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05/04/2014

• European Commission reaction to ICANN/NGPC decision on wine domain names STATEMENT Brussels, 5 April 2014 European Commission The European Commission welcomes the decision by ICANN's new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program Committee (“NGPC”) to put on hold the applications for .wine and .vin and its encouragement to applicants to negotiate.

04/04/2014

• Top News from the European Commission 5 April – 2 May 2014 European Commission Brussels, Friday 4 April 2014 Top News Background notes from the Spokesperson’s service for journalists The European Commission reserves the right to make changes Monday 7 – Tuesday 8 April: Commissioner Hahn shares the lessons learnt in Europe’s cities at World Urban Forum, Medellin, Colombia 2 Wednesday 9...

• EIB fosters high-speed mobile broadband services in Sweden and Denmark PRESS RELEASE Stockholm, 4 April 2014 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a SEK 1.8 billion (EUR 200 million) loan to Nordic telecommunications operator Hi3G for the upgrading and expansion of its mobile network in Sweden and Denmark.

• CALENDRIER du 7 au 13 avril 2014 Commission européenne Bruxelles, le 4 avril 2014 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 7 avril Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO attends the EPP Group Leaders Summit Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO participates in a meeting regarding the Transatlantic Initiative Ms Viviane REDING attends a working...

• Commission welcomes the revised World Trade Organisation's Agreement on Government Procurement European Press release Brussels, 4 April 2014 Commission The European Commission welcomes the entry into force on 6 April 2014 of the revised World Trade Organisation's Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), the only legally binding agreement in the WTO on the subject of government procurement.

• Earth observation: Copernicus satellite lifts off successfully European Commission Press release Brussels, 4 April 2014 Today’s successful launch marks a major milestone for EU’s Earth observation programme Copernicus. Sentinel 1A, the first satellite dedicated to the programme, was put into orbit after a successful launch at 23:02 on 3 April from Europe’s spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana.

• Sharing European cities’ experience with the world: Commissioner Hahn attends World Urban Forum in Medellin     European Commission Press release Brussels, 4 April 2014 EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn travels to Latin America this weekend to participate in the most important meeting point of urban policymakers worldwide.

• The EU launches a new project to fight falsified medicines in developing countries European Commission Press release Brussels, 4 April 2014 Ahead of World Health Day on April 7, the European Union has launched a new project which will support the fight against the production and the trafficking in falsified medicines in Cameroon, Ghana, Jordan, Morocco and Senegal, which are situated along two...

• Commission to recover €318 million of CAP expenditure from the Member States     European Press release Brussels, 4 April 2014 Commission A total of €318 million of EU agricultural policy funds, unduly spent by Member States, is being claimed back by the European Commission today under the so-called clearance of accounts procedure.

• Public health: Commission stresses need for greater effectiveness, accessibility and resilience for EU’s health systems European Commission Press release Brussels, 4 April 2014 In a Communication adopted today, the Commission lays out an EU agenda for making Europe’s health systems fit for facing current challenges and pressures. It highlights a number of initiatives the EU can develop and build upon to help Member States ensure...