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The State of the Union goes online to discuss COVID-19

On 8 May 2020, the European University Institute will host a special online edition of its The State of the Union Conference. Policy-makers, scholars, and experts will discuss how Europe is managing the COVID-19 crisis, and the impact of the pandemic on health policies, the international economic outlook, and global cooperation.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, and European Council President Charles Michel are among the prominent speakers.

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The role of R&I in the Recovery Plan - Letter to European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen

Knowledge4Innovation

Brussels, 4 May 2020 – Research and Innovation actors from the public, private and academic sectors represented by the Knowledge4Innovation Forum in the European Parliament, addressed a letter to the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, emphasizing the important role of research & innovation to solve major problems not only in the recovery plan but in the EU’s long-term strategy. An ambition that needs to be mirrored in the next Multiannual Financial Framework, with a strong budget for Horizon Europe.

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TEGoVA pre-launches European Business Valuation Standards (EBVS), effective immediately

TEGoVA

Krzysztof Grzesik, Chairman of TEGoVA, said “Europe has reached a tipping point that can only be accelerated by the current crisis – the EU is now the dominant sculptor of our regulatory environment and valuers can no longer limit their horizons to the national policy and regulatory framework. These, the first ever truly European Business Valuation Standards, prepared by highly skilled professionals, finally provide business valuers with a common European approach anchored in the EU legal order.”

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ACCA to introduce remote exam-taking

ACCA

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is introducing new flexibility for ACCA students around the world to enable them to take their exams at home or in another location in circumstances where centre-based exam sittings are disrupted.

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CEEP addresses the impact of COVID-19 on demographic change and labour markets at the informal EPSCO

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

Today [5^th May 2020], Valeria Ronzitti, CEEP General Secretary, attended the informal meeting of employment and social policy ministers, organised by the Croatian Presidency of the EU and held online for the first time.