[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Just a few days ahead of the European Council, the Commission pushes the EU's smart regulation agenda further. A Communication adopted today shows that the implementation of the Commission's Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme (REFIT) is in full swing and that EU law is indeed...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new Eurobarometer survey on the 'European Area of Skills and Qualifications' (Special Eurobarometer 417) shows also that around a quarter (23%) of EU citizens feel that their education or training has not provided them with the skills to find a job in line with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) today launched a new generation of EU financial instruments and advisory services to help innovative firms access finance more easily. Over the next seven years, it is expected that the "InnovFin – EU Finance for...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Capacity utilization at Europe's vehicle plants should rise to 70 percent this year because of factory closures and rising sales, and may return to 80 percent as soon as 2016, say forecasters. A return to the 2007 high of 85 percent, however, is not expected...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A new report says that all of Europe’s car manufacturers are set to meet a fuel economy target of 95 grams of CO2 per km (g/km) by 2021, except for the Italian auto-maker Fiat, and Germany’s BMW. The new analysis of car-makers’ CO2 emissions in 2013...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]BRUSSELS - The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) won the most European Parliament seats, results on Sunday (26 May - 01:29 CEST) showed, but across Europe mainstream parties lost out to anti-establishment parties, with the biggest upset in France. European Parliament projections gave the EPP 212...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The first voting booths opened in the UK and the Netherlands yesterday. In the next three days 400 million Europeans will have the right to choose who will be in charge in Europe. The eighth European elections are under way, with 28 member states voting from 22...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Trucks, buses and coaches would use less fuel and emit lower amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) under a strategy adopted by the European Commission today. Such heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) are responsible for around a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport in the EU. Without...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dans un contexte de quasi stabilité de la production de véhicules légers en Europe (-0,3%) mais de baisse importante en France (-11,6%), les ventes des usines françaises d’équipements automobile ont atteint 15,1 milliards d’euros en 2013, traduisant un recul de 6,7% par rapport à l’année...
Manufacturers would not be allowed to use new lorry designs earlier than the deadline, which would be delayed until 2025....