At the beginning of January 2020, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) – the European Commission’s science and knowledge service have published a policy report on “Research and innovation in connected and automated transport (CAT) in Europe”. The report aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to...
Celebrating its 5th anniversary, the cluster Autoregion organised the 2020 kick-off conference in Saarbrücken, Germany on the 22nd of January. [caption id="attachment_18445" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Foto: BeckerBredel[/caption] The sessions were focused on mobility and innovation and looked into the challenges that the automotive industry is currently facing in...
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection organised today a public hearing to discuss the need to review the Product Liability Directive and related challenges in the new digital age. Frank Schlehuber, Senior Consultant Market Affairs at CLEPA, attended the hearing to present...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented today the Communication on the European Green Deal, detailing next steps in climate policy, including the announcement of a proposal to enshrine the 2050 climate neutrality objective in legislation. The Commission also sets out to adopt proposals for specific sectors,...