The 6th IRU Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference and Ministerial Meeting opened today in Tbilisi, Georgia, bringing together more than 350 leading political and business representatives to identify political and operational measures to promote and further facilitate international road transport to allow it to interconnect every business and every transport mode between Europe and Asia, including through the Caucasus region as a major shortcut and logistics hub for Eurasian trade.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will fly the new 747-8 Freighter to its international air show debut in a doubly historic fashion, flying the airplane across the Atlantic Ocean to the Paris Air Show using a renewable aviation jet fuel – the world's first transatlantic crossing of a commercial jetliner using biologically derived fuel.

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament has adopted, by an overwhelming majority of 43 votes in favour, 3 against and 1 abstention, a draft Report by Carlos Coelho MEP on the creation of an Agency for the operational management of large-scale information technology (IT) systems in the area of freedom, security and justice.

Brussels Thursday, 16 June 2011 – Leading Industry called on European decision makers to accelerate on delivering the European Digital single market and develop  an investment-conducive environment for fast and ultra-fast broadband infrastructure.

We live in an increasingly digitalised world, where access to the internet has become a factor of independence and inclusion. “As many everyday services are now offered through the internet - sometimes exclusively - it is essential that all consumers are able to access the internet and internet websites, whatever their age and abilities. Sadly, that is far from the case”, commented ANEC Secretary-General, Stephen Russell.