On 19th December, the Board of CESI unanimously elected Klaus Heeger as the new Secretary General of CESI. He is the successor of Helmut Müllers, who has retired at the end of last year. “I appreciate the confidence the independent European trade unions have shown me“, said Heeger in an initial statement. “With powerful members and an established umbrella organisation in Brussels, we will continue to defend the interests of European employees in the future“, stated the newly-elected Secretary General.

“Unprecedented squeeze on public finances will continue into 2017”, says leading public sector think thank.
 
“Audit and financial management adding public value” was the theme of ACCA’s (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) third international public sector conference held recently in London.

According to the IRU Road Transport Indices, economic development and transport performance in OECD and EU countries will slow down and stagnate in 2012, following a feeble economic growth in 2011.

Geneva – The IRU Road Transport Indices, which allow the comparison of GDP growth, road freight transport volumes and new vehicle registrations in 58 countries*, forecast that the OECD and EU countries will be confronted with a considerable slow down of economic growth and transport activities after a year of feeble economic growth.

Greek haircut and saving programs alone do not solve the Euro problem and will result in continued credit crunch that may damage growth in Europe.
Europe’s 500, therefore, proposes an approach that ensures budget DISCIPLINE + LIQUIDITY at the same time and thereby improves the growth prospective in Europe. This means in summary:
• Creditor participation only for foreigners, citizens need to be able to rely on their own country bonds. 

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