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PAN - Pesticide Action Network Europe

Pesticide Action Network (PAN) was founded in 1982 and is a network of over 600 non-governmental organisations, institutions and individuals in over 60 countries worldwide working to minimise the negative effects and replace the use of harmful pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives. Its projects and campaigns are coordinated by five autonomous Regional Centres. PAN Europe is the regional centre in Europe.

ICT4CSR delivers a “social upside” to the bottom line

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, is launching an innovative ‘ICT4CSR’ initiative to focus attention within the ICT industry and beyond on the role that communications technology can play in helping meet the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. 

Budget 2013: Freeze EP budget for travel and allowances

Today the EP's Budget committee sent a clear signal to its citizens calling for a freeze of expenses related to travel and the individual allowances of its members until the end of this legislature.
“The institutions, in the context of continued challenging economic circumstances, should freeze their administrative budgets,” reads the report adopted today.

Direct Selling Europe

Direct Selling Europe (DSE) is the Trade Association for European Direct Selling of best in class direct selling companies and leading national direct selling associations. DSE exclusively represents the interests of the sustainable and customer-oriented direct selling industry in the EU.

Wind energy: over 21% of all new power capacity in 2011

In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW - enough to supply 6.3% of the EU's electricity, according to figures published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).

Representing 21.4% of new power capacity, wind energy installations in 2011 were very similar to the previous year's 9,648 MW. The wind industry has had an average annual growth of 15.6% over the last 17 years (1995-2011).

Region Skåne

För att stärka möjligheterna med EU-arbetet och få tillgång till mer EU-medel för fler utvecklingsprojekt i Skåne har regionfullmäktige beslutat att etablera ett eget kontor i Bryssel, Skåne European Office, SEO.

The European project "Citadel on the Move" kicked-off in the City of Ghent!

Brussels, 6 February 2012 --  The Flanders Region eGovernment Services (CORVE) kicked off a major new European project - Citadel on The Move - in the City of Ghent on 1 February 2012.
 

Health and nutrition labels for consumer information, not marketing ploys

- Commission slated in role as ad agency for food industry

Welcoming the European Parliament's veto of Commission plans to allow misleading health claims on food such as "15% less fat", the GUE/NGL's Kartika Liotard said MEPs had voted in the interests of consumers against deceitful marketing ploys.

European Parliament says no to consumer communication about nutrition changes to foods

(Brussels, 2 February 2012) FoodDrinkEurope members today expressed their dismay at the outcome of the vote in plenary of the European Parliament on the nutrition claims list endorsed by Member States for use throughout the EU Market.

The Commission‟s proposal would have introduced two new nutrition claims for food operators to communicate about a specific nutrition benefit or important recipe change to the consumer, namely, the “No added salt(/sodium)” claim and the “now contains X% less” claim.

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