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S&D Group: Croatia belongs in Schengen

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

During today’s plenary debate, the S&D Group in the European Parliament will support full Schengen membership for Croatia.

The European Parliament is consulted as part of the procedure to enlarge the Schengen area, with a vote on Parliament’s position taking place on Thursday. In October, the civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee green lighted the move with a large majority (45 in favour, 8 against, and 5 abstentions).

New Sustainability Research Reveals that 65 Percent of Business Travel Leaders Seek to Prioritize Green Hotels in Corporate Online Booking Tools

GBTA - Global Business Travel Association

Research from GBTA and HRS Notes Growing Importance of Validated Sustainability Labels and C-Suite Pressure as Lodging Programs Consider Their Preferred Hotel Options for 2023 

CBAM sectors statement on ETS and CBAM Trilogues

EUROFER

CBAM sectors statement on ETS and CBAM Trilogues

The current economic context reenforces the case for a watertight CBAM with a cautious free allocation phase out and a tangible export solution

The Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) represent key elements of the regulatory framework accompanying the transition towards climate neutrality of our sectors —aluminium, cement, fertilizers, steel.

S&Ds call for EU rules on the development, sale and use of spyware technologies in order to protect citizens

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

In the light of ever-more expanding surveillance scandals in Europe, with dozens more potential victims just revealed in Greece, the Socialists and Democrats call for strong EU legislation on the development, sale and use of high tech surveillance software. We need to prevent EU governments from spying on innocent citizens, especially with such extremely intrusive tools like Pegasus or Predator spyware.

CBAM Trialogues: Inclusion of indirect emissions could jeopardise Union’s decarbonisation ambitions

European Aluminium Association

7 November 2022 – Amid this month’s Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh,  European Aluminium, the industry association representing the aluminium value chain in  Europe, warns against the negative impact of immediately including indirect emissions in  the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

S&Ds on COP27: The world expects concrete measures to stop climate change. War in Ukraine cannot be used as an excuse to postpone green transition

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

As the UN's climate change summit has opened in Egypt, the Socialist and Democrats in the European Parliament call on global leaders to recognise the alarming signals the planet is sending us and to consequently adopt concrete measures to implement the Paris Agreement. The economic and energy crises caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine should not be used as an excuse to postpone the adoption of firm actions aimed at stopping global warming.

The Construction 2050 Alliance calls for the EU taxonomy to create the conditions to support the transition to sustainable construction

FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation)

Brussels, 18th October - Today, the Construction 2050 Alliance hosted a public event on Sustainable Finance and the impact of the EU taxonomy on the construction sector.

On this occasion the Alliance shared the following 6 key messages.

COUNCIL GENERAL APPROACH ON RECAST ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE: NOT ENOUGH TO LAUNCH THE RENOVATION WAVE

FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation)

On 25th October, under the helm of the Czech Council Presidency, the 27 Member States agreed on their position – the so-called “general approach” - to enter into negotiations with the European Parliament on the proposal for a recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The Council adopted a position that partially reflects FIEC expectations.

New EU project wants to develop a fair, inclusive data economy for Europe’s food systems

Data4Food 2030

Launched in Lisbon on September 29th, Data4Food2030 is equipped with 10 million euros of funding, to discover the value of data economy in European food systems. The project includes a network of 24 partners from 12 different countries across Europe, led by the Dutch Wageningen Research. 

Dataxis to hold the first edition of Nextv CEO europe this November

Dataxis

On November 16th & 17th

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