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EURATEX - The European Apparel and Textile Confederation

The Advanced Biofuels Sector concerned by the EU Climate and Energy Package

The Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) are deeply concerned about the future for advanced biofuels in Europe. The European Commission just released the White Paper on European Energy & Climate policy up to 2030. Here Europe, the world leader in CO2 emission reduction and renewable energies so far, turns back in terms of ambition and measures.

The absence of a binding target for sustainable transports is certainly a threat to the whole sector and represent a missing opportunity.

"merci la mode !" campaign of the NGO "reseau Animavie" for a fur free fashion

In our modern civilization the question of animal rights is becoming increasingly important: a true civilizational challenge.

In the media, discussions are frequently opened by intellectuals about the way we consider animals.

Veterinarians, ethologists, and neuroscientists remind us that animals are still treated as disposable products, no different from cars, furniture, or any other human-owned property, while they are sensitive creatures capable of feeling pain and distress.

ESC - European Society of Cardiology

Eurodad - European Network on Debt and Development

The EU Biofuels Supply Chain rejects ILUC political compromise

944/COM/13
Brussels, December 9th 2013
 
The EU Biofuels Supply Chain rejects ILUC political compromise
 
The biofuels supply chain, composed of farmers, crushers, traders and biofuels producers, presented its views on the Lithuanian proposal to be discussed by Energy and Environment Ministers on December 12th and 13th. The Chain called on the Council to reject the Lithuanian compromise proposal.
 

EU Budget 2014 – 2020 : From Priorities to Financing

Thu, 12/05/2013 - 17:00
With the 2014 – 2020 EU budget agreed, the EU will pass a number of legal documents, including an interinstitutional agreement over how the budget will be spent. This will also include more in-depth analysis on EU’s own resources.
  • Will the main EU 2020 strategic goals be properly funded? What about energy, infrastructure and social challenges?
  • How will the breakdown of funds within broader sectors be decided? Will this process be transparent?

ANEC - ASI CC conference proposes options to enhance the chemical safety of products

ANEC and the ASI Consumer Council call on the European Commission to develop a systematic approach to chemicals in consumer products.

The identification of concrete options for action where gaps exist in the European legislative framework for hazardous chemicals in products: this was the aim of a conference in Brussels yesterday, co-hosted by ANEC and the Consumer Council of the Austrian Standards Institute (ASI CC).

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