General Assembly 2017
CLEPA re-elects Roberto Vavassori as President and confirms future priorities.
On Friday, June 30th, CLEPA members highlighted during their Annual General Assembly in Rome, digitalisation...
07 July 2017 - Read more
Mariya Gabriel appointed digital commissioner
On 7 July 2017, the Council, by common accord with the President of the Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, appointed Mariya Gabriel as the new commissioner for digital economy and society. The appointme...
07 July 2017 - Read more
President Juncker at the G20 in Hamburg: warns against protectionism
President Jean-Claude Juncker and Commissioner Pierre Moscovici are attending the G20 Summit in Hamburg today and tomorrow. Under the German G20 Presidency, the G20 nations will be meeting under...
07 July 2017 - Read more
EU-third country cooperation on policies within the ITRE domain in relation to Brexit
The study; EU-third country cooperation on policies within the ITRE domain in relation to Brexit, was prepared at the request of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy...
07 July 2017 - Read more
WTO, IMF, World Bank urge G-20 leaders to act on trade
The leaders of the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank urged G-20 leaders today to reinvigorate trade by reducing trade barriers and curbing trade-distorting s...
07 July 2017 - Read more
Building an ambitious EU industrial strategy
The European parliament in Strasbourg has adopted a text on; Building an ambitious EU industrial strategy as a strategic priority for growth, employment and innovation in Europe. At the beginning of...
06 July 2017 - Read more
CLEPA Innovation Awards 2017
Continental, Flex, Huber+Suhner and NVidia clinch victory in the respective categories and are honoured for ultimate automotive supplier excellence
For the second year in a row...
03 July 2017 - Read more
European Alliance for Apprenticeships: Good for Youth, Good for Business
This publication details the achievements and successes of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships in the four years since its formation in 2013. The Alliance brings together stakeholders...
29 June 2017 - Read more
New publication to improve the data situation on the whereabouts of end-of-life vehicles
The European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law has published a report on the impact of end-of life vehicles on the environment. Against this background it is im...
28 June 2017 - Read more
Study on IoT Cross-cutting Business Models
The European Commission Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) is conducting a study on the impact of Internet of Things on the structure of industry and...
27 June 2017 - Read more
More enforcement on authorisation and registration coming up for 2019
At its 27th plenary meeting on 20-21 June, the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement decided that its seventh major enforcement project REF-7 (REACH-EN-FORCE-7) will focus on checking dutie...
27 June 2017 - Read more
Skills and global value chains
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a study on job tasks that measure the skills of individuals. It exploits information contained in the OECD Survey of Adu...
26 June 2017 - Read more
ENISA – Getting ready for the European Cyber Security Month 2017
European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has 100 days left for the launch of the European Cyber Security Month, the EU annual awareness campaign which takes place in October...
23 June 2017 - Read more
Commission proposes €2.7 billion for 152 projects in Transport
Today the European Commission is proposing to invest €2.7 billion in 152 key transport projects that support competitive, clean and connected mobility in Europe. In doing so, the Commission is firml...
23 June 2017 - Read more
Digital infrastructure for automated vehicles
On the 22 of June Connected and Automated Driving (CAD) partner CARTRE organised a Special Interest Session on "Digital infrastructure for automated vehicles" at the 12th ITS European Congress in Stra...
23 June 2017 - Read more
New roadmap on automated driving
The European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) has presented its new roadmap on automated driving at the 12th ITS European Congress in Strasbourg.
The EU-funded CARTRE a...
23 June 2017 - Read more
EU reinforces commitment in the field Automated Road Transport
On the occasion of the ITS European Congress in Strasbourg on the 21 of June, the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) celebrates the recent signature of seven grant agreements with project...
21 June 2017 - Read more
EU devoting more resources to boost jobs and growth
The European Union is devoting more resources to help boost jobs and growth and to address the migration crisis. It is also strengthening its capacity to react to unexpected events. These are the main...
20 June 2017 - Read more
The European Skills Index
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational training (Cedefop) helps develop and implement EU vocational training policies. It monitors labour market trends and helps the European Commission...
19 June 2017 - Read more
SERNAUTO celebrates its 50th Anniversary
SERNAUTO, the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Automotive Equipment and Components, celebrated its 50-year anniversary on June 15. The commemoration took place at the Círculo de Bellas Artes i...
16 June 2017 - Read more
2017 Helsinki Chemical Forum
This year’s Helsinki Chemicals Forum was held on 8-9 June 2017. The Helsinki Chemicals Forum is an independent forum aimed at promoting chemicals safety and chemicals management globally. The confe...
13 June 2017 - Read more
Changing skills for a changing world
The future of skills, vocational education and training and labour market systems is at the forefront of the Torino Process 2017 conference on June 7-8, bringing together hundreds of stakeholders from...
09 June 2017 - Read more
The Council agrees on updated rules for lorry and bus drivers.
The first TTE-Transport Council took place on June 8 2017. The Council agreed on a general approach on updated rules for the training and qualifications of professional lorry and bus drivers. The Coun...
09 June 2017 - Read more
Council Register – 18th month programme of the Council
This 18-month programme provides a forward looking agenda revolving around citizens' expectations tackling together our common challenges, strengthening trust in the European Union, bringing it closer...
07 June 2017 - Read more
State aid: Commission and China start dialogue on state aid control
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, and He Lifeng, Chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, have signed today in Brussels a Memo...
07 June 2017 - Read more