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Appointment of new CEO of MedTech Europe

MedTech Europe

Brussels, 12 October 2022 – The Board of MedTech Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Oliver Bisazza as the new Chief Executive Officer of MedTech Europe with effect from 2 January 2023, succeeding Serge Bernasconi who has announced his retirement. Oliver Bisazza is currently Director General Industrial Policies & External Affairs at MedTech Europe.

S&D Group joins EU leaders at PES Congress in Berlin

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

On 14 and 15 October, S&D Group President Iratxe García Pérez will join EU leaders Olaf Scholz, Pedro Sánchez, Magdalena Andersson, António Costa, Sanna Marin, and Robert Abela at the 2022 congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in Berlin. European Commissioners, like Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans, will also join activists and delegates to debate the challenges facing Europe and Europeans.

EU Enlargement process: Serbia, as any candidate country, should stop making a mockery of democracy and join EU sanctions against Russia, says Tonino Picula

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Reacting to the annual enlargement package presented today by the European Commission, the Socialists and Democrats are disappointed with the pace of the Western Balkans' enlargement process. They underlined that Putin’s war against Ukraine must be a wake-up call for the EU to urgently recommit to the Western Balkans, anchoring these countries stronger in the European democratic family.  

Announcing the winners of the COGEN Europe Recognition Awards 2022

COGEN Europe

The winners of the COGEN Europe Recognition Awards were announced in a special ceremony that was held in Leuven (Belgium) on 11 October 2022, during the COGEN Europe Annual Conference. This was the first time that these Awards have been presented since 2019.

Silver Rose Peace and Common Security Award goes to...Women Political Leaders Initiative 4 Peace

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46 CEOs and leaders of major companies and associations call for higher ambition on efficient power and heat generation through cogeneration

COGEN Europe

11 October 2022

PostEurop: Position on the European Taxonomy

PostEurop

CONTEXT

The EU taxonomy1 is a classification system established to clarify which investments are environmentally sustainable, in the context of the European Green Deal. A first delegated act on sustainable activities for climate change adaptation and mitigation objectives2 is applicable since January 2022. A second delegated act for the remaining objectives, i.e. “Environmental Delegated Act”, should be published in 2022.

The Advantages and Risks of Sun Exposure

ESA - European Sunlight Association

Brussels, 10th October 2022

A recent study “Sun Exposure- Hazards and Benefits” by Pelle G. Lindqvist, Elisabeth Epstein and Mona Landin-Olsson provides an evidence-based response and a balanced update on advantages and risks of sun exposure, where it is shown that an overexposure of sunlight can be dangerous but a regulated sunlight exposure has multiple benefits for your overall health and prevents different diseases.

S&Ds welcome new employment guidelines towards better worker protection

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The European Parliament’s employment and social affairs committee yesterday evening endorsed the updated employment guidelines for the European Union member states. These recommendations are intended to improve worker protection by creating more and better jobs across Europe while taking into account the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine. They will be discussed at the plenary next week.

S&D: To save taxpayers’ money, we must stop the planned exchange of an existing European Parliament building in Strasbourg with a newly constructed one

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The S&D Group opposes the adoption of a controversial plan to exchange the European Parliament’s Salvador de Madariaga (SDM) building in Strasbourg for a newly constructed building called Osmose. According to the Socialists and Democrats, such an exchange would entail spending an unreasonably high amount of taxpayers’ money. The S&D Group tabled an amendment to stop the plans, spearheaded by the EPP, during a vote in the European Parliament's budget committee on a resolution for the EU budget 2023 for the EU institutions.

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