published by CEN - CENELEC on Monday 2 Jul 2012

There is broad agreement among business leaders, education professionals, governments and the EU institutions that more must be done to raise awareness and improve knowledge about standards and standardization.  This is the main conclusion of a conference on education about standardization that was held in Brussels on 29 June, jointly organised by the European Standards Organisations – CEN, CENELEC and ETSI.

Europe’s citizens and businesses could benefit from better protection for their computer systems and data if the cyber insurance market can be kick started, says a new report from the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). 

At the EU summit held today in Brussels EU Leaders are urged by the European Wind Energy Association to:
- Agree on investments in renewable energies, and end fossil fuel subsidies
- Increase EIB capital to fund renewable energy
- Agree on procedures to divert EU funding towards renewable energy projects
- Earmark EU Cohesion and Research funds for renewable energy instead of gas which increases the EU's already high energy import bill
- Agree on a stable legislative framework for renewables up to 2030

Ahead of the European Council of 28 and 29 June, CEEP calls on EU leaders to decide on a compact for growth in public services: “We very much hope that the upcoming EU Council will agree on a compact for growth and jobs”, stated Hans-Joachim Reck, President of CEEP, “provided that this is based on a sustainable and long lasting growth and consequent creation of employment”. CEEP believes that this means investment in public services, which are the engine for European growth.