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amfori appoints two new Vice Presidents to boost capacity and innovation after consistent growth

Brussels, October 25th, 2018 – The leading global business association for open and sustainable trade, amfori, has welcomed its first-ever Vice Presidents (VPs) for strategy and innovation and corporate affairs. The two new positions have been created in response to consistent membership growth and to steer implementation of amfori’s Vision 2030 Strategy for inspiring action around the world.

GSMA: 5G at risk if mobile operators don’t get access to the right spectrum

With One Year to Go to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), GSMA Calls for Governments to Support Mobile Industry Spectrum Needs

Progressives come together for Common Candidate

European socialists and democrats, united behind a Common Candidate, met in Brussels today to set out their ambition for the 2019 EU elections. After Frans Timmermans was endorsed as the PES Common Candidate by fellow Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, the President of the S&D Group Udo Bullmann hosted an exchange with Frans Timmermans at the S&D Group meeting today, with the participation of Maros Šefčovič and PES President Sergei Stanishev.

Germany reaches political agreement on additional onshore wind volumes

This week the German government reached a political agreement on an additional 4 GW of onshore wind by 2021.

Insights from the Secretariat - an interview with AmCham EU’s CEO – Susan Danger

PES unites behind Timmermans as lead candidate for 2019 European elections

The 2019 European elections are not just any election. The future of the European Union hangs in the balance. In order to further strengthen our unity, Maroš Šefčovič has announced that he supports Frans Timmermans as the Common Candidate to lead the PES family into the 2019 European Parliament elections. This brings the full force of the PES behind one lead candidate, and allows us to kick-start our campaign.

S&Ds back innovative instrument to help start-ups and SMEs access finance more easily

The Socialists and Democrats voted today in favour of crowdfunding - an innovative funding instrument- to enable start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the EU acquire necessary capital for projects. The S&Ds strongly support innovative business and funding ideas, especially for projects based on new technologies.

Enhanced transparency on the sustainability of investments and sustainability risks is key, say S&Ds

Yesterday, S&Ds led a vote in the economic and monetary affairs committee to increase disclosures on sustainable investments and sustainability risks across the EU. Under the new rules, investors and asset managers will be required to include environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their decision-making processes and carry out due diligence on their investment decisions. In addition to increasing the transparency of financial products, the report will also facilitate investments in sustainable projects across the Union.

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