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The universal charger: not quite universal yet

ANEC - The European Consumer Voice in Standardisation

ANEC, the European Consumer Voice in Standardisation, considers the new European standard1 aimed at ensuring the compatibility of battery chargers for use with smartphones2 as a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, the standard does not apply to chargers for phones other than smartphones nor to other small electronic devices.

4 new members join the international non-profit association Meters and More

METERS AND MORE

Rome, 16 December 2010. The General Assembly of Meters and More AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) has approved the inclusion of 4 new Associated Members: COELCE – Companhia Energética do Cearà  (Brazil), Ampla Energia e Serviços S.A (Brazil), Xi’an SWIP Co. Ltd (PRC), and AP SYSTEMS Srl (Italy).

Eurofuel

The European Heating Oil Association (Eurofuel) represents the national organisations that promote the use of heating oil for domestic heating in 10 European countries, including over 10 000 companies. Eurofuel is engaged in the promotion of existing and innovative techniques for heating oil and equipment, in the domestic market. In this way, our members are committed to ensuring the competitiveness and efficiency of heating with oil, while also reducing its environmental footprint. 

The objectives of Eurofuel are to:

Falsified medicines: European Parliament and EU governments reach agreement

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Today, the EU governments gave the green light to reach a first reading agreement with the EP on the directive on falsified medicines. Marisa Matias (GUE/NGL) is the rapporteur of the European Parliament for this file.

KRAHMER: More Safety for Europe’s Patients

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

In the European Union there is a recognizable increase of Falsified Medicines. Tomorrow, the Council is expected to formally adopt a directive on Falsified Medicines, based on a text agreed following negotiations with the European Parliament last week. Medicines are supposed to bear Safety Features, such as tamper evidence (e.g. holograms) which can identify individual packs of medicines (e.g. by a serial number).

EurActiv’s mobile version to broaden access to EU policy news

Euractiv

 EurActiv.com, the leading online media for European Union policy news and information, is launching the mobile version of its site on the 27th of December. Users of a broad range of mobile devices can now access EurActiv news at m.euractiv.com. The mobile site will function in parallel with the existing portal, offering quality news and analysis free of charge.
 

Verhofstadt: death of Padoa-Schioppa is a loss for Europe

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Yesterday evening Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa died in Rome. He was 70.

EurActiv ‘Special Report’ on: The challenges facing the Hungarian EU Presidency

Euractiv

EurActiv.com, the leading online media focused on European Union policies, will be running a Special Report from 20-24 December on the Hungarian Presidency of the EU. EurActiv coverage will include news and analysis on the Presidency’s programme, its priorities, but also the challenges ahead, in an EU and national context.
 

EU summit and Eurozone crisis - Can kicked down the road again on necessary Eurozone crisis response measures

European Greens

European heads of state and government, at today's EU summit, agreed on a minimalist treaty change to allow the creation of a permanent stability mechanism. The Greens stressed that the permenet crisis mechanism will not be enough to get Europe out of the crisis. Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms, who attended EU summit, said:

Conservative leaders fundamentally mistaken in their claim that they do ‘everything required’ to stabilise the Eurozone, as Markets increase attacks

PES - Party of European Socialists

The Party of European Socialists (PES) has condemned the claims made at the conclusion of the European Council in Brussels today, that ‘EU leaders have done everything required to stabilise the Eurozone’.

Both the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, and European Council President Herman Von Rompuy made the claim in the concluding press conference.

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