Brussels (27 April 2010) – The market of aesthetic surgery interventions – sometimes also
called cosmetic surgery - has increased dramatically over the last years. The growing
availability of travel, the internet and the numerous financial payment facilities also mean
that medical tourism in relation to aesthetic surgery has become a reality.

Nevertheless, many Member States have not yet put in place adequate regulations or
standards on how to provide these surgery services in a safe environment and consumers

At the closing conference of the EU co‐funded Discerno project on Corporate SocialResponsibility yesterday evening, Ralf Resch, General Secretary of CEEP, highlighted theimportance of Corporate Social Responsibility to rebuild trust in our economy, "PublicService providers have a key role to play in this matter as they provide services that are useddaily by millions of citizens and enterprises throughout Europe". He further stated, "Theiraction are therefore of utmost importance if we wish to reach ambitious environmental and

Paris, FRANCE and Waukesha, WISCONSIN, USA – April 26, 2010  – GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a commitment to reduce the average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 25 percent by 2012.  With support from the European Union (EU) Commission, GE Healthcare and a group of ten other medical device manufacturers within the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT industry (COCIR), have proactively committed to a self-regulatory initiative for

Brussels,  23/04/2010  -  The  EU 8th  Research Framework Programme (FP8)
covering  the  period  2014 to 2020 should declare sustainable mobility a
key  priority  for  research  funding and further encourage collaborative
research in the road transport and automotive sector. This will ensure to
reaping  maximum  benefit  from the work started within the 7th Programme
and sustain progress towards sustainable mobility.