The Austrian A12 goods vehicle ban as of 1 May 2008 provides a useful lesson for EU Transport Ministers to rebalance the EU environmental policy with the Lisbon Agenda requirements.

Brussels – European transport ministers will meet next week in Slovenia, to discuss how to meet the key objective of the Lisbon Strategy for economic growth whilst adequately managing the subsequent increase in trade flows and their social and environmental impacts.

European parliamentarians have joined forces with animal welfare organisations from all over Europe to press the European Commission for an immediate ban on seal products after fresh evidence emerged of cruel and wasteful practices in the ongoing seal hunt in Canada.

European Cooperatives are coming together for a seminar - "Cooperatives: Building Development through Self-help" on 29 April in European Cooperatives are coming together for a seminar - "Cooperatives: Building Development through Self-help" on 29 April in Brussels to include a presentation by Angelo Baglio, senior advisor EuropeAid, on all the programs, procedures and tender opportunities administered by the Commission’s EuropeAid cooperation office.

In the wake of the publication of the FSF* recommendations, the European Banking Federation publishes today its own considerations on the current financial crisis. National banking Associations and their member banks thus aim to help the various stakeholders involved in the management of the financial crisis make appropriate policy choices when developing further strategies.