The Brussels beehive is coming back to life again after the summer break and aspiration is in the air. MEPs are settling into their new offices, portfolios are being distributed and priority-setting is the talk of the town. The hearings of the new European Commissioners...
[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 5 February 2019, 30 stakeholders organisations gathered for the first meeting in the context of the EU industry days. The participants expressed their commitment working towards one specific objective: that by 2025, 10 million tonnes of recycled...
[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] Applications are now open for six transport topics under the 2018-2020 Horizon 2020 Work Programme. They make available EU funding of €92 million. The applicants will have to present project proposals aiming to make European transport safer, cleaner and...
The two-day Automotive Forum celebrated its 10th anniversary and was held on August 27 and 28 in the IEC Expocentre within the framework of the MIMS Automechanika 2019 exhibition. This year, the forum’s motto was “Automotive industry meets the future: global prospects”, with the aim of...
The European Commission has launched a co-design exercise on the implementation strategy for the next research and innovation programme Horizon Europe. Through a web survey, users involved in Horizon Europe can share their views on how the package should be implemented, from organisation of calls, proposal...
[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's Joint Research Centre, in charge of the development of the Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS), has published a new report. Carried out under the supervision of the European Commission's Directorate-General for 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]Two implementing acts for Car & Van emissions testing – calculation of CO2 emissions for 2020 (WLTP) are open for feedback till 10th of September 2019. The draft implementing act is mainly focused on CO2 emission values calculation for...
[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]AESCON (Asia-Europe Sustainable CONnectivity) is the first scientific conference on Asia-Europe sustainable connectivity, bringing together researchers and policy analysts working in the field of international connectivity, globalization and their impacts on sustainable development, with a particular focus on...
[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 a competition to identify Europe's top future innovators. The public is invited to vote for their favourite among 36 nominees who have been developing innovations through EU-funded projects. The finalists come from every...
[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]Every year, millions of vehicles in Europe reach the end of their life. If end-of-life vehicles (ELV) are not managed properly, they can be a threat to the environment as well as a lost source of millions of...