On the 16th of October 2017, the European Commission published a case study of a European SME having benefited from COSME funding to develop its business. Through the European Union's COSME programme, loans to companies are counter-guaranteed by the European Investment Fund (EIF). This increases the access...
On the 16th of October 2017, the European Commission published a report on the ongoing negotiations after the 5th round having taken place in Brussels in September. Regarding trade in goods, EU and Mexico reviewed all the articles of the consolidated text on Trade in Goods...
American and European Motor Vehicle Parts Suppliers Call for Free Trade and Harmonized Standards Washington, DC, and Brussels -- 11 October 2017-- In a joint statement released today, the American-based Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) voice support for...
MEMA AND CLEPA JOINT STATEMENT ON GLOBAL TRADE 11 October 2017 The United States-based Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) have issued a joint statement supporting free and fair trade, access to raw and finished materials, and harmonized safety...
Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas has published conclusions from the Tallinn Digital Summit, which are going to be discussed by the European Union leaders at the next European Council taking place on 19-20 October in Brussels. Part of these conclusions are about the digital future...
On the 3rd of October 2017, the negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the proposal adopted by the Commission in November 2016 to change the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy legislation. These changes will enable Europe's trade defence instruments to deal...
On the 2nd of October 2017, the European Commission published a report on the Joint Research Council Implementation for 2017 in the context of the interim evaluation of the Horizon 2020 Programme. This report presents an external assessment of the follow-up that the JRC has given...
The Directorate General for External Policies of the European Parliament published a study on "Current and emerging trends in disruptive technologies: implications for the present and future of EU's trade policy". Digital technologies, taken as a broad generic category of technological inventions and applications, fall under...
CLEPA welcomes Firestone Industrial Products as a new corporate member. The company has its European HQ in Arnhem (Netherlands) and is the inventor of the world’s 1st pneumatic suspension device back in 1938. Today, the automotive portfolio comprises air springs, air helper springs and air control...
Launched at the CONCORDi Conference, the report: "World Corporate Top R&D Investors: Industrial Property Strategies in the Digital Economy" is the result of a long-term collaboration between the Joint Research Council (JRC) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In a joint effort to...