Finland’s third EU Presidency period began on 1 July 2019. The presidency of the Council rotates in an established order among the EU Member States every six months. In this capacity, Finland will chair the formal Council meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg and the informal meetings...
On 28th June, the EU-Mercosur FTA negotiations were concluded in a landmark agreement. The EU and Mercosur markets combined account for a population of 780 million people, to which the EU automotive industry will now be able to introduce its technology content, benefitting from an integration...
The event "The looming talent challenge – how can automotive regions take the lead?" was organised by the Committee of the Regions Automotive Intergroup on the 27th of June, in order to discuss the future of automotive industry. Barbara Eibinger-Miedl, Minister for Economy, Tourism, Europe, Science...
The European Commission presented its EU-wide platform at its Friends of ITS meeting on the 3rd of June. The Cooperative, Connected, Automated and Autonomous Mobility (CCAM) Single Platform consists of an informal group of both private and public stakeholders. The group includes one hundred experts in...
What do you think are the most pressing challenges that EU-funded research and innovation should tackle? What are the most important impacts – scientific, technological, economic, societal – that EU-funded research and innovation should target? Now you can share your views with the European Commission. The...
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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 High-Level Expert Group on AI (AI HLEG) from the European Commission has published its second deliverable of the year. This document contains their proposed Policy and Investment Recommendations for Trustworthy AI, addressed to EU institutions and Member States....
The European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are taking action to make sure that Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) dossiers are compliant with EU legal requirements. The increased level of compliance will result in improved industry data on chemicals and...
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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] Publication of the second edition of the European SUMP Guidelines marks an important milestone in the take-up of a new planning culture in Europe. This comprehensive revision aims to integrate the dynamic developments in many areas of urban...