The 3rd World Forum of Local Economic Development (LED) will promote debate on how municipalities can introduce a sustainable economy from 2015. The panels will discuss models created by the organizers and partners of the Forum, meeting the demands of the world’s regions where the Art program operates. The event will take place between 13th

The Energy and the Digital Market agendas are the test to see if the economic foundations are going to be effective for the future of the European Union, says MEP Carlos Zorrinho (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament- S&D) in an interview to EUBrasil. With a single market

Rated as the seventh world’s largest technology market, Brazil attracts companies from across the globe but only has very small exports in the sector. “The international market does not recognise Brazil as a producer of high-level technology in the IT field”, admits the Coordinator of the Department of Service and Computer Programs from the Department

MEPs with an interest in strengthening diplomatic relations with Brazil will visit Belo Horizonte (MG) and Brasília in the first week of November. The agenda was announced on Thursday (17/09) in Brussels, at the meeting of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil. “We want to create a delegation in

The Brazilian economic model deserves to be studied within the context of the comprehensive review of political-economic systems, explains the Italian MEP Brando Benifei (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) in an interview to EUBrasil. One of the youngest MEPs of the current legislature, Benifei – also member of the Association – demonstrates strong interest

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament will vote on 12 and 13 October a proposal for a new decision-making process in the European Union (EU) for the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). This is the revision of Regulation (EC) Nº1829/2003 which now entitles the Member

Back from vacation, the EUBrasil Association welcomes one more MEP: Claudia Monteiro de Aguiar (Group of the European People’s Party – Christian Democrats). The Portuguese parliamentarian is the newest member of the Association, which now counts with 32 MEPs. Recently, the MEP defended TTIP in Parliament saying that fully embraces the new Transatlantic Agreement and

The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) recently announced an agreement that involves research in the areas of development of modeling, data assimilation and joint development of meteorological software. The work between the institutions will be collaboration on graphics and preparation of precipitation data. The agreement

Opinion: Professor Santiago Martin Gallo Avalos Dupuy de Lôme, International Consultant and Advisor to the Brazilian Delegation at the MERCOSUR Parliament The future of the negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur are on the agenda for the second half of the year. The President of Eurolat (the Euro-Latin

Eutelsat do Brasil, the Brazilian affiliate of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), has signed a multi-year agreement with SpeedCast Serviços Multimedia for Ku-band capacity on the upcoming EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite to support professional video services. SpeedCast Serviços Multimedia is a longstanding player in the Brazilian telecommunications market, providing professional C and Ku-band