Singapore - June 26, 2012 Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, received the Green Technology Award at the CommunicAisia 2012 in Singapore , recognizing its successful Green Integration Outdoor Power System .To date, more than 110,000 units Huawei Green Integration Outdoor Power System has been deployed for the broadband networks around the world.
Providing Solutions for a Healthy Future for Europe: EDMA and Eucomed commit to providing solutions to achieve a healthy future for Europe in open letter to European Council
Brussels, 26 June 2012 – Eucomed, the European Medical Technology Industry Association, and EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association, have joined forces in a coalition of 9 MEPs, 65 leading trade unions, civil society organisations, health organisations and other industry associations in writing an open letter calling on the European Council for more equal and equitable healthcare for Europe’s citizens.
A new consultation launched by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) about improvements to the auditor’s report is welcomed by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
EUMICON 2012 - International mineral resources community to meet in Leoben, Austria
Austria will be the hottest spot in the minerals and mining world this September! Top political and business decision-makers and leading academics will congregate in Leoben, Austria, for the EUMICON 2012 European Mineral Resources Conference, to be held from 19–21 September 2012.
(Brussels, 25 June 2012) Despite the failure to create a global, ambitious agreement moving towards further sustainable development at the Rio+20 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Europe’s food operators support a renewed international political commitment to address new and emerging challenges in a number of environmental sustainability areas crucial to the future competitiveness of the European food and drink industry.
Brussels/ Abu Dhabi - ETISALAT joins ETNO as observer member, strengthening further ETNO presence in the Middle East Region. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and with operations in 17 markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Etisalat Group is one of the world’s fastest growing telecommunications groups serving more than 167 million customers with Internet, voice, broadcast, roaming and corporate data services from both fixed and mobile platforms.
IARC classifies diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans: EGEA calls upon the EU and Member States to take more decisive measures to reduce exposure to hazardous vehicle exhaust emissions.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organisation (WHO), on 12 June 2012 classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans, based on verified evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk of both lung and bladder cancer.
In advance of a high-level event to discuss the regulation of online gambling to be held on 27 June in the European Parliament, the EGBA - representing private online gambling operators based, regulated and taxed in the EU - sets out its expectations for the European Commission’s forthcoming Communication and Action Plan on the online gambling market.
