[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To help mitigate the consequences of serious road accidents across the EU, today the European Commission adopted two proposals to ensure that, by October 2015, cars will automatically call emergency services in case of a serious crash. The "eCall" system automatically dials 112 - Europe's...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]BMW AG, Volkswagen AG and Volvo Car Corp. have been recognized as the top-ranking automakers based on their openness to supplier innovation in the 2013 European Supplier Choice Survey. The Supplier Choice Survey is a respected industry benchmark that assesses automakers on their ability to adopt...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The car industry in Europe and parts of Asia has begun promoting standardised and automated communication on safety data sheets throughout the supply chain. The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), is working with its counterparts in Japan, and South Korea, and the European Association of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Representatives of the European Parliament and the member states met, on 28 May, to breathe new life into the negotiations on the EU’s multiannual financial framework (2014-2020). This was the second three-way meeting, in which MEPs, the Commission and the member states are trying to...
[vc_row][vc_column][custom_font font_size="16" line_height="26" font_style="normal" text_align="left" font_weight="300" text_decoration="none" text_shadow="no" padding="0" margin="0" color="#adadad"] “If we need a second reading, we will have one,” [/custom_font][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][vc_column_text] MEP Christian Ehler (EPP, Germany), rapporteur on the rules for participation in the future framework research programme Horizon 2020, has said. Ehler was referring...
[vc_row][vc_column][custom_font font_size="16" line_height="26" font_style="normal" text_align="left" font_weight="300" text_decoration="none" text_shadow="no" padding="0" margin="0" color="#adadad"]Siim Kallas Vice-President of the European Commission Electric mobility: the clean and competitive way ahead for European transport “Electric mobility going global” conference/Berlin - 27 May 2013[/custom_font][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][vc_column_text]Minister Ramsauer, ladies and gentlemen Many thanks for inviting me to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Commission intends to open negotiations with China to reach an investment agreement that could lead to a broader trade deal if the two partners can overcome anti-dumping disputes. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][custom_font font_size="16" line_height="26" font_style="normal" text_align="left" font_weight="300" text_decoration="none" text_shadow="no" padding="0" margin="0" color="#adadad"] “An EU-China investment agreement...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] REACH and CLP (Classification and Labeling of Chemicals) are two EU directives that have direct influence on the content of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) requirements. CLP requires, for example, new hazard and precaution sentences, and uses new symbols. All SDS for mixtures have to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] EU ministers are pressing to conclude negotiations on the EU’s 2014-2020 budget before the term of the Irish presidency ends in June. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][custom_font font_size="16" line_height="26" font_style="normal" text_align="left" font_weight="300" text_decoration="none" text_shadow="no" padding="0" margin="0" color="#adadad"] “It is in everybody's interest to reach an agreement on the next multiannual financial framework before...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Speaking at the 11th European Business Summit in Brussels yesterday, President Barroso debated the European Commission's response to the uncertainty that marks business and industry in Europe today. The President said: [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][custom_font font_size="16" line_height="26" font_style="normal" text_align="left" font_weight="300" text_decoration="none" text_shadow="no" padding="0" margin="0" color="#adadad"] "Our policy response...