Orgalime is forecasting that the engineering industry’s turnover in the European Union should reach in nominal terms some 1,840€ billion in 2013, slightly down on 2012.

The year started off rather poorly, with production remaining unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2012, which was already quite disappointing. However, since late in the third quarter of the year, there are signs of the beginning of a turnaround and we therefore expect the 2013 production of the European engineering industry to contract by around 1,7% on average in real terms.

Following the latest revelations of inadmissible practices of espionage by the United States' National Security Agency on several heads of state and government in the world, GUE/NGL President Gabi Zimmer calls on the Commission and European leaders take "immediate and strong measures. We were surprised that there was no clear signal sent by the Council on this spying issue and we consider that a German-French initiative is not enough.

The IRU – global voice of the road transport industry – officially launches Permanent Delegation to the United Nations to further assist UN in actively seeking global solutions to global problems.

New York – The International Road Transport Union (IRU) inaugurated its Permanent Delegation to the United Nations in New York yesterday, bringing it one step closer to establishing an ongoing dialogue and cooperation with the UN Secretariat, UN country missions and various UN specialised agencies, based on common economic, social and environmental goals.

"What is so outdated about a Europe where people can live in dignity?" GUE/NGL President Gabi Zimmer asked Conservative leader Martin Callanan following his attack on 'outdated' EU social funding in a European Parliament debate on tomorrow's EU Summit. "For decades people having been fighting for fundamental rights and you say they need to back off? How far must we turn back the clock on fundamental rights before you have what you want?"