(25 July 2012 Brussels) Just over six months after the launch of the European Social Dialogue for the food and drink Industry, EFFAT (European Federation of Food Agriculture and Tourism Trade Union) and FoodDrinkEurope outline their common priorities on the reform of the CAP (Common Agriculture Policy).

Both partners recognise the importance of the EU agricultural sector in terms of sustainable production, Europe’s food security, rural employment, and landscape preservation, and ask that adequate support is allocated to the sector:

Shenzhen, China, July 23, 2012: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced the completion of a breakthrough multi-mode LTE to GSM Automatic Neighbor Relations (ANR) Interoperability Test (IOT). Based on 3GPP R9 standards, Huawei’s LTE to GSM ANR IOT reduces manual configuration for neighbor relations by ninety percent, improves handover success rates, and decreases network management and optimization costs for operators.

ACCA executive director discusses successful branding for the world of accountancy

“Professional accountants benefit from global brands and they also build and develop them through their skills and expertise” said Neil Stevenson, executive director - Brand at ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), in a presentation he gave to delegates from CICPA (China Institute of Certified Public Accountant) in Beijing, about the principles of branding and how it applies to the accountancy profession.