We’ve all found ourselves at the beginning of our professional lives, where it’s not easy to know which path to take. Here are our top six tips to help you find the right career choice. 1. List your goals What do you want to get out of your career? A career goal could be a […]
State aid: Commission open investigations into individual “excess profit” tax rulings granted by Belgium to 39 multinational companies
The European Commission has opened in-depth investigations to assess whether tax rulings on “excessive profits” handed down by Belgium to 39 multinational companies gave these companies an unfair advantage over their competitors, in breach of EU state aid rules. The decisions to open this investigation follow the annulment by the General Court in February 2019 […]
Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs: upporting preparatory actions for the establishment and shaping of new European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for Going International
The first part of this project (COS-CLUSINT-2019-3-01-Strand1) of the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs focuses on supporting the creation of a European Strategic Cluster Partnership – Going International (ESCP-4i), open to a wide range of European industrial sectors and value chains. En el marco de esta fase preparatoria, se invita a los […]
Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs: Earth observation data and applications (Copernicus)
This call (COS-CLUSINT-2019-3-01-Strand2B), which aims to promote access to international markets for space observation services provided through the EU space project Copernicus, falls under the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. Strand 2.b will support the first implementation, testing and development of up to two ‘European Strategic Partnerships of […]
H2020: Fast Track to Innovation (FTI)
This call (EIC-FTI-2018-2020), which aims to boost innovative companies in the market, belongs to the sub-programme Towards the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation: European Innovation Council (EIC) Pilot, of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Who should apply to FTI, the Fast Track to Innovation? Are you looking for partners that can help you […]
COSME: Programme for the Competitiveness of SMEs: ENTRECOMP
This call (COS-ENTRECOMP-2018-3-01) aims to bring together relevant actors from various countries to test how the EntreComp framework can work as a catalyst and as a tool to foster the entrepreneurial capacities of young people and citizens in general. This call belongs to the Programme for the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises of the […]
Antitrust: Commitments by Mastercard and Visa to cut inter-regional interchange fees
The European Commission has made commitments offered by Mastercard and Visa legally binding under EU antitrust rules. The companies will significantly reduce (on average by around 40%) their multilateral interchange fees for payments in the EEA with consumer cards issued elsewhere. When a consumer uses a debit or a credit card in a shop or […]