8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

7th November 2008, Parliament of Hungary, Budapest

DECLARATION OF BUDAPEST 2008 on "The future of Europe's energy supply"

EUFORES,

-having regard to its Berlin Declaration 2007

-having regard to its Edinburgh Declaration 2005

-having regard to its Athens Declaration 2003

-having regard to its Santiago de Compostela Declaration 2002

-having regard to its Madeira Declaration 2000

Eurometaux -REACH SIEF Management Seminar

8th December 2008

Eurometaux is pleased to announce that it is organising a Seminar on the SIEF Management – Obligations

and Implications on 8 December 2008 at the Diamant Conference Centre, Boulevard Reyers, 80, 1030 Brussels.

Authorities have placed the responsibility for the exchange of information to industry that is through the

Substance Information Exchange For a (SIEFs). Many companies will be participating in numerous SIEFs and the

TESTING CONNECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC BUSINESS

As the networked economy grows in size and importance, the ability to
conduct business via electronic means becomes increasingly important.
A CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) in development will support the
ongoing transformation of European businesses into globally integrated
enterprises.

Brussels (13 November 2008)

The CEN/ISSS eBusiness Interoperability
Forum (eBIF) is leading an international project on ‘Global eBusiness

12 November 2008

Press release

Dismantling of marketing standards: European Commission ignoresinterests of the European fruit and vegetables sector

Brussels.

“The European Commission is to impose its plans to dismantle the marketing
standards for fruit and vegetables despite broad opposition from the sector. It is giving priority to
its own bureaucratic and administrative interests and those of certain retailers, ignoring the

Regulation of rating agencies: getting it right

12/11/2008

The Liberals and Democrats at the European Parliament support a proposal on the regulation of rating agencies, tabled today by the European Commission. The four major aspects of the proposal match the expectations of the ALDE-Group, expressed in earlier proposals of the European Parliament:
- prevent conflicts of interest and guarantee the independence of ratings;
- reassure the quality of ratings;
- set clear transparency and disclosure obligations;