CLEPA welcomes the two EC proposals, published yesterday, on automated emergency call for road accidents mandatory in cars from 2015, assuming the prompt availability of European satellite navigation services and related automotive components. The "eCall" system automatically dials 112 - Europe's single emergency number - in the event of a serious accident. It communicates the vehicle's location to emergency services, even if the driver is unconscious or unable to make a phone call. It is estimated that it could save up to 2500 lives a year.

Brussels, 14 June 2013 - 'IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF SERVICES - The road ahead for European Standardization' is the theme of the 2nd European Standardization Summit, which takes place in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 19 June 2013. The Summit is organised by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and hosted by Danish Standards (DS), which is a member of both CEN and CENELEC.

Building on the success of the Faces of Brewing photo competition over the last two years, the third edition of the competition is now open for submissions. This year’s competition ‘Faces of Brewing 2013: Out for a beer’ aims to highlight the role that brewing, beer and pubs play in the local community.

More than 200 attendees from four continents and over 30 different countries contributed to a vibrant conference dialogue at LINQ 2013 carried out over May 16th and 17th. LINQ 2013 participants gathered at the global headquarters of the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy to discuss the future of international learning innovations and quality.

Global Wind Day, celebrated annually on 15 June, enables citizens to discover wind energy across the world. This year an online action has been launched to put pressure on world leaders, ahead of the G8 summit on 17-18 June to keep their commitment to phase out fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy. The level of subsidies to fossil fuels has gone up by nearly 30% to $620 billion [1] since 2010 and today fossil fuels receive six times more subsidies than renewable energy [2] .