Steel industry and steel workers unite to demand urgent action to restore the sector’s competitiveness and save thousands of jobs before it is too late.
Ahead of Commissioner-Designate Séjourné’s hearing in the European Parliament, European steel social partners, supported by cross-party MEPs, jointly call for an EU Steel Action Plan to restore steel’s competitiveness, and save its green transition as well as steelworkers’ jobs across Europe.
MedTech Europe welcomes the Budapest Declaration and explicit commitment of Heads of State to provide a unified response to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, reinstalling its economic prosperity, sovereignty and global influence. Taking collective efforts in this direction will create a foundation for resilient growth, enabling Europe to lead in sustainable healthcare innovation.
Strategic recognition of medical technology in Europe’s Competitiveness Deal
Together with partners from the Global South and North, a CIDSE Delegation will attend the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11-22. The delegation calls on world leaders to make bold and transformative decisions in response to the climate crisis. The message is clear: to protect our common home, we must progressively phase out fossil fuel production and accelerate a just energy transition toward renewables, backed by transparent and accessible needs-based climate finance.
Brussels, 6 November 2024 — The Energy Storage Coalition congratulates Dan Jørgensen on his two-thirds majority approval as the European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing. During his parliamentary hearing on 5 November, Jørgensen highlighted his vision to address interconnected challenges: energy independence, energy prices greatly impacting households and EU competitiveness, and of course climate change which he called “a moral duty” for us to fight.
European Aluminium has released its 2024 Environmental Profile Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of the industry's environmental impact across the entire aluminium value chain in Europe1 . The report highlights significant reductions in carbon emissions thanks to increased energy efficiency and the growing use of low-carbon electricity. However, the findings also underscore the urgent need for policy support to sustain Europe's low-carbon aluminium production and mitigate the increasing reliance on high-carbon imports.
Today, the European Commission is set to present the annual enlargement package, which will mark the end of five grim years under Olivér Várhelyi as neighbourhood and enlargement commissioner.
European Union leaders asked to drive digital, green and talent transitions
Global accountancy body ACCA is calling on prospective European Commissioners to focus on tackling key issues that face the European Union (EU).
As the Commissioners-designate attend hearings at the European Parliament before taking office, ACCA is setting out its policy recommendations for the EU for 2024-2029.
ACCA is urging the newly appointed Commissioners to ensure:
