“Thinking green” is of importance to the motoring and touring clubs members of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). This is why the FIA is focussing its
activities in 2008 on the interaction between the automobile and the environment.

A ‘change of mindset’ in the real estate market needs to go beyond purely environmental and economic considerations and also embrace social sustainability, says RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) in its latest FiBRE (Findings in the Built and Rural Environments) publication Breaking the Vicious Circle of Blame – Making the Business Case for Sustainable Buildings.

EU Transport Council must support the European Parliament's almost unanimous vote on reintroducing the 12-day derogation for European coach tours.

Caritas Europa, the Conference of European Churches, the Commission of the Bishops' Conference of the European Community and the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe have sent a joint letter to all Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in a last attempt to make them aware of a series of critical points included in the proposed Return Directive before a crucial voting scheduled for 18 June 2008.

The European Hydrogen Association, EHA, congratulates all industry and research stakeholders and EU officials who have worked together over the last five years to help establish the Joint Undertaking for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (JU-FCH) on the positive decsion of the Competitiveness Council of May 30, 2008. As one of the