The IRU calls upon EU decision makers to deliver an ambitious, sustainable, business-friendly policy framework to meet current and future mobility needs and challenges at EU and global level.

Brussels (27 April 2010) – The market of aesthetic surgery interventions – sometimes also
called cosmetic surgery - has increased dramatically over the last years. The growing
availability of travel, the internet and the numerous financial payment facilities also mean
that medical tourism in relation to aesthetic surgery has become a reality.

Nevertheless, many Member States have not yet put in place adequate regulations or
standards on how to provide these surgery services in a safe environment and consumers

At the closing conference of the EU co‐funded Discerno project on Corporate SocialResponsibility yesterday evening, Ralf Resch, General Secretary of CEEP, highlighted theimportance of Corporate Social Responsibility to rebuild trust in our economy, "PublicService providers have a key role to play in this matter as they provide services that are useddaily by millions of citizens and enterprises throughout Europe". He further stated, "Theiraction are therefore of utmost importance if we wish to reach ambitious environmental and

Paris, FRANCE and Waukesha, WISCONSIN, USA – April 26, 2010  – GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a commitment to reduce the average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 25 percent by 2012.  With support from the European Union (EU) Commission, GE Healthcare and a group of ten other medical device manufacturers within the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT industry (COCIR), have proactively committed to a self-regulatory initiative for