This week, on 19 and 20 October EFIB is set to provide a snapshot of what has been achieved in the field of industrial biotech and the bio-based economy over the past year and to highlight the most important opportunities and challenges in the pipeline.

The Conference, which this year will attract over 350 participants, has since 2008, established itself as the meeting place for policy and business and, year upon year has provided a fertile ground for lively debate and constructive discussion on the development of the bio-based economy.

GUE/NGL President Lothar Bisky this morning opened a seminar on higher education participation hosted by GUE/NGL and European Universities Network Campus Europae.

European agricultural productivity has increased by less than 1 per cent in the past year, yet world demand is growing by at least 3-4 per cent each year, and it is predicted to increase by 70% by 2050.  Europe currently utilises over 30 million hectares – the size of Germany – outside its borders to meet its own needs, which some academics have called a ‘virtual land grab.’ 

Carl Cederschiöld, President of CEEP, presented this key message at the Tripartite Social Summit today in Brussels. The Summit was primarily devoted to discussions on enhancing trust and social dialogue to sustain recovery and structural change.

La Fondation EurActiv PoliTech remet le prix européen lors de la cérémonie des Trophées de l'e-Démocratie