On 19 and 20 May, Belgium is to host a new conference: Transeo, European Conference on SME Transfer.

On 6 May, leading representatives from the European food chain together with the European Commission joined hands to launch the European Food Sustainable Consumption and
Production (SCP) Round Table.

Speaking at the event Jean Martin, President of CIAA, said “There is only one planet. We must use our resources wisely, also for the sake of consumers and businesses. It is imperative to develop sound methodologies to fight consumer confusion.”

Copa and Cogeca, the organisations representing 30 million EU farmers and their families, are unhappy about the provisional agreement between EU and US negotiators to resolve the longrunning dispute over US hormone-treated beef.Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of Copa-Cogeca stressed, “It is crucial that all of the beef which enters the EU is traceable right back to its origin and that the US can guarantee that it has not been treated with hormones.

BRUSSELS – In the light of the consistent reduction of mobile termination rates and retail tariffs over the past five years, ETNO sees no justification for such a drastic overhaul of termination rates.

“In 2008, revenue and investment growth in the telecoms industry have continued to shrink and reached their lowest level since 2003. Today’s recommendation risks further hindering the telecoms industry’s ability to invest and develop innovative packages for customers, in a context of economic uncertainty”, says Michael Bartholomew, ETNO Director.