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Glass industry has solutions ready to address the challenges identified in the CARS 21 report

Glass for Europe

Brussels 06 June 2012: Glass for Europe welcomes the CARS 21 report which was presented today by the European Commission. Fuel efficiency, electro-mobility, improved road safety are identified as key components of Europe’s policy for the future of road transport and advanced automotive glass solutions offer a vast array of solutions and new possibilities in all these fields.

EU Commission: Strong economic benefits with renewable targets - Member States must act for 2030 -

WindEurope

With its new Renewable Energy Strategy the European Commission in Brussels today presented major reasons to favour legally binding renewable energy targets for 2030.

The Strategy notably says:
- "Strong renewables growth to 2030 could generate over 3 million jobs".
- "A continuation of an EU-wide specific renewable energy framework post-2020 
      [...] would result in a net GDP growth by 0.36-0.40% by 2030".
- "This increases our security of supply".

No low-carbon economy without energy-efficient heating, cooling and refrigeration

EPEE - European Partnership for Energy and the Environment

Brussels, 5 June 2012: More than 100 participants from EU institutions, industry, academia and NGO’s attended this year’s annual general meeting of EPEE, the European association of manufacturers of refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump equipment. At the heart of the debate: energy efficiency, the links between European energy and climate legislation and the sector’s great potential to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Liberals condemn heavy-handed police intervention against peaceful protesters in Russia

Sir Graham Watson MEP, President and Astrid Thors MP, Vice-President of the ELDR Party jointly voiced the concern of European Liberals about the arrests of ELDR member party Yabloko’s activists and other civil society organisations protesting today against a further limitation of the right to assembly and to express your opinions freely.

Rendezvous at UITP Geneva 2013...in less than a year!

UITP - International Association of Public Transport

In less than a year, the city of Geneva and Geneva Public Transport (TPG) will welcome the 60th UITP World Congress and Exhibition, from May 26th-30th. Geneva and Switzerland boast a large public transport network based on a long tradition of standards and excellence. It’s the ideal place to come and discuss future business models which, in a globalised world with uncertain economic perspectives, will have to prioritise sustainable development in general and public transport in particular.

FoodDrinkEurope launches Environmental Sustainability Vision Towards 2030 ahead of Rio+ Summit

FoodDrinkEurope

(Brussels, 5 June 2012) At a high-level event in Brussels today, FoodDrinkEurope launched its Environmental Sustainability Vision Towards 2030.  The Vision, a first for FoodDrinkEurope in this area, is part of a broad collaborative work with other stakeholders across the supply chain, governments, civil society and academia, covering three cores areas of work: (i) sustainable sourcing; (ii) resource efficiency along the food chain; and (iii) sustainable consumption and production.

ROWNTREE & ASSOCIATES: A NEW LOBBYING, MEDIA & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY IS LAUNCHED IN BRUSSELS

Rowntree & Associates
5 June 2012

Louise Rowntree today launches Rowntree & Associates - a combined lobbying, media and business development consultancy whose motto is Keep It Simple.
 
"People tend to unnecessarily complicate communications" says Louise, explaining Rowntree & Associates' motto. "No matter your aim, it stands a much better chance of being achieved if you keep things simple".
 

Ecommerce Europe presents its vision on e-regulations, e-payments and e-logistics

Ecommerce Europe

Draft positioning papers and reports point of departure for policy

PRESS RELEASE 4 June 2012

Today, Ecommerce Europe, the new European organisation for promoting the interests of webshops, held three pre-conferences around the topics: e-regulations, e-payments and e-logistics. The pre-conferences took place in Barcelona, just before the annual Global E-commerce Summit (GES).

CESI committees express their opinions on pensions, youth, gender and sector specific topics

CESI - European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

CESI committees express their opinions on pensions, youth, gender and sector specific topics

During the spring meetings of the CESI commissions on social affairs, gender rights and the different sector specific trade councils, the participants have adopted common positions and resolutions on current important politic topics, e.g. on the white book on pensions, youth unemployment, women in the media, gender quota and violence against law enforcement staff.

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