who wants to learn more about the funding available directly from Europe.

Mira Sound Germany releases on Audio Single and DVD ‘Talking European Crisis (Bankas and Politos fight the big war)‘, Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song for the good of a prospering European Union of all the people.

Tomorrow’s plastics could come from an unusual source: slaughterhouse waste. European researchers are developing new approaches to produce biodegradable plastics from the waste products without using fossil fuels.

Global Finance, a leading global corporate finance monthly magazine with over 200,000 readers internationally, has proclaimed FIMBank as the Best Trade Finance Bank in Malta for 2012.