On the 19th of January 2018 in Brussels, EU Trade Commissioner Malmström and Korean Trade Minister Kim held the 7th meeting of the Trade Committee of the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The Trade Committee is the highest bilateral institutional body established under the FTA....
On the 17th of January 2018, the European Commission published its EU transport research & innovation status assessment report 2017, an overview based on the Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS) database. TRIMIS is an open-access transport information system. The TRIMIS database contains transport research...
To follow up on the Gothenburg Summit, the European Commission has adopted on the 17th of January 2018 new initiatives to improve key competences and digital skills of European citizens, to promote common values and pupils' awareness of the functioning of the European Union. The new...
On the 12th of January 2018, the World Economic Forum published its 2018 Report on the Readiness for the Future of Production. As the Fourth Industrial Revolution gathers momentum, decision-makers from the public and private sectors are confronted with a new set of uncertainties regarding the...
On the 12th of January 2018, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology launched a competition for new Innovation Communities in the areas of urban mobility (EIT Urban Mobility) and added value manufacturing (EIT Manufacturing). The winners will join Europe’s largest innovation community to bring solutions...
On the 10th of January 2018, the European Commission launched a series of public consultations clustered by key policy areas, in preparation for the EU's next long-term budget post-2020 (MFF). Citizens, organisations and businesses can give their views online until 8 March 2018. In 2018, the Commission...
On the 10th of January 2018, the European Commission launched a public consultation on EU funds in the area of strategic infrastructure. The consultation is open until the 8th of March 2018. Responses to this consultation The Commission will publish the replies shortly after the end...
On Tuesday 9 January 2018, ENISA's Executive Director Prof. Dr. Udo Helmbrecht made a speech on the new role of the agency at a conference organised by the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. The event was focused on "Addressing cybersecurity challenges and supporting a...
On the 9th of January 2018, ECIPE published a study on "Blockchain and Trade: Not a Fix for Brexit, but Could Revolutionise Global Value Chains (If Governments Let It)". One of the most tone-deaf suggestions in the Brexit proceedings so far came in August 2017, when...
Independent study finds that distributors in the independent aftermarket are unable to identify spare parts. The European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) and the International Federation of Independent Automotive Aftermarket Distributors (FIGIEFA) commissioned engineering consultancy Ricardo to develop and run an online survey. The objective was to...