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How clean is Clean Sky? |
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28 January 2012 |
European Union research grants sometimes look suspiciously like industrial subsidies. One clear example of this is the Clean Sky 'green aviation' initiative, writes Stephen Gardner.
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EU security research: securing the profits of arms firms |
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06 January 2012 |
The European Union's research and development grant scheme, the Seventh Framework Programme, commits €2.83 billion (5.6 percent of the total budget) to space and security research between 2007-2013. Much of this money is being spent on surveillance or even pseudo-military projects, though spending of EU research funds on weapons R&D is forbidden, writes Stephen Gardner.
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Ethical business blitz |
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04 January 2012 |
The European Commission has had a rethink on corporate social responsibility. It previously insisted that CSR could not be forced on firms. But at the end of October 2011, it published a range of proposals that will entail new obligations for companies, writes Stephen Gardner.
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Steel steal |
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07 December 2011 |
Should corporate tax dodgers be allowed to benefit from public R&D subsidies? Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts says not. "This is a red line," he says. Shareholders should not profit from publicly funded research if the company is not paying its fair share, writes Stephen Gardner.
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Disclosure decisions |
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15 November 2011 |
For weary Brussels watchers, it feels like déjà vu all over again. Campaigners and interest groups on one side, and business federations on the other, are gearing up for a fight over a possible European Union law, even though the legislative proposals will not be published before the middle of next year, writes Stephen Gardner.
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Charged up |
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19 September 2011 |
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure is spreading increasingly rapidly across Europe, writes Stephen Gardner. But the development is not necessarily well coordinated.
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