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“Major challenges remain for the automotive sector and the future of mobility. If Europe is to maintain its global competitiveness, dramatic yet affordable improvements in safety and environmental performance are needed” said Wil Botman, Director General of the FIA European Bureau in his assessment of the Cars 21 High Level group review.
The FIA, the representative of mobile consumers, participated in the CARS21 Mid-Term
CPME adopted the following policy documents at its Board meeting on 25 October 2008 in London:
CPME statement on the global and European shortage of physicians: proposals
for a common European Strategy EN / FR
Many countries all over the world and also in Europe have actual and projected
shortages of physicians, which is very likely to result in reduced availability of health
services and decrease of health safety of the countries’ populations. The EU Member
During the 2nd European Road Safety Day organized by the European Commission in Paris on 13 October 2008, ETRMA actively promoted on its booth the European-wide safe driving campaigns launched by its members especially at national level.
Participants were particularly alerted on the importance of having a correct tyre pressure, and the need to regularly checking tyre tread depth. They were also invited to test their driving behaviours on the road through the e-safety quiz: Are you driving safely’, available on ETRMA website until end-October.
ETRMA confirms the positive trend in the European management of end of life tyres (ELTs) with a recovery rate exceeding 91% in 2007, more than 4% compared to the previous year. For nearly 15 years, the European rate has followed an unstopped increase of the amount of tyres entering recycling/recovery treatment options. As a result, a growing variety of new industrial and consumer’s products have provided the market with innovative and performing articles, responding to an increased demand and thus contributing to create a sustainable market for tyre derived products.
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CLEPA Press Release on the CARS 21 High Level Conference
Brussels, 29 October 2008 : On 29 October 2008 the Members of the CARS 21 mid-term review presented their report including 16 unanimously-adopted recommendations.
The European Parliament Bureau has decided to put forward a strategic plan to reduce the institution's carbon "footprint" by 30%, thus going beyond the EU undertaking to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20%. The Bureau welcomed an in-house study showing how the 30% reduction can be achieved, noting that Parliament's recent shift to the use of only "green electricity" in its three places of work has already reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 17%.