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Announcing the finalists of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Year Europe Awards 2019

Orgalime
We are pleased to announce the finalists of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Year Europe Award. Now in its fifth year, this award recognises the technology leaders driving European growth and prosperity through technology and innovation in two categories: Large Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME).
 
Finalists CTO of the Year Europe 2019:
Large Enterprises

The AVIS project in Cameroon

CITA - International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee
After the successful first AVIS pilot project in Togo, the World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) and CITA decided to renew their collaboration in Cameroon.
 
The AVIS (Assessment of Vehicle Inspection Systems) project has the overall objective of carrying out audits of vehicle inspection systems in different countries in sub-Saharan Africa – and this second study in Cameroon to make a diagnosis country’s PTI and registration system, along with a review of the structure in charge.

Ethics must top students’ skill-set

ACCA

ACCA champions commitment to future-proof integrity training

A senior ACCA leader has told an education conference that gaining ethical skills for an increasingly digital world must be central in the training of qualified accountants.

Sharon Machado, ACCA’s portfolio head of business reporting, issued the call at the European Association of Test Publishers (eATP) conference in Madrid.

S&Ds: EU should suspend negotiations with Azerbaijan following the latest crackdown against peaceful protest

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Last weekend Azerbaijani authorities violently dispersed peaceful rallies organised by the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), an umbrella organisation of opposition parties, and civil society groups protesting against gender violence. Dozens of participants were detained, beaten and otherwise mistreated, including Ali Kerimli, the leader of the opposition People's Front. 
 

What role for everyday people in the climate crisis? ENERGISE Living Labs achieve energy reductions by challenging social norms in the home

ENERGISE

In response to the increasingly urgent climate crisis, the European Commission is promoting several climate and energy targets with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonising the economy. However, the current pace and scale of change is insufficient to achieve the necessary sustainability transitions in energy systems. Increasingly, households are seen as playing a role in energy transitions – which implies challenging social norms and habits around energy usage in the home.

S&D Group supports efforts by UK MPs to avoid a no-deal exit

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
In a special sitting today in the UK Parliament, MPs voted to ensure that the UK will not crash out of the EU without a deal, by supporting an amendment to withhold approval until the legislation for a deal is in place. Without a meaningful vote on the deal agreed by the EU and the UK earlier this week, extension of the UK's membership of the EU is now necessary.
 
S&D leader Iratxe García said:
 

"Europe's challenges cannot wait: we need to move from words to action now," says Iratxe García after the European Council

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
On the outcome of the European Council, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament said:
 
“If we want the European Union to thrive and to be credible, it is time to move from words to action now, especially at the beginning of a new legislature. We were expecting the European Council to show more leadership and commitment to the enormous challenges that we have ahead, both on the ecological transformation and on enlargement.
 

Brexit: EU agri-food chain representatives welcome the deal and call for a swift ratification

FoodDrinkEurope
Copa and Cogeca, CELCAA and FoodDrinkEurope welcome the agreement that was reached today by the European Union and the United Kingdom Chief Negotiators. This deal paves the way for an orderly withdrawal, a principle that the EU agri-food chain has been repeatedly calling for, thereby providing predictability to operators.
 

K 2019: PlasticsEurope unveils updated plastics data and Voluntary Commitment progress

PlasticsEurope
  • In 2018, global plastics production almost reached 360 million tonnes; in Europe, there was a slight decrease in the plastics production from 64.4 million tonnes in 2017 to 61.8 million tonnes in 2018.
  • Since 2006, the volume of plastics waste sent to recycling in Europe has doubled.
  • The European plastics industry is highly committed to accelerate its transformation towards a more circular and resource efficient plastics economy.

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