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EP to reduce its carbon foot print by 30%

European Parliament

The European Parliament Bureau has decided to put forward a strategic plan to reduce the institution's carbon "footprint" by 30%, thus going beyond the EU undertaking to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20%. The Bureau welcomed an in-house study showing how the 30% reduction can be achieved, noting that Parliament's recent shift to the use of only "green electricity" in its three places of work has already reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 17%.

CEFIC - The European Chemical Industry Council

Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, is both the forum and voice of the European chemical industry.

Steel users take the high ground ahead of European Commission preliminary findings

Orgalime

Brussels, 29 October 2008                                    
Orgalime was ‘pleasantly surprised’ to read in the “Steel Business Bulletin” Eurofer’s reaction ahead of the official preliminary findings due to be announced on the 1 November, that there will be no imposition of provisional dumping duties on stainless steel imports from China, South Korea and Taiwan.

European Hospital and Healthcare Federation’s position on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on the application

HOPE - European Hospital and Healthcare Federation

European Hospital and Healthcare Federation’s position on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on the application of patients’ rights in cross border healthcare

The Board of Governors of HOPE, the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation, unanimously adopted, during a meeting in Sofia on 27 October 2008, its position paper on the proposal of the Commission for a Directive on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare.

World Steel Association (worldsteel)

Farmers seek a key role in the Union for the Mediterranean

Copa-Cogeca

IFAP – Copa-Cogeca Seminar on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Building Capacity for Cooperation

ECORYS Research and Consulting

ECORYS is a leading international group of research and consulting companies specialising in economic and social development. More than 500 highly qualified in-house experts work from our head office in Rotterdam and from fourteen other permanent offices across eight countries to serve public, private and not-for-profit clients worldwide.

ECORYS in the Netherlands currently employs some 250 professionals spread over 4 competence centres.

 

Europe’s roads are still over cluttered with road signs: causing confusion among drivers

FIA EUROPEAN BUREAU

EuroTest’s latest survey reveals that 61% of the drivers surveyed consider the presence of too many signs as well as misplaced signs to be the main reasons why European drivers get lost when driving in unknown environments and areas.

EUROCIETT welcomes the adoption of the agency work directive by the European Parliament

World Employment Confederation–Europe

This new EU regulatory framework will allow for the sound development of the industry and improve the recognition of the temporary agency work’s contribution
to a better functioning labour market  

Brussels, 22nd October 2008: Following today’s vote on the Agency Work Directive by the European Parliament, Eurociett welcomes the adoption of this new piece of EU regulation which was blocked for many years. Eurociett especially welcomes the fact that the text passed by MEPs is broadly in line with the Joint Declaration1

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