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Chemical Industry aims to meet 30 November REACH deadline

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Cooperation with key stakeholders working well, learning process continues

The European chemical sector is putting the final pieces in place to meet the upcoming 30 November REACH chemicals registration deadline, industry leaders said today at a high-level press briefing at European Commission headquarters in Brussels.

Chemical industry executives joined EU Commissioners for Environment and Enterprise along with the head of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to give an update to reporters on the much anticipated REACH deadline.

EurActiv ‘Special Week’ coverage on EU economic governance

Euractiv

EurActiv, the leading online media on EU affairs, will be running special coverage from 13-17 September on EU economic governance. During the Special Week, EurActiv journalists will report from Brussels on major events like the EU summit, which will debate, on 16 September, the report of the task force chaired by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.

WHO Regional Committee for Europe to convene in Moscow, Russian Federation Press release issued by the WHO Regional Office for Europe

WHO

Copenhagen and Moscow, 10 September 2010  

WHO Regional Committee for Europe to convene in Moscow, Russian Federation 

Health ministers and decision-makers from 53 countries will lay ground for a new pan-European health policy.

EU Agency identifies incentives & challenges for cyber security information sharing in Europe

ENISA

 The EU ‘cyber security’ Agency ENISA, i.e. the European Network and Information Security Agency, launched a new report on barriers to and incentives for cyber security information sharing. The report shows e.g. that the economic incentives are much more important for practitioners than what academic literature indicate.

New independent public affairs consultancy starts operations in Brussels

Former Hill & Knowlton Brussels CEO Elaine Cruikshanks and partners announce launch of acumen public affairs

BRUSSELS, 9 September 2010: acumen public affairs, a new independent communications consultancy based in Brussels, today announced the launch of its operations. Founded by former Hill & Knowlton Brussels CEO Elaine Cruikshanks, along with partners Abigail Jones and Giles Keane, acumen public affairs aims to meet an identified need for hands-on senior support, combining both strategic counsel and high quality execution. 

Internalisation of external costs can place a 414 billion euro burden on the EU economy per year, while profiting only two EU countries

IRU - International Road Transport Union

A new ProgTrans study concludes that only two Member States will benefit from extra wealth and national income from the internalisation of external costs whereas most EU Member States will end up paying much more than they will receive. Road charges, when including excessive external costs, can reach up to 436 billion Euros per year, yet without generating any effective action aimed at removing the externalities by earmarking the charges to effectively reduce road transport’s environmental impact.

By MEPs Marie-Christine Vergiat and Cornelia Ernst: EP condemns deportation of Roma

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the situation of Roma in the European Union, which explicitly condemns the announcements and decisions of Nicolas Sarkozy and the French government, which is seeking to stigmatize a cultural minority.

The xenophobic statements of the French President are not out of the blue, they came in a difficult political, financial and social context for Nicolas Sarkozy and his government. This populism has horrendously exploited a population for electoral purposes.

ECJ: Austrian gaming legislation contrary to EU law

EGBA - European Gaming and Betting Association

Time to harmonize gambling rules across the European Union

Brussels, 9 September 2010

In a decision published today (1) , the European Court of Justice ruled that the Austrian laws regulating the provision of gaming services are disproportionate and discriminatory and therefore not compliant with EU law.

Only a day after the landmark rulings issued against the German lottery and sports betting monopoly the ECJ out rightly rejects the Austrian gaming provisions as also being in clear breach of EU law.

MDG Advocacy Tour- African Church leaders meet European leaders: 'change needs to be African-driven'

Caritas Europa

8 September 2010

Brussels – Ahead of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Review Summit in New York (20-22 September), a delegation of African bishops and development experts are currently in Europe to meet European political leaders and discuss efforts to improve the well-being of African communities, the obstacles they encounter and priorities to achieve change.

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