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29 Jan Joint statement by European business on the recast of the EU Regulation on Dual-Use Export Controls

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[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]CLEPA supports a review of the EU Regulation on Dual-Use Export Controls, but sees risks in the Commission’s latest proposal. CLEPA and partner associations warn for unnecessary restrictions or competitive disadvantages for Europe’s automotive supply industry in the...

29 Jan ARCADE Project: 3rd Stakeholder workshop of the joint CAD network

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The 3rd Stakeholder workshop of ARCADE Joint Connected and Automated Driving (CAD) Network and ERTRAC Working Group on “Connectivity and Automated Driving” will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 13 February 2020. In its consolidated roadmap, ARCADE project has defined a number of actions and specific...

29 Jan JRC publishes report on R&I in connected and automated transport

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At the beginning of January 2020, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) – the European Commission’s science and knowledge service have published a policy report on “Research and innovation in connected and automated transport (CAT) in Europe”. The report aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to...

28 Jan ETSC publishes report on key principles for improving traffic safety and mobility education

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On the second UNESCO International Day of Education, a new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (VSV) and Fundación MAPFRE highlights 17 key principles for delivering effective road safety education in Europe. Education is an essential part of...

23 Jan CLEPA participates in the 2020 kick-off event of Autoregion in Saarland

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Celebrating its 5th anniversary, the cluster Autoregion organised the 2020 kick-off conference in Saarbrücken, Germany on the 22nd of January. [caption id="attachment_18445" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Foto: BeckerBredel[/caption] The sessions were focused on mobility and innovation and looked into the challenges that the automotive industry is currently facing in...

22 Jan CLEPA shares the views of the automotive supply industry on the Product Liability Directive during the IMCO Committee public hearing

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The European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection organised today a public hearing to discuss the need to review the Product Liability Directive and related challenges in the new digital age. Frank Schlehuber, Senior Consultant Market Affairs at CLEPA, attended the hearing to present...

20 Jan The EU-Vietnam FTA Chances for European and Vietnamese business, consumers and workers

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[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] Growing better together CLEPA supports an ambitious EU trade policy. EU Free Trade Agreements create opportunities for European businesses, contribute to job creation, and enhance global competition and innovation. Vietnam is a fast growing market and a strategic partner,...

20 Jan UNECE endorses stringent regulation on emissions of new vehicles

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[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 draft UN Regulation builds on the Global Technical Regulation for WLTP adopted by the World Forum in 2015, adding administrative provisions, conformity of production, durability and pollutant emission limits. Vehicles approved for mutual recognition under the 1958 Agreement...

16 Jan Key presence of automotive suppliers at the CES 2020

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[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]Since their creation, subsequent mass production and global usage over the last century, cars and other motorised vehicles have certainly evolved. However, developments have not been as widely innovative and uprooting as the changes the mobility sector is encountering in these last decades or so. The automotive industry is undergoing...

15 Jan Sigrid de Vries to lead European automotive telecoms alliance EATA in 2020

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[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 members of EATA have elected Sigrid de Vries, secretary general of CLEPA, to chair the European Automotive and Telecoms Alliance (EATA) in 2020. De Vries takes over from Erik Jonnaert, former head of ACEA, who has led...