With an Indian summer sweeping over Brussels, the heat is on politically as well with important dossiers gearing up for conclusion. More short-term oriented, the negotiations between the EU and the UK merit close attention, aimed to ensure an orderly split once the transition period...
European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean, in cooperation with the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, has the pleasure to announce that Digital Transport Days 2020 will be held this year on 18 November in digital format. Join us for this conference addressing new mobility...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Commission has launched the fifth of six European Innovation Council (EIC) Horizon Prizes, on Innovative batteries for eVehicles, worth €10 million. The EIC Horizon Prizes are part of the first phase of the European Innovation Council...
Car manufacturers selling in Japan, South Korea and the European Union will be required to secure connected vehicles against cyberattacks under a new regulation set by the United Nations. The agreement was adopted in June by 53 countries, not including the U.S., and will go into...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council Recommendation to ensure that any measures taken by Member States that restrict free movement due to the coronavirus pandemic are coordinated and clearly communicated at the EU level. The Commission's proposal...
Due to the cancellation of the EUCAD 2020 Symposium, organised by the ARCADE initiative, with the support of the European Commission, the ARCADE consortium is hosting online sessions that look into some of the topics of the planned workshops, in cooperation with ERTICO. The latest session, on 8 September...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Horizon Europe, the ninth European Research and Innovation Framework programme (2021-2027), is the key instrument of the Union for supporting research and innovation. It also plays an important role in steering and accelerating Europe’s recovery, preparedness and resilience...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, the Commission presents an Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials, the 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials and a foresight study on critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sectors from the 2030 and 2050 perspectives. The Action Plan looks at the...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the 1st of September, the EU Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles started to apply. Adopted in May 2018, the new Regulation significantly overhauls and tightens the previous type approval and market surveillance system. It...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 1 July, the European Commission released a Communication on a ‘European Skills Agenda for Sustainable Competitiveness, Social Fairness and Resilience’. In a letter addressed to Commissioner Nicolas Schmit, the four automotive sector associations steering the activities developed under the...