Further to the joint U.S.-EU Statement following President Juncker's visit to the White House in July, there have been five meetings of the EU-US Executive Working Group to discuss implementation of its work programme. Good progress has been made and in January the Commission published and...
Member states' ambassadors meeting in the Council's permanent representatives' committee on 28th March confirmed the common understanding reached between the Romanian presidency of the Council and the European Parliament, as part of an overall compromise on the Horizon Europe package, on the majority of the...
[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]DG Trade is launching a public consultation to gather information on intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement in non-EU countries. The objective of this consultation is to identify non-EU countries where intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement is...
[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]Under Romania’s Presidency, the Ministry of Economy organised the Forum of the European Automotive Industry 2019 which took place in Craiova on 18th March. The event stressed the importance of the automotive industry for economic growth and prosperity, exploring...
[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 European Commission has published this year's edition of the 'EU Transport Scoreboard', a benchmark comparing how Member States perform in 30 categories covering all aspects of transport. The goal of the Scoreboard is to help Member States...
Skills need for the automotive sector! On 14th March 2019, DRIVES openly introduced the overall project strategy by organising its online webinar to explain the questionnaire that will support the survey supporting the European roadmap on education and training to prepare for the challenges in the automotive...
[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] Ahead of the 21-22 March European Council discussion on innovation, industry and competitiveness, the Commission takes decisive steps to set up a European Innovation Council. Global competition is intensifying and Europe needs to deepen its innovation and risk-taking capability...
[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 document, produced by the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) of the European Commission, provides and overview of the performance reviews of EU countries in transport market functioning, infrastructure quality and the environmental impact of transport....
[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]Against the backdrop of China's growing economic power and political influence, the European Commission and the High Representative review European Union-China relations and the related opportunities and challenges. Today, they are setting out 10 concrete actions for EU Heads...
CLEPA FEEDBACK TO THE COMMISSION’S EVALUATION EU AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR EXEMPTION FROM ANTI-TRUST RULES CLEPA welcomes the Commission’s evaluation of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (set to expire on 31 May 2023), to comment on its effectiveness, efficiencies and consistencies with other EU and national rules, and...