Brussels, 27 February 2012
The FIA, representing among its membership 8 million motorcyclists, is disappointed that the European Parliament cost-benefit analysis on the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for motorcycles uses an inflated price for ABS, based solely on manufacturers’ figures, leading to a flawed analysis. The report will be presented to the IMCO committee tomorrow (28 February 2012).

Ahead of the vote on the Energy Efficiency Directive on February 28th, COGEN Europe calls on the ITRE Committee to deliver a clearly strengthened energy efficiency and CHP policy for Europe

Following adoption of EU spectrum policy programme, key players ask for management of coexistence between new & existing services, equipment

A delegation of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs committee (ECON) led by its chairwoman ALDE MEP Sharon Bowles (LibDem, UK) has been meeting Ministers of Finance, Supervisory Authorities, stock exchange officials and monetary authorities in Hong Kong and in Singapore on the impact of the Eurozone debt crisis on Asian markets as well as developments concerning EU financial services legislation in line with the G20 agenda, such as capital requirements for banks (Basel III) and over-the-counter derivatives.

A mid-term review of the European Energy Programme for Recovery has found that offshore wind energy is the strongest performer of the three areas selected for funding in terms of investment, creating jobs and putting investment in place quickly.

The 4 billion Euro European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) was launched in 2009 in response to the economic crisis and the need to meet EU energy policy objectives. Three areas - offshore wind energy, gas and electricity infrastructure projects and carbon capture and storage (CCS) - were selected for funding.