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The European Commission's interactive web portal Access2Markets provides small and medium-sized EU companies with product-specific information on trade agreements, customs regulations and rules of origin. This facilitates trade with third countries.

Experts addressed current challenges in market surveillance and opportunities the EU’s new Regulation 2019/1020 offers. The conference provided a platform for industry, public authorities and consumers to exchange their perspectives.

On 1st July 2020 Germany took over the six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). The Council is a key institution in which representatives of the EU member states' governments meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies. The German Federal Government has formulated ambitious goals for the next six months.

Cross-border movement of goods and services is the foundation of modern global trade. Over the past years, however, trade and investment barriers have been increasing, a recent report by the European Commission says.

Imagine nurses and doctors are being provided with masks and gloves to protect themselves and patients from infection with the coronavirus but are unsure about their quality standards. Especially when risking life on the front line, one needs effective and reliable medical equipment.

Im Rahmen des Technologieförderprogramms "WIPANO - Wissens- und Technologietransfer durch Patente und Normen" werden KMU ab 2020 mit bis zu 35.000,- Euro unterstützt.