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
EU discusses clean transport
On 11 March 2013, the Council held an exchange of views on the Commission's "Clean power for transport" initiative. The objective is to break the dependence on fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse g...
12 March 2013 - Read more
Call for the global brands from TAYSAD to engage production in Turkey
TAYSAD Association of Automotive Parts & Components Manufacturers, along with the supply companies, has invited global brands which reached to large volumes in automotive market to Turkey. TAYSA...
06 March 2013 - Read more
CLEPA and MEMA forge stronger transatlantic business links
22 February 2013 - Read more
EMPs hold heated debate on reducing CO2 emissions
Debates on 18 and 19 February at the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) on the revision of regulations on the reduction of CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty v...
21 February 2013 - Read more
CLEPA supports the launch of an ambitious EU-US FTA
14 February 2013 - Read more
CLEPA Press Releaseon 100 Members
07 February 2013 - Read more
ECHA launches Classification and Labelling Platform
ECHA launches the Classification and Labelling Platform
The new C&L Inventory feature is a web-based discussion forum where C&L notifiers and REACH registrants of the same substance can com...
04 February 2013 - Read more
Green cars legislation faces ‘dilution’, says Irish presidency
Tough new EU carbon dioxide emissions targets for cars are facing "dilution" due to heavy pushback from member states with strong auto-industry lobbies, such as Germany, according to an Iris...
21 January 2013 - Read more
EUROBAT’s automotive activities reinforced through CLEPA membership
16 January 2013 - Read more