Smart tachographs for road safety and fair competition in road transport
Specifications for a new generation of digital tachographs for trucks and buses were agreed informally by Irish presidency and Parliament negotiators on Tuesday. Innovations include devices that can r...
15 May 2013 - Read more
Commission plans to support development of ‘smarter cities’
Under the European Commission's leadership, a high-profile group of mayors and industry representatives has started to work towards making Europe’s cities 'smarter'. Today, Vice Presidents Kallas an...
14 May 2013 - Read more
CLEPA Members’ Discount at Automotive News Europe Congress, Paris 11-12 June
Automotive News Europe is offering a 25% discount for CLEPA members at its annual congress. This year's event will adress challenges and opportunities of the automotive industry under the heading "Mov...
13 May 2013 - Read more
EU welcomes appointment of Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo as next WTO Director General
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht today welcomed the appointment of Mr Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo, as the next Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
EU Commissioner for Trade...
08 May 2013 - Read more
EP: Mapping the way to cleaner vans by 2020
To reduce the CO2 emissions of new light commercial vehicles sold in the EU to 147g/km by 2020, from 203g today, innovation should be encouraged by giving "super-credit" weightings to each maker's cle...
07 May 2013 - Read more
Walking and innovating for Road Safety
06 May 2013 - Read more
CLEPA Safety Event 6 May 2013
"European automotive technologies: smart solutions for road safety"
6 May 2013 - 14h00-20h00 - Autoworld Brussels
Programme - Map of the event - Registration
The CLEPA Safety Event on...
06 May 2013 - Read more
Commission publishes Communication on energy technologies and innovation
Today the Commission published a Communication setting out a strategy to enable the EU to have a world-class technology and innovation sector fit for coping with the challenges up to 2020 and beyond....
02 May 2013 - Read more
MFF in limbo as Council and EP talk at cross purposes
The 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF) negotiations are still in limbo as the Council and the European Parliament continue to talk at cross purposes. The Irish Presidency, negotiating on...
29 April 2013 - Read more
Taxation Trends in the European Union
The overall tax-to-GDP ratio, meaning the sum of taxes and social contributions in % of GDP, in the EU272 stood at 38.8% in 2011, from 38.3% in 2010 and 38.4% in 2009. The overall tax ratio in the eur...
29 April 2013 - Read more
CO2 emission limits for cars: mapping the route
To reduce the CO2 emissions of new cars sold in the EU to 95g/km by 2020, from 130g today, clean-car innovation should be encouraged by giving "super credit" weightings to each maker's cleaner cars an...
26 April 2013 - Read more
Statement CLEPA CEO Jean-Marc Gales on EP ENVI CO2 Vote
25 April 2013 - Read more
MFF 2014-2020: “Everything is now on the table to conclude the negotiations”
"EU Member States have sent very positive signals that could trigger the start of the final round of negotiations on the next financial period (MFF 2014-2020) between the Member States and the Eur...
24 April 2013 - Read more
The Europe, Japan, US Supplier Alliance takes off
23 April 2013 - Read more
EU and Morocco start negotiations for closer trade ties
The EU and Morocco today started the first round of negotiations for an EU-Morocco Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), after European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Moroccan...
22 April 2013 - Read more
EU-US trade talks to begin in summer
EU trade ministers on Thursday (18 April) set an end-of-June deadline to reach an accord on the mandate to start negotiating a transatlantic trade and investment partnership that is strongly backed...
19 April 2013 - Read more
Commissioner Andor: Harnessing everyone’s skills and talents as a way out of the crisis
"The fact is that the European Union cannot come out of the crisis successfully unless we improve the use we make of our labour force's potential. This requires policy action." said László Andor...
18 April 2013 - Read more
EU/India FTA: making steady progress
Progress was registered, on 15 April, in the negotiations for a free trade agreement between the European Union and India, under way for the last five years, following a visit to Brussels by India’s...
17 April 2013 - Read more
New EU rules for safer and more environmental lorries
The European Commission proposed today new rules to allow manufacturers to develop more aerodynamic lorries which will reduce fuel consumption by 7-10%, cut emissions of greenhouse gases, and also enh...
15 April 2013 - Read more
European Commission engages industry to spread best climate practices
On Monday 8 April 2013, industry and public sector representatives from 10 European Member States participate in a field trip to visit leading energy efficiency business-cases in Denmark. The field-tr...
08 April 2013 - Read more
EU/US FTA: Draft mandate suggests the big game
EU/US FTA talks will prove to be ambitious In the upcoming EU-US free trade pact talks, the European Commission plans to go all out for what would be the biggest trade agreement in the EU’s history....
05 April 2013 - Read more
EU leaders renew push for SME-proof legislation
European Commission initiative to tackle the 10 most burdensome regulations for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) received backing from EU heads of states and governments at a summit la...
25 March 2013 - Read more