Today, CLEPA and MEMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to boost growth and jobs in the automotive industry in both sides of the Atlantic.
The document includes 8 clauses fostering cooperation and coordination of activities between the two geographic regions in general and the respective members of the two associations in particular.

Dear Member of the European Parliament,

On January 24th the EP Industry Committee strongly rejected the Commission proposal amending the EU ETS Directive, clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (backloading).

The College of Commissioners is meeting today for an Orientation Debate to discuss the post-2020 Climate and Energy Package. The key question will be whether the EU should set only a greenhouse gas emission target for 2030, or whether this should be accompanied by targets for energy efficiency and renewable energy. In a letter to Council President Van Rompuy, the Energy Efficiency Industrial Forum strongly argues in favour of a binding 2030 energy efficiency target based on cost-effective sectoral saving potentials.

In Brussels today, Caritas Europa brings together a range of high-level decision makers, academics, and grass-roots organisations working on the front-line with people in poverty to debate how best to respond to the current crisis.

"Caritas Europa organised today’s event because we believe as an organisation working directly with people in poverty across Europe we have a responsibility to part of the process of finding the right kind of solutions to the crisis,” says Jorge Nuño-Mayer, Secretary General of Caritas Europa.

Is health a priority for students? What are the different opinions on health in all the countries of Europe? How can we ensure that young Europeans receive proper knowledge on health topics. These are some of the main questions to be addressed and tackled by AEGEE-Europe's new initiative: The Health4Youth Project.