The increasingly asymmetrical crisis compels Brussels to safeguard the single market, thus avoiding losing businesses and jobs. The Commission is called to present the most ambitious proposal, avoiding mediations.

> Saving the economy and human lives will never be priced

Places in decline, are not left behind, they are kept behind, by decades of neglect, under-development, lack of investment and misguided policies said Professor Simin Davoudi, from the University of Newcastle, keynote speaker in the ESPON seminar about “the role of functional areas in territorial cohesion”.

> Mongolia - consulting services for sustainable urban transformation

In 2019 Sustainable Energy for All will convene a series of intensive planning and mapping meetings focused on how to increase the speed and scale of progress along the critical path to SDG7, which calls for universal access to sustainable energy by 2030.

> Launch of the Global Green Bond Partnership

European Parliament adopts a legislative report to set up a single digital gateway that will help citizens and firms to access information and administrative procedures online, e.g. to apply for study loans or register a car.

> Intellectual property: how to support business investments in EU

Ban micro-plastics in cosmetics and oxo-degradable plastic, incentives to collect marine litter at sea and EU-wide standards and definitions for biodegradability and compostability: are among the proposals set out in the non-binding draft resolution, adopted by European Parliament.

> EU tender: assistance mechanism for investment in the blue economy

New EU rules to protect EU citizens against non-cash payment fraud, such as credit card theft, skimming or phishing, were approved in Civil Liberties Committee on Monday.

> EP - work on corporate tax for digital companies kicks off

In Europe it's necessary to help companies to invest in the protection of their ideas, with adequate tools and resources. Read the strategies proposed at the Economic Forum 2018 in Krynica (Poland) during the panel on EU funds post 2020, innovation, creativity and intellectual property.

> EU funding post 2020 for Innovation, Creativity and Intellectual Property 

The WORTH Partnership Project, supported by COSME, launched a call for proposals for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and start-ups working in the fashion or lifestyle industry. Applications are open until 24 October 2018.

> Intellectual property - counterfeiting costs EUR 60 billion every year

The conference “EU funding post 2020 for Innovation, Creativity and Intellectual Property” will gather political and institutional members at the Economic Forum 2018 in Krynica (Poland) on September 5.

> EU Budget post 2020 - what's at stake for innovation and creativity 

MEPs kicked off their work on designing tax laws to better address the realities of digital companies on Wednesday. Consensus on the need to act is broad.

> EU Budget post 2020 - what's at stake for innovation and creativity