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10 Dec Keeping mobility affordable will become a crucial question – Newsletter Editorial December 2020

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09 Dec A manageable transition to climate neutrality rests on competitive technologies

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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]Sigrid de Vries, Secretary General of CLEPA comments on the Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility, adopted today by the European Commission: “A manageable transition, for the climate, industry and employment, rests on competitive technologies such as the internal...

03 Dec EIB Group promises €150 million in support to Artificial Intelligence

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Yesterday at the 2020 Web Summit in Lisbon, the European Investment Bank (EIB) together with the European Investment Fund (EIF) launched a new financing instrument, in the form of a co-investment facility of up to €150 million, to support artificial intelligence companies across Europe. The initiative, which is part of the EU’s overall...

03 Dec Portugal reveals its priorities ahead of EU Council Presidency

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Portugal has held the Presidency of the Council on three separate occasions: 1992, 2000, and 2007. Portugal will assume the six-month rotating EU Council presidency for the fourth time on 1 January 2021. The Portuguese presidency will thus be responsible for the first validations of...

30 Nov Stakeholders’ joint letter: Sustainable renewable fuels should be included in the EU mobility legislation

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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] On 30 November 2020, CLEPA together with 38 associations and companies, collaboratively signed and sent a letter, calling on the European Commission to include sustainable renewable fuels in EU mobility legislation. The signatories of this joint letter represent a...

30 Nov GHG emission levels lowest they’ve been in three decades according to EU Climate Action Progress Reports

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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]On 30 November, the European Commission adopted its annual EU Climate Action Progress Report, covering the EU’s progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. What stood out was the conclusion that in 2019, emissions in the EU decreased...

25 Nov Record number of award entries confirms critical importance of technology leadership in challenging times

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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] Aptiv, BorgWarner, Continental, and Valeo emerge as winners of the 2020 edition of the CLEPA Innovation Awards The SME Special Prize recognises Automotus, Chargetrip, e-troFit, Robby Moto Engineering, and Vayyar as winners European automotive suppliers invest more than €30 billion in R&D annually [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][button target="_blank" hover_type="default" text="Technology...

24 Nov The ITS World Congress opens call for contributions

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The 27th ITS World Congress will take place in Hamburg from 11–15 October 2021 under the banner ‘Experience Future Mobility Now’. The Congress will focus on innovative ITS solutions for easier and healthier mobility options in people’s everyday life. It will also display the host city’s latest achievements in...

23 Nov EEA: 2020 Air quality report shows improvement in Europe’s air quality over past decade

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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]Europe has managed to make significant strides to improve the air quality according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) Air Quality in Europe - 2020 Report, which analysed air quality data from more than 4 000 monitoring stations across Europe in...

16 Nov European Commission presents final road safety figures for 2019

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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]15 November marked the 25th World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, a day to remember those killed or injured on the roads. During the same day, the European Commission presented the road safety figures for 2019, which show...