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Effective implementation of energy efficiency measures

EUFORES - European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources

An effective implementation of energy efficiency measures requires more harmonisation and integration

ECBC Publishes Covered Bond Statistics for 2012

EMF - European Mortgage Federation

The European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) is pleased to announce that the results of its 2012 covered bond market data collection exercise have now been published on the ECBC website.

ORLEN research towards a Phenol Unit

PKN ORLEN

Until August 23rd ORLEN will continue its research to determine capabilities of Polish and foreign firms to design, deliver, erect and commission a Phenol Unit in Płock. ORLEN intends to increase its share in the Polish market of phenols, where 70% of the demand is satisfied by imports, mainly from Germany, Belgium, and Finland. The project is scheduled to commence next year and the production launch is expected sometime in 2017.

European Health Award 2013: Six shortlisted projects with a patient-centred focus

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

Six cross-border health projects have now been short-listed for the prestigious European Health Award 2013. They cover topics such as air pollution; enhancing cross border healthcare; patient involvement in improving quality of care and health research; prevention of healthcare associated infections; information dissemination on novel psychoactive substances, and improving patient-doctor communication and patients´ understanding of their medical conditions.

SOS Europe – Campaign to save the EU presented by Democracy International

EU Project OurSpace

Alpbach, Austria, 21.08.2013: the organisation Democracy International offers solutions to the European Union’s deep crisis of confidence. Today at the European Forum Alpbach in Austria, an interdisciplinary conference for science, politics, business and culture, Democracy International presented the campaign for a more democratic EU. Key demand is a new EU convention.  

New major incidents in 2012 report by EU cyber security agency ENISA

ENISA

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) today issued a new report providing an overview of the major outage incidents in the EU in 2012. The aggregated report shows that out of the 79 incidents reports, almost 40% of the incidents affected the possibility of dialling the emergency number “112”. Mobile telephony/mobile Internet was most affected, and disrupted communications for millions of users.
 

Egypt and Ukraine: European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee to hold special meeting 28 August. Elmar Brok MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

Following recent dramatic events in Egypt and increasing tensions in Ukraine - Russia relations, the Chairman of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Elmar Brok MEP, has scheduled an extraordinary meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the morning of Wednesday, 28 August 2013 to discuss in the presence of high-ranking EU officials how the EU should respond to these developments.

Q2 2013 was a decisive turning point for the global economy, according to Global Economic Conditions Survey from ACCA and IMA

ACCA
  • GECS Q2 reports the strongest year-on-year improvement in levels of optimism in three years
  • Business opportunities still scarce as a divided US economy emerges from a year of uncertainty

London, UK, 30 July 2013 - Both business confidnce and optimism about the global economy rose in Q2 2013, building on the significant gains seen in the first quarter.

PlasticsEurope appoints new Executive Director

PlasticsEurope

PlasticsEurope, the pan-European trade association representing European plastics manufacturers, has announced the appointment of Karl Foerster as Executive Director. Mr Foerster has been the Chief Executive Officer of Neochimiki Group, Athens. He will take up his new position at PlasticsEurope as of 1 October 2013.

Governments urged to help small businesses fulfil their international potential

ACCA

The failure of many small businesses to develop international trade opportunities is a major challenge for governments and business owners says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), which has published a paper outlining the essential measures to enable them to enjoy more success.

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