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16 Jan Key presence of automotive suppliers at the CES 2020

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

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14 Jan CLEPA PR on Just Transition Fund: Ensure European competitiveness, balance inevitable disruption

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The European Commission has today adopted the regulation creating the Just Transition Fund and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan and presented the proposals to the European Parliament. “We welcome the launch of the Just Transition Fund and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan. Both have to be seen in...

14 Jan Thorsten Muschal (Faurecia) elected new CLEPA President

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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 European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) has elected Thorsten Muschal as new President for the term 2020-21, succeeding Roberto Vavassori who held the position since 2016. Mr Muschal is Executive Vice President responsible for Sales and Program Management at Faurecia,...

10 Jan EC: Climate Law roadmaps are open for feedback

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08 Jan EC is requesting feedback concerning skills in the automotive sector

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The European Commission is requesting feedback on the interim results of the COSME project "Towards a common vision on addressing SMEs' skills needs in the automotive sector: strengthening the development of upskilling and reskilling strategies". The project aims to improve awareness of existing policies and initiatives...

19 Dec EC: Funded initiative compiles a decade of knowledge on connected and automated driving

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Brussels, 17 December 2019 The European Commission, through the Horizon 2020-funded Action ARCADE (Aligning Research & Innovation for Connected and Automated Driving in Europe), has released the Knowledge Base on Connected and Automated Driving (CAD), one-stop shop for information on CAD in Europe and beyond. This unique...

18 Dec Living the balancing act in a sustainable economy – CLEPA Newsletter Editorial December 2019

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The European Parliament declared a ‘Climate Emergency’ earlier this month, not accidentally on the eve of the COP25 meetings in Madrid. The European Commission has presented its first set of plans to bring the European Green Deal to life. And the automotive industry is undergoing...

17 Dec New General Safety Regulation enters into force next month

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17 Dec Horizon 2020: new calls open for R&I funding

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Six transport topics under the 2018-2020 Horizon 2020 Work Programme are open for application as of 3 December. They make available EU funding of €105 million. The projects will be selected for funding in a single-stage evaluation. The deadline to submit a proposal is 21 April 2020. Source: European...