The deterioration of democracy in Turkey is straining relations w/ the EU. The Parliament wants a temporary freeze on EU membership talks ⇊ pic.twitter.com/4jfSzszx7f— European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) November 27, 2016
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Sunday, November 27, 2016
@Europarl_EN halts EU accession talks with #Turkey until it stops repression
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
EU may lift mango export ban on India soon
A team of experts from Europe is likely to visit India in September to check the measures taken by India mango exporters to address the concerns of European Union members, told by Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher in Delhi.
European Union had temporarily banned the import of Alphonso mangoes and four vegetables from India from May 1.
India has threatened to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organization if the 28-nation bloc did not lift its ban on the import of Indian mangoes and vegetables.
Imports have been restricted as 207 consignments of mangoes and some vegetables shipped from India in 2013 were found to be contaminated by pests.
The UK imports mangoes from India worth almost 6 million pounds a year.
India, the world’s largest mango exporter, sells about 65,000-70,000 tonnes of all varieties of the fruit overseas out of its total production of 15-16 lakh tonnes.
European Union had temporarily banned the import of Alphonso mangoes and four vegetables from India from May 1.
India has threatened to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organization if the 28-nation bloc did not lift its ban on the import of Indian mangoes and vegetables.
Imports have been restricted as 207 consignments of mangoes and some vegetables shipped from India in 2013 were found to be contaminated by pests.
The UK imports mangoes from India worth almost 6 million pounds a year.
India, the world’s largest mango exporter, sells about 65,000-70,000 tonnes of all varieties of the fruit overseas out of its total production of 15-16 lakh tonnes.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
EU launches world’s largest civilian robotics programme
European Commission and 180 companies and research organisations (under the umbrella of euRobotics) today launch the world's largest civilian research and innovation programme in robotics. Covering manufacturing, agriculture, health, transport, civil security and households, the initiative – called SPARC – is the EU’s industrial policy effort to strengthen Europe’s position in the global robotics market (€60 billion a year by 2020). This initiative is expected to create over 240,000 jobs in Europe, and increase Europe’s share of the global market to 42% (a boost of €4 billion per year). The European Commission will invest €700 million and euRobotics €2.1 billion.
European Commission Vice President @NeelieKroesEU, says: "Europe needs to be a producer and not merely a consumer of robots. Robots do much more than replace humans – they often do things humans can’t or won’t do and that improves everything from our quality of life to our safety. Integrating robots into European industry helps us create and keep jobs in Europe.”
President of euRobotics Bernd Liepert says: "SPARC will ensure the competitiveness of European robotics industries. Robot-based automation solutions are essential to overcome today’s most pressing societal challenges - from demographic change to mobility to sustainable production".
Robotics enables companies to continue manufacturing in Europe, where they might otherwise move operations to lower-cost countries. But the potential of robotics goes far beyond the factory: from helping nurses in hospitals to inspecting dangerous power plants and tedious farm work. Autonomous cars and drones are other examples of robots.
European Commission Vice President @NeelieKroesEU, says: "Europe needs to be a producer and not merely a consumer of robots. Robots do much more than replace humans – they often do things humans can’t or won’t do and that improves everything from our quality of life to our safety. Integrating robots into European industry helps us create and keep jobs in Europe.”
@NeelieKroesEU looking at latest European robotics technology at @AUTOMATICAfair pic.twitter.com/bl1iSoaXcc
— Robotics in the EU (@RoboticsEU) June 3, 2014
President of euRobotics Bernd Liepert says: "SPARC will ensure the competitiveness of European robotics industries. Robot-based automation solutions are essential to overcome today’s most pressing societal challenges - from demographic change to mobility to sustainable production".
Robotics enables companies to continue manufacturing in Europe, where they might otherwise move operations to lower-cost countries. But the potential of robotics goes far beyond the factory: from helping nurses in hospitals to inspecting dangerous power plants and tedious farm work. Autonomous cars and drones are other examples of robots.
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