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17 Apr EC JRC: Hydrogen use in EU decarbonisation scenarios

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16 Apr JRC Study: Is the Commission’s Better Regulation Agenda making EU regulation better?

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The great majority of the authors who have analysed the Commission's Better Regulation Agenda welcome the ambition of the reforms and see them as further strengthening the EU's regulatory system. The Better Regulation Agenda is regarded by authors as a step forward for the EU in...

16 Apr Parliament formally adopts important update of vehicle safety standards

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15 Apr Council of the EU: Adopted negotiating directives for trade agreements with the US

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The Council of the EU has adopted today, the decisions authorising the opening of negotiations of agreements with the US and related negotiating directives on the elimination of tariffs for industrial goods and on conformity assessment. It also decided to make public both the decisions...

15 Apr European Commission welcomes Council’s green light to start negotiations with the United States

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13 Apr DRIVES Project: Third edition of its newsletter released

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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] In edition #3 of the DRIVES Newsletter, Mr. Niculae Bădălău, the Romanian Minister of Economy briefly shares the strategic vision of the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council for the automotive industry and other perspectives on labour skills...

10 Apr EU-China Summit: Rebalancing the strategic partnership

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The 21st EU-China Summit took place on 9 April in Brussels, providing a forum for engagement at the highest level and for advancing the relationship as regards the bilateral and multilateral agendas. President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald...

10 Apr High-level group publishes report on impact of digital transformation on EU labour markets

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The high level group on the impact of digital transformation on EU labour markets has handed over its report to Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, and Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, unveiling its list of recommendations. Commissioner...

09 Apr EC: publication of the fourth report on the State of the Energy Union

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The fourth report on the State of the Energy Union, adopted today, shows that the Commission has fully delivered on its vision of an Energy Union strategy guaranteeing accessible, affordable, secure, competitive and sustainable energy for all Europeans. Europe is already a global leader in fighting...

09 Apr C-ITS delegated act: Pragmatic and technology neutral, improves traffic safety and efficiency

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The resolution rejecting the C-ITS delegated act has been adopted by the members of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee. Sigrid de Vries, Secretary General of CLEPA, the Association of Automotive Suppliers in Europe in Europe, sees the vote critically: “The C-ITS delegated act creates the legal...