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Adoption of CARS 21 Interim Report – FIGIEFA calls for a holistic approach by including the aftermarket perspective

FIGIEFA

The CARS 21 High Level Group on 1 December 2011 adopted its interim report which covers the group’s consensus on the topics covered by it so far. FIGIEFA welcomes the CARS 21 process but is disappointed that the focus of the Interim Report centres almost exclusively on the manufacturing side of the automotive sector.

The European Poplar Association under a new direction Pro-Populus elects a new President

CEI-Bois

Brussels, 7 December 2011: On 5 December 2011, the European Poplar Association, Pro-Populus, held an extraordinary General Assembly in the CEI-Bois premises in Brussels. On this occasion, the members have chosen Mrs Nicoletta Azzi as the new President of the Association.

Joint Statement of the European Medical Organisations on the review of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications

EUROPEAN MEDICAL ORGANISATIONS
We, as representatives of the undersigned European Medical Organisations, take the opportunity to jointly highlight the driving principles to be considered by European decision-makers when reviewing the Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications. We emphasise the following fundamental principles:
• The safe mobility of physicians based on automatic recognition of qualifications must be guaranteed. The EU’s legislative framework should facilitate the free movement of medical professionals.

A low-carbon economy in 2050 needs a more ambitious CHP policy today

COGEN Europe
Current national CHP policies are not ambitious enough, says new WWF report. Within the EU’s strategy for substantially decarbonising electricity by 2050, CHP is a valuable tool for increasing energy efficiency currently delivering 35 Mtoe of primary energy savings annually. The economic potential of CHP in the electricity supply is huge.
 

Consumers’ wish for Santa: Safer toys for Europe’s kids

ANEC - The European Consumer Voice in Standardisation

Just as every year, Christmas approaches and family and friends rush to the shops to buy toys for the children. Often spoiling the festive mood is the doubt in the minds of many consumers as to the safety of the toys they buy. ANEC and BEUC warn that the entry into force of the revised Toy Safety Directive earlier this year should not camouflage worrying flaws in the safety of toys sold in Europe.

Inadequate market surveillance

EPP Group Study Days in Marseilles: Euro and Arab Spring on the agenda

EPP Group in the European Parliament

The future of the Euro, economic governance and possibilities of Treaty changes will be at the centre of discussions at the Study Days that the EPP Group in the European Parliament, the most influential political grouping in the European Parliament, will hold in Marseilles (France) on Wednesday 7 December and Thursday 8 December, on the eve of a crucial Summit for the future of the Eurozone.

Local production to improve access to medicines, vaccines and diagnostics

WHO

Brussels -- Producing quality medicines, vaccines and diagnostic tests locally is one way low and middle-income countries can improve people's access to them, as is highlighted in a series of new reports released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Brussels today.

Study shows significant impact from gender ban for insurance consumers

CEA - Insurers of Europe
European Court of Justice ruling would have negative effect on insurance pricing
 
Brussels, 7 December 2011: The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, has today unveiled a study, commissioned by the German insurance association, the GDV, quantifying the economic impact on European consumers of prohibiting insurers from using gender in the calculation of premiums and benefits.
 

Presidents Barroso, Buzek & Van Rompuy meet with EDF: the first State of the Union on Disability

EDF - European Disability Forum

6th December 2011 /// Today, the first State of the Union on Disability was organised in Brussels. This historic meeting hosted by President José Manuel Barroso gathered Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, Herman Van Rompuy President of the European Council, and Yannis Vardakastanis President of the European Disability Forum: the representative organisation of disabled people in Europe. Together, they discussed how to improve the lives of 80 million Europeans with disabilities and to guaranty their rights and freedom of movement.

Motorbikes, mopeds and scooters: towards greener and safer motorcycles in Europe. Wim van de Camp MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"From today, riding a motorbike has become greener and safer", said EPP Group Rapporteur Wim van de Camp MEP, after the vote on his Report 'Approval and market surveillance of two, three and four-wheel vehicles (L-category)' yesterday in the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the European Parliament. The Report indicates the conditions that the motorcycle industry has to take into account to market their products on and off-road.

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