Official launch with a recorded speech from Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Ostrava, Czech Republic - Today, the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Tomáš Hüner, and the Rector of the Technical University of Ostrava, Václav Snášel, opened the kick-off Conference ceremony of the project...
Brussels will give centre stage to the importance of Europe’s innovative manufacturing industry this week, mounting the second ‘EU Industry Days’ with seminars, workshops and announcements of several important initiatives from the side of the European Commission. What can be expected, and what more could...
2nd Joint Declaration by Industry and RTOs 21 February 2018 We, the undersigned associations representing key European industrial research and innovation stakeholders, call on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to develop the next EU Research & Innovation Framework...
On the 20th of February, the European Commission published a report on the benefits of research and innovation for EU's prosperity and social model. The report proves that Europe is a global leader in scientific excellence (nearly one third of all high-quality scientific publications worldwide are European),...
On the 19th of February, PwC published a study for DigitalEurope on how to "Accelerate to a trusted Digital Single Market". It identifies six areas of actions to accelerate the completion of a harmonised single market that will enhance the pace of cross-sectoral digital transformation in Europe....
On the 14th of February 2018, the European Commission published a study on Cross-cutting business models for the Internet of Things. The study Cross-cutting Business Models for the Internet of Things focuses on identifying promising areas for cross-cutting Internet of Things (IoT) activities and their corresponding...
On the 9th of February 2018, the European Commission published its report on the Workshop on Future Battery Technologies for Energy Storage. Battery technologies are set to play an important role in Europe's Energy Union Framework Strategy. Batteries are one of the 10 key actions identified...
On the 8th of February 2018, the European Commission published a notice for stakeholders on the impact of Brexit for type approval of motor vehicles. This document analyses the legal consequences of the United Kingdom's withdrawal on the type-approval of: motor vehicles and their trailers systems,...
On the 8th of February 2018, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on corrosion resistant steel from China. The investigation confirmed that Chinese producers were dumping the product on the EU market, a finding that already led to imposition of provisional duties in August 2017. The...
On the 1st of March 2018, the European Commission and the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security will organise a conference on the preparations of the EU Cybersecurity Certification Framework for products and services. The conference is organised as a follow-up on the European Commission's...