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Pensions reform in the EU: Striking the right balance for the overall financial well-being of 21st century’s society

ACCA

- We need to create the right environment to find and maintain secure retirement benefit schemes throughout the EU, namely through cultural change, better coordination with job creation -and preservation- strategies, as well as better involvement of employers in these schemes - asserts ACCA (the association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today in its response to the EU Consultation Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems.

Researchers at Freie Universität Warn of Division between European Leadership and Population

FREIE UNVERSITÄT BERLIN

EU Liaison Office of Freie Universität Organized Discussion in European Parliament  -
Start of New Discussion Series for Researchers and Politicians

iCARS Network – Towards deployment of ICT in Transport

FIA EUROPEAN BUREAU

The FIA European Bureau is announcing the successful completion of the iCars Network project designed to contributed to the deployment of transport ICT technologies (or ITS – “Intelligent Transport Systems").

For a period of two years, 16 European organizations, lead by  the  FIA European Bureau, gathered to exchange knowledge and experience on  deployment of  transport ICT technologies and share them among a wide variety of stakeholders.

Four specific topics have been in-depth analysed within the iCars Network thematic groups, which led to the following outcome:

PES call Commission’s Energy 2020 plan a charter for traditional energy companies European Socialists draw up alternative energy vision for 2050

PES - Party of European Socialists

Commenting on the European Commission’s communication on Energy 2020, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the PES, stated that: “Commission Oettinger posed the question today whether the EU was currently well prepared to meet the coming challenges on energy. His answer was no. Unfortunately, today’s communication of the European Commission ‘Energy 2020’ fails to make real progress on the main challenges. There is no real commitment on the core issues of reducing energy use, increasing the supply of renewable energy and upgrading energy grids.

Will the new Italian gas exchange solve the problems of the Italian gas market?

EFET - European Federation of Energy Traders

The European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) recently published the new position
paper: EFET recommendations for the development of the Italian Gas Exchange.

The main purpose of this paper, drafted by the EFET Task Force Italy, consists in
highlighting the features that the new Italian gas exchange should ideally have in order
to incentivize the participation of European energy traders and hence be of real benefit
to all market players.

HUAWEI

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end advantages in telecom networks, devices and cloud computing. We are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive solutions and services. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world’s population.

EUCAR calls for dedicated automotive R&D programmes in the EU to focus on the challenge of sustainable mobility for Europe

ACEA - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association

Brussels, 9 November 2010 - The European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR), assembled in Brussels for its Annual Reception & Conference, reiterated the continuing need for dedicated automotive R&D programmes in the EU to give a clear focus to the sector’s contribution to the Grand Challenge of sustainable mobility.

European Parliament’s Industry Committee calls for a binding energy savings target

EuroACE -The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

EuroACE welcomes today’s call by the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee to make the EU’s 20% energy savings target by 2020 a mandatory goal. MEPs were voting on an own initiative report to give guidance to the European Commission on the upcoming Energy Efficiency Action Plan review.

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IRU fights for healthy working conditions for drivers

IRU - International Road Transport Union

IRU adopts resolution to protect drivers against the negative health effects of the increased and repeated use of X-ray technology during truck inspections.

Geneva – As border, port and other inspection authorities increasingly and repeatedly use non-intrusive inspection (“X-ray”) technology to generate interior images of commercial vehicles, the IRU Goods Transport Council adopted a Resolution on the use of X-ray equipment for inspecting vehicles, aiming to protect drivers from any possible negative health effects of X-ray machines.

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