http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSun, 8 Nov 2009 02:02:33 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/eesc-boss-green-revolution-include-low-earners/article-187096?Ref=RSSThe drive to "green" the EU economy will only succeed if it provides real solutions for low income earners and works towards a "renewed sense of shared prosperity," according to Mario Sepi, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), an EU advisory body.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187096-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/european-patent-office-study-green-innovation/article-186982?Ref=RSSThe European Patent Office (EPO) has embarked on a detailed study to map the growth in eco-innovation since the introduction of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. The move comes ahead of the next month's UN climate summit in Copenhagen and as major industry players line up behind green technology.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:55:00 GMTtcm:29-186982-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/commerce-key-completing-internal-market-kuneva/article-187126?Ref=RSSBarriers to shopping online across borders must be eliminated if the EU's internal market is to be completed, Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva said yesterday (5 November), presenting her vision for the future European consumer policy.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMTtcm:29-187126-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/eu-green-revolution-include-low-earners/article-187099?Ref=RSSThe drive to 'green' the EU economy will only succeed if it provides real solutions for low income households and works towards a "renewed sense of shared prosperity," European Economic and Social Committee President Mario Sepi told EurActiv in an interview.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187099-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/accessing-credit-daunting-task-eco-innovators/article-186910?Ref=RSSCompanies are finding it difficult to get loans for eco-innovation projects because banks lack the technological knowledge to approve them, according to European businesses.Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186910-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/european-electricity-firms-line-plug-cars/article-186833?Ref=RSSEurope's electricity suppliers have come together to push for a standardised recharging infrastructure for plug-in electric cars. The move will pave the way for consumers to refuel vehicles at charging stations across Europe.Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186833-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/china-doubles-research-output-leaving-west-wake/article-186981?Ref=RSSResearch output in China has exploded in the past five years, far outpacing activity in the rest of the world, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters. China has already overtaken the EU and Japan and will leapfrog the US within the next decade, the report predicts.Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:40:00 GMTtcm:29-186981-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/eu-attracting-biobank-research-us/article-186956?Ref=RSSThe Netherlands and Luxembourg are battling to become the world's biobank research hub, as Europe begins to attract multi-million euro research projects from the US and beyond.Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMTtcm:29-186956-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/patents-suffer-crisis-hits-innovation/article-186805?Ref=RSSIt may be the European Year of Creativity and Innovation, but the recession has stifled new patent applications and experts say the worst is yet to come.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:55:00 GMTtcm:29-186805-16http://euractiv.com/en/innovation/pidla-social-innovation-needed-restart-economy/article-186703?Ref=RSSSqueezed by the economic crisis, Europe's labour markets can find new dynamism through social innovation, said Vladimir Spidla, EU commissioner for employment, social affairs and equal opportunities, in an exclusive interview with EurActiv.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186703-16