“There is no food security without water security, “ said FAO director-general Jose Graziano Da Silva at the opening of the World Water Week which was held in Stockholm from 26 to 31 August 2012. Agriculture accounts for 70% of all water use; if current trends continue, predicted water shortages in agriculture have been identified as the single most significant constraint on crop production over the next 50 years.
“There is no food security without water security, “ said FAO director-general Jose Graziano Da Silva at the opening of the World Water Week which was held in Stockholm from 26 to 31 August 2012. Agriculture accounts for 70% of all water use; if current trends continue, predicted water shortages in agriculture have been identified as the single most significant constraint on crop production over the next 50 years.
Eurometaux considers the Commission proposal for potential new REACH SVHC candidates as lacking efficiency and a waste of public resources
Eurometaux, the European Association of Metals, is very concerned about the recent Commission initiative to list 38 substances, including a series of lead compounds, in the Register of Intentions for SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern).
EFETnet announces the ‘go-live’ of a new electronic service for OTC and ‘off-exchange’ trade clearing registration, an implementation of the EFET open standard for clearing registration: “electronic eXchange Related Processing” (eXRP).
This seventh edition of the ECBC European Covered Bond Fact Book builds on the success of previous editions and cements it place as the benchmark and the most comprehensive source of information and data on the asset class.
Eurometaux considers the Commission proposal for potential new REACH SVHC candidates as lacking efficiency and a waste of public resources
Eurometaux, the European Association of Metals, is very concerned about the recent Commission initiative to list 38 substances, including a series of lead compounds, in the Register of Intentions for SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern).
Brussels – As Ministers and State Secretaries for European Affairs are set to further discuss the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 during their Informal Meeting in Nicosia on 30th August 2012, ETNO insists on the need to maintain the Commission’s proposed funding levels for ICT of the Connecting Europe Facility.
The European Paralympic Committee (EPC) has announced the winners of the ‘Best of the Best’ Award for competitors from the EPC Youth Games 2012. Milan Mann (Czech Sports Organisation for Physically Disabled) and Anđela Muzinic (National Paralympic Committee Croatia) were named this week as the competition winners based on their performances during the Youth Games.
• Latest EU Commission proposal for candidate list is unilateral and hasty
• Large number of lead substances included for which authorisation is unlikely to be an effective risk management option
• ILA calls for increased transparency on the criteria for prioritising substances proposed for candidate listing
The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with the European Union and its forerunners since 1953, when David E. Bruce was appointed U.S. Observer to the Interim Committee of the European Defense Community (EDC) and U.S.
