ARCADE Project: Analysis challenges in the safety validation of automation technology
Due to the cancellation of the EUCAD 2020 Symposium, organised by the ARCADE initiative, with the support of the European Commission, the ARCADE consortium is hosting online sessions that look into...
08 September 2020 - Read more
Horizon Europe: Survey to boost the First Strategic Plan 2021-2024
Horizon Europe, the ninth European Research and Innovation Framework programme (2021-2027), is the key instrument of the Union for supporting research and innovation. It also plays an important role i...
07 September 2020 - Read more
EC: Actions to make Europe’s raw materials supply more secure and sustainable
Today, the Commission presents an Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials, the 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials and a foresight study on critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sec...
07 September 2020 - Read more
EC: Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles enters into force
On the 1st of September, the EU Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles started to apply. Adopted in May 2018, the new Regulation significantly overhauls and tightens th...
02 September 2020 - Read more
Project DRIVES at the core of automotive skills priority
On 1 July, the European Commission released a Communication on a ‘European Skills Agenda for Sustainable Competitiveness, Social Fairness and Resilience’.
In a letter addressed to Commission...
01 September 2020 - Read more
ACEA publication of its annual Pocket Guide
The European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) has published its annual Pocket Guide. The publication provides an overview of the EU auto industry with updated figures on employment and i...
31 August 2020 - Read more
EC: Hydrogen generation in Europe
The European Commission published its hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe on the 8th July 2020. This strategy brings different strands of policy action together, covering the entire value c...
26 August 2020 - Read more
EC: Feedback period is open to assess and address the Prüm framework
The existing framework of the Prüm Decisions (2008/615/JHA and 2008/616/JHA), that established the automated exchange of DNA, fingerprint and vehicle registration data, has proven to be a valuable to...
26 August 2020 - Read more
EC: 1st Financing innovative clean tech virtual conference
Creation date: July 31, 2020
On 25 September 2020, financiers and industry representatives will gather virtually to discuss how public and private investors can join forces to deliv...
06 August 2020 - Read more
EC: Guidelines for up- and re-skilling in micro and small enterprises
Skills development is necessary to face changes in the labour market, led by important transformations such as digitalisation, ageing populations and climate change.
The European Commissi...
03 August 2020 - Read more
EC: Public consultation launched on the future of transport
On 1st July, the Commission launched a public consultation on the future of transport to allow both stakeholders and citizens to comment and identify their priorities. This will enable the Commission...
03 August 2020 - Read more
New rules for securing cyberattacks in connected vehicles
Car manufacturers selling in Japan, South Korea and the European Union will be required to secure connected vehicles against cyberattacks under a new regulation set by the United Nations.
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28 July 2020 - Read more
Over 80 applications received for the CLEPA Innovation Awards 2020
Winners will be announced during the Awards Ceremony on the 25th of November
Through record participation levels, automotive suppliers are demonstrating that innovation, which s...
22 July 2020 - Read more
NextGenerationEU: reality and ambition are bound to collide – Newsletter Editorial July 2020
EU leaders will gather next week for an additional EU Summit to try and come closer on the next 7-year EU budget and the additional special funds to be channelled into economic recovery. Dubbed NextGe...
09 July 2020 - Read more
FT Digital Future of the Car Week: President Thorsten Muschal gives insights on resilience after the crisis
In the context of a critical moment for the automotive industry, the Financial Times organised a series of online sessions with influential figures in the sector from the 7th to the 9th of July.
On...
08 July 2020 - Read more
Automotive sector responds to the Commission’s Communication on the EU Skills Agenda
The associations representing the automotive equipment and tyre suppliers, vehicle manufacturers and dealers and workshops (ACEA, CECRA, CLEPA, ETRMA) have come together in May 2020 to list 25 Actions...
08 July 2020 - Read more
EC: Batteries experts identify short-term research & innovation priorities
The Batteries Europe Technology & Innovation Platform has this week published its vision on short-term research and innovation priorities for the European battery sector. The 200-page document is...
08 July 2020 - Read more
EC: Road safety measures in the COVID transitional era
The COVID crisis had an unprecedented impact on transport and mobility of European citizens, bringing travel largely to a standstill for several weeks. Even though it was not the moment to stress road...
02 July 2020 - Read more
The CCAM Partnership submits SRIA (Strategic Research Innovation Agenda) to the European Commission
The Partnership for CCAM (Cooperative, Connected, Automated and Autonomous Mobility) is a potential co-programmed European Partnership under the forthcoming Horizon Europe (HEU) R&I programme....
01 July 2020 - Read more
EC: European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience
Today the Commission presents the European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience. It sets ambitious, quantitative objectives for upskilling (improving existin...
01 July 2020 - Read more
EC: Study on retrofit technologies’ potential to reduce emissions from passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
The European Commission is asking retrofit emission control (REC) systems providers to participate in this study on potential emission reduction through retrofitting of existing passenger cars and van...
29 June 2020 - Read more
Joint Industry Letter: Five Principles for a European Hydrogen Strategy that delivers
June 26, 2020
Five Principles for a European Hydrogen Strategy that delivers
Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans,
Dear Commissioner Breton,
Dear Commissioner Simson,
Dear Commissio...
26 June 2020 - Read more
Eurostat: Sustainable development in the EU — Monitoring report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable development is firmly anchored in the European Treaties and has been at the heart of European policy for a long time. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Dev...
22 June 2020 - Read more
Press statements by National Automotive Industry Associations on Covid-19
ACS (Slovenia)
18/05: Critical situation in the Slovenian automotive industry and urgently needed measures
The automotive industry, with the support of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ex...
22 June 2020 - Read more
Automotive sector appeals to EU heads of state and government on coronavirus recovery plans
CLEPA, ACEA and CECRA – together representing the full automotive value chain in Europe – wrote a letter to the heads of state and government of the 27 EU member states, calling for urgent support...
18 June 2020 - Read more