Deloitte has published its yearly survey addressed to Chief Procurement Officers. This year's issue highlights the changes implemented in procurement strategies and practices due to the overall economic background and the rising importance of digitalisation. Growth ambitions are high in an uncertain market, the pace of change...
A major milestone for the global trading system was reached on 22 February 2017 when the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the World Trade Organization entered into force. In receiving four more ratifications for the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), the...
Transport Commissioner Bulc has recently called for the development of safety in driverless car technologies. But how does the Commission plan to help the development of this technology? How will the Commission ensure that driverless cars are safe enough for public roads? And what else...
Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida met last week in Bonn to discuss the way forward for the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Japan. Both parties reaffirmed their commitment to reach a highly comprehensive and ambitious agreement as...
Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy signed by 125 leading associations representing various European industrial sectors Europe is the cradle of the manufacturing industry and has been at the forefront of industrial revolutions and technological innovations. The industry directly employs over 34 million people across all...
Secretary General, Mrs Sigrid de Vries attended the informal dialogue to discuss matters on connected and automated driving. The High-Level meeting took place in Amsterdam on the 15th of February 2017. The overall goal of the meetings is to work towards a coherent European framework...
On the 15th of February, the Members of the European Parliament ratified with a large and cross-party majority the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), an agreement between the European Union and Canada. This agreement is aimed at boosting trade and investment between the two major...
The European Commission has decided that Germany's scheme to roll out a network of user-friendly infrastructure for charging electric vehicles across the country is in line with EU state aid rules. The Commission expects that the financial support for the construction of charging infrastructure will create...
Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Traffic Jam Assist Systems Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The global automotive TJA system market to grow at a CAGR of 12.41% during the period 2017-2021. The automotive industry is witnessing a structural shift in...
EnBW said it would cooperate with car supplier Bosch on the development of batteries for the energy market, highlighting the importance of storage technology across industries. In a first step, the companies will form a project company to build battery modules for EnBW's power plant...