[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Council approved a programme in support of the competitiveness of EU enterprises for the years 2014 to 2020. The COSME programme, which has a budget of EUR 2.3 billion in current prices for the seven years, is designed to contribute to the competitiveness of EU...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ministers agreed a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up a minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across the EU. The draft directive is part of the Clean Power for Transport initiative. Source: Consilium[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In theory, many people would be happy to drive an electric car. But the main hurdle in creating a mass market for these vehicles has been so-called ‘range anxiety' – the fear that you will run out of power because there are not enough places...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The member states’ transport ministers, meeting in Council on 7 December, will try to agree on the deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the EU. The Council is expected to adopt a general approach on a proposal presented by the European Commission nearly a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Competitiveness Council met on 2 and 3 December in Brussels. Ministers adopted the "Horizon 2020" programme for research and innovation for the years 2014 to 2020 (PE-CO_S 67/13). Horizon 2020 will replace the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), which runs until the end of 2013. Compared with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Guidelines to enable trainees to acquire high-quality work experience under safe and fair conditions, and to increase their chances of finding a good quality job, have been proposed today by the European Commission. The proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The car is cruising noiselessly along a busy highway on the crispest of autumn mornings in Tokyo. The vehicle, a Lexus hybrid, is relatively unremarkable but inside hangs an air of expectation. The moment has arrived: time to take the hands off the wheel. The driver’s palms...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]EU member states would have to ensure that specified numbers of electric vehicle recharging points and hydrogen and natural gas stations are built by 2020, under a draft directive endorsed by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday. The draft rules aim to reduce dependence...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Saab's new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden, will begin series production of the 9-3 mid-sized sedan at its plant in Trollhattan, Sweden, almost two years to the day since the company was forced to file for bankruptcy. The last cars produced by the automaker rolled off...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Council's Permanent Representatives Committee today confirmed the agreement reached with the European Parliament on the 2020 reduction of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars. The text still needs to be formally approved by the Parliament, whose vote in plenary is expected to take place in...