News from European Union

 

* The 2013 European Neighbourhood Policy Package

 

The EU published its 2013 ENP proposed to the 16 of EU’s closest neighbours – Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine.

 

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 * The Council adopts energy infrastructure regulation

 

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* New EU label for venture capital and social entrepreneurship funds

 

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More Trade News in Brief – Week 9 (25 February – 3 March 2013)

 

* New ISO Standard for Electronic Signatures

 

The new ISO standard secures the electronic signatures when the documents they authenticate are transferred and processed through different information technology systems.

 

• ISO 14533-1:2012, Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration – Long term signature profiles – Part 1: Long term signature profiles for CMS Advanced Electronic Signatures (CAdES)
• ISO 14533-2:2012, Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration – Long term signature profiles – Part 2: Long term signature profiles for XML Advanced Electronic Signatures (XAdES)

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* GVCs and Development: Investment and Value Added Trade in the Global Economy

 

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) describes in a new report regarding the global value chains (GVC) and its importance in investment and trade.

 

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* Azerbaijan & Lesotho – New Members of the Global Forum on Tax Transparency

 

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, multilateral framework carried out by both OECD and non-OECD economies, welcomes Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Lesotho as new members.

 

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Read more on the work of the Global Forum here and here.