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ACCA responds to reviews of the audit market

ACCA
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has welcomed the publication of findings from two major reviews of the UK audit market: the Competition and Markets Authority’s Statutory audit services market study and the Kingman Independent Review of the Financial Rep

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

DEKRA

Artificial Intelligence: ETNO welcomes EU ethics guidelines, calls for supporting European innovation and investment

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
Brussels, 18.12.2019 – Better customer service, intelligent networks and advanced analytics for social good. These are just some of the ways in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is empowering positive transformation in digital communications services and networks. In this context, ETNO welcomes the draft “AI ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI” launched today by the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI.
 

S&Ds welcome approval of the UN refugee compact and urge support for the migration pact

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
S&D MEPs welcomed the approval by the UN General Assembly of the Global Compact on Refugees last night. The legally non-binding text sets out a series of principles and recommendations to improve cooperation and management of refugees around the world. The compact was approved by an overwhelming majority of states, 181, with only the USA and Hungary voting against.
 

Migration & European Pillar of Social Rights: Social partners reach agreement

Ceemet - European Tech & Industry employers

An industriAll Europe & Ceemet joint statement

S&Ds secure strong 37.5% CO2 emissions target for new cars in 2030

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Over 25 hours of tough negotiations between the European Parliament and the EU Council were needed to reach a provisional agreement on CO2 reductions for cars and vans.
 
The strong position held throughout by the rapporteur, S&D MEP Miriam Dalli, has ensured a 37.5% target for cars and vans in 2030, departing from a Commission proposal of 30%.
 

Progress on technical rules, but more concrete climate action is needed, say S&D’s after COP24 draws to a close

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Following lengthy negotiations that continued on into the evening, the COP24 concluded with an agreement that, despite its shortcomings, provides a way forward for the implementation of the Paris Agreement through a set of uniform accounting rules called the Paris Rulebook. Moreover, COP24 gave a clear signal that all countries need to step up the debate on ambition as the 2020 deadline is rapidly approaching. By then, the world will need to come together and increase the level of ambition of the current pledges if we are to stay within the well below 2ºC objective.  
 

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