The European Commission is expected to publish proposals concerning the fees charged on payments using electronic cards. The card scheme MasterCard has been pursuing an aggressive media campaign against such regulation. EuroCommerce calls on the European Commission not to be pressurized: all European businesses and consumers need and deserve strong regulation against these fees.

The interpretation services in the European Parliament should be more cost effective. The Parliament could save millions of euros by using 'interpretation on demand' more often. Dutch MEP Esther de Lange proposed this in a report adopted today in the Budgetary Control Committee.

"Unnecessary use of interpretation services should be avoided, so as to maintain the high quality of Parliament's linguistic services. This is indispensable to fully guarantee the right of Members to express themselves in the language of their choice," she said.

Brussels, 11 June 2013: The 2nd annual Young Innovators Unconvention, organised by the European Young Innovators Forum (EYIF), brought innovative and entrepreneurial youth from across Europe together with established entrepreneurs, global business leaders, investors, experts and leading policy and decision makers, joining forces to mobilise for innovation and growth.

A Memorandum of Concordat (MoC) has been signed by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

The strategic agreement seals a relationship where the two organisations have worked in partnership over several years on a number of initiatives - such as diversity, pensions, social responsible investment and climate change - which have generated impact among a range of stakeholders within academia and business.

En 2012, la planète a vibré au rythme des Jeux olympiques de Londres. En 2014, elle s'enflammera pour la Coupe du monde au Brésil. Le sport est sans doute l'activité la mieux partagée au monde. Et partout, il est utilisé comme un levier pour éduquer, insérer et créer du lien social.