ESBG (European Savings Banks Group) welcomes the two European Parliament reports on retail banking voted in plenary session today as they recognize pluralism is an asset for Europe’s retail banking market.

"For years we have been actively preparing ourselves for the REACH marathon, which starts today with the pre-registration and will last until 2018”, says Alain Perroy, Director General of Cefic. “In the chemical industry we did our homework and we provided and continue to provide a great deal of support to our members and even beyond”.

BT announced today that it will cut its carbon emissions intensity by 80% across the globe by 2020(1), setting one of the most aggressive corporate carbon reduction targets worldwide.

The company also published a new model for measuring and tracking carbon emissions – backed by the Carbon Disclosure Project. This represents an important step in measuring carbon emissions in a consistent way across the globe.

Six Europeans Awarded for Personal Achievement in Tobacco Control for the World No Tobacco Day 2008.

Investors are falling out of emerging Europe as they struggle to overcome financial liquidity constraints, according to the latest RICS Global Property Survey. Transaction activity plummeted at the fastest pace of any developing region in the first quarter of 2008, despite emerging European markets continuing to see relatively healthy expansions in occupier activity.