New Year’s resolution: less pollution from buses and trucks
Thanks to new European legislation (called the Euro VI norm), effective from 31 December 2012, nitrogen oxides and dust emitted from new types of trucks and buses will be lowered. It means a reduction...
07 January 2013 - Read more
A year of growth for CLEPA
2012 saw major changes in CLEPA’s performance in Brussels. In spite of the economic crisis, we were proud to welcome as new CLEPA members the following organisations: Arcelor Mittal Taylor Bl...
21 December 2012 - Read more
The EU updates rules on inspection of vehicles
On 20 December 2012, the Transport Council adopted a general approach on new rules on periodic inspection of vehicles, the so-called roadworthiness tests. The key objective of the update is to improve...
21 December 2012 - Read more
Irish EU presidency: A breath of fresh Eire?
The upcoming Irish presidency of the EU Council of Ministers will be one of realism and optimism, Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore told reporters during a hand-over event in Brussels. Ireland, he s...
18 December 2012 - Read more
Parliament gives final nod to EU patent
The European Union took a step closer to an EU-wide patent with lawmakers voting to cut the cost of protecting inventions and a top advisor to Europe's highest court rejecting a challenge to the new s...
17 December 2012 - Read more
Taxation: Clarifying EU rules on car taxes
Today the Commission presented a Communication clarifying EU rules on car taxation and recommending measures to strengthen the Single Market in this area. The aim is to minimize the problems encounter...
14 December 2012 - Read more
Carvalho MEP: Hold firm to Horizon 2020 commitments
The EU's research budget must not be allowed to dip below a minimum of €80 billion as a result of the ongoing budget negotiations for 2014-2020, says Portuguese MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho, the Eur...
10 December 2012 - Read more
EU aspires to revive automotive industry but has limited means
After the 5 October appeal by seven member states for greater action in support of industry, the Competitiveness Council of 10 December will debate the action plan on updating Europe's industrial poli...
07 December 2012 - Read more
Why a free-trade deal would be an important milestone for carmakers in Europe and Japan
Uniting the world's largest and fourth largest economies in a wide-ranging and comprehensive economic integrated agreement (EIA) would spur growth both in Europe, which is still feeling the effects of...
28 November 2012 - Read more
Safer vehicles through international harmonisation
The European Commission has today agreed with international partners on new internationally harmonised rules on Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) and Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) for...
15 November 2012 - Read more
New European Union emissions rules for vehicles have been put on hold or are being delayed, EU sources and campaigners said, citing pressure from the hard pressed auto industry.
A plan published last week to prop up the European auto sector made no mention of carbon regulations for heavy goods vehicles or carbon dioxide labeling to guide consumer choice, which had been flagge...
14 November 2012 - Read more
CARS 2020: for a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry
With 12 million sector-related jobs the automotive industry is vital for Europe's prosperity and job creation. The EU needs to maintain a world-class car industry, producing the most energy efficient...
08 November 2012 - Read more
SMEs to get special research budget, but how much is unclear
EU ministers with research portfolios have agreed new funding procedures for SMEs so that they can more easily access funds from the EU’s next framework programme for research – called Horizon 202...
26 October 2012 - Read more
Innovation to create growth and employment
22 October 2012 - Read more
Towards faster deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Europe
Progress in implementing intelligent transport systems is being discussed today in Vienna, at the annual ITS conference organised by the European Commission, and officially opened by Vice-President Si...
22 October 2012 - Read more
Rules of participation on Research Council agenda
The member states’ ministers in charge of research meet on 10 October in Luxembourg and are likely to approve the main points of two draft regulations in the framework of Horizon 2020, the future R&...
10 October 2012 - Read more
Single Market Act II: twelve priority actions for new growth
On the occasion of the fourth meeting of the European SME envoys held in Malta today, European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani announced a series of new initiatives and planned actions to...
04 October 2012 - Read more
15th EU-China Summit: joining forces in challenging times
The 15th EU-China summit will take place in Brussels on 20 September. The EU will be represented by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European
Commission President Jose Manuel Barros...
20 September 2012 - Read more
Transport and Innovation: Commission pushes to accelerate development and market uptake of new transport technologies
The European Commission launches today an initiative to coordinate and focus European research and innovation in transport. The aim is to speed up the deployment of new transport means and solutio...
19 September 2012 - Read more
Exclusive: EU to limit use of crop-based biofuels – draft law
The European Union will impose a limit on the use of crop-based biofuels over fears they are less climate-friendly than initially thought and compete with food production, draft EU legislation seen...
13 September 2012 - Read more
EU grants almost €200 million to support key infrastructure projects
The European Commission has selected 74 projects that will receive almost €200 million in EU co-financing from the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) programme to continue improving transp...
11 September 2012 - Read more
Road transport: serious delays in establishing a pan-European road toll payment system
The European Commission has warned that Member States will need to do more to ensure that the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) deployment is on track. The EU decided in 2004 to implement EETS...
10 September 2012 - Read more
CLEPA @ Automechanika: promoting remanufacturing and fighting copying
07 September 2012 - Read more
Jobs for Europe conference – conclusions by Commissioner László Andor
The urgent need for governments, EU institutions and the social partners to work together to resolve Europe's employment and social crisis was underlined by László Andor, European Commissioner f...
07 September 2012 - Read more