Following the adoption of the legal basis for the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights in December 2006, the first Strategy Paper, covering the period 2007-2010, was adopted by the European Commission in August 2007, paving the way for the concrete implementation of the Instrument,...

The chemicals industry is a major contributor to the EU economy in terms of output, value-added, employment, and (net) exports. The sector supplies products to almost all downstream industry sectors and is an important engine for innovation for the wider economy. It plays a key role in...