Brussels, 8 June 2010 – At its Annual General Meeting held in Brussels today, CEOs of the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT – www.acte.be) called on the Greek government urgently to rethink its decision to impose a 20% tax on television advertising, and on the European Commission to examine the compatibility of these measures with European law.

Slamming the European Parliament's mandatory medical examination for MEP assistants as an infringement of data protection rights, the GUE/NGL political group has released an expert opinion commissioned by the group which confirms that the tests are in breach of data protection rights

Berlin, 7 June 2010 – The renewable power industry could support 8.5 million jobs by 2030 (1), if governments seize the opportunity to invest in a greener future, according to one of the most comprehensive plans for future sustainable energy provision launched today by the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and Greenpeace.

7 June 2010

Annual cogeneration awards underline increased confidence of the sector

The cogeneration sector reinforced the huge diversity and confidence of the sector in its Annual Recognition Awards in Brussels on 1 June where both one of the giant and one of the miniature triumphs of the sector were celebrated. COGEN Europe gathered the leaders of the industry in Brussels on the eve of its Annual Conference to recognise those who have contributed most to cogeneration.

Brussels, 07 June 2010 - “We anticipate output in the chemical industry* to grow by 9.5% in 2010, and our expectations for 2011 point to a growth of 2% compared to 2010”, says Dr Hubert Mandery, Director General of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council.