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Major corporates ready to do more on climate action and call for easier access to renewable energy

WindEurope
Amsterdam, 20 November 2018 - Almost 100 organisations led by major corporates today signalled their willingness to do more on climate action calling on European governments to make it easier to invest and directly source renewable energy. The group signed this declaration at the RE-Source 2018 event in Amsterdam.

Two out of three children in Europe feel positive about migrants, says UNICEF-Eurochild survey

Eurochild
BRUSSELS, 20 November 2018 – Sixty-eight per cent of children and adolescents in over 20 European countries feel welcoming and curious towards people from different nationalities living in their country, according to the findings of an online survey released today by UNICEF and Eurochild.
 

ThinkDigital is ‘Unleashing the Potential of Digitalisation‘

ThinkDigital.EU
ThinkDigital returns for the third year at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on 20 November 2018. The theme for this year is ‘Unleashing the Potential of Digitalisation’.
 
We are pleased to announce some of the expert speakers include:
 
  • Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Act against academics and civil society in Turkey

Party of the European Left
The President of the Party of the European Left, Gregor Gysi declares:
 

S&Ds discuss digitalisation and cyber security with Russian parliamentarians

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Over the past two days, a delegation of four S&D MEPs: Knut Fleckenstein (DE), Liisa Jaakonsaari (FI),  Eugen Freund (AT) and Georgi Pirinski (BG) met with Russian parliamentarians in Belgrade in order to discuss topics of common interest. Parliamentarians have met for the third time in this format since last year. After having discussed challenges related to globalisation, climate change and terrorism, this time parliamentarians tackled the more technical and difficult issues of digitalisation and cyber security.

Prix du livre européen

Lifelong learning is essential to remain relevant in an ever-changing world

ACCA
Accountancy professionals will be increasingly required to broaden their skill-set and take ownership of their personal development if they are to succeed in an ever-changing, dynamic world, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). 

ACCA welcomes appointment of Alan Johnson as IFAC’s new deputy president

ACCA
The global voice of the accountancy profession, IFAC (International Federation of Accountants), has announced the appointment of Alan Johnson as its new deputy president. Mr Johnson is currently a non-executive director of the UK Department for International Development and chairs its Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. He also chairs ACCA’s (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Accountants for Business Global Forum, and is a former director of Jerónimo Martins SGPS, S.A, a food retailer with operations in Portugal, Poland and Colombia.

New research reveals 48% of public believe auditors ‘could prevent company failures’

ACCA
  • 48% of the UK public believe it is auditors who are responsible for avoiding company failures
  • 41% expect auditors to always detect and report any fraud
  • 65% believe audit should evolve to prevent company failures
A survey of 1,000 members of the general public by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals auditors are expected to play a crucial role in company safeguarding.

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