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New Appointments for MSc EU Policy: Vesalius College Hires Professors from Top Schools

Vesalius College

Brussels, May 2012

Vesalius College is excited to announce the appointment of two new professors for the Master of Science in European Union Policy (MSc EU Policy).

IRU opens Permanent Delegation for Africa

IRU - International Road Transport Union

The IRU has established a Permanent Delegation and Regional Committee for Africa in Casablanca, Morocco, and appointed Adil Gaoui as the IRU's General Delegate for the continent. This historic development unites road transport associations from 20 African countries, which expressed a willingness to promote inter-African trade and international road transport by implementing the key UN multilateral facilitation Conventions.

Meeting of Environment Council (ENVI)

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Mon, 06/11/2012
The Environment Council works to promote a harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of the EU economic activities. More specifically the council works to ensure quality of the environment and a prudent and rational utilization of natural resources.
 
At the global level it is working to promote measures that contribute to solving the global environmental problems. The Council consists of the Member States’ ministers of Climate and Environment and they congregate appr. four times a year.

Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)

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Thu, 06/07/2012 to Fri, 06/08/2012

The Ministers of the Council of Justice and Home Affairs, also known as the JHA Council, deals with the development and implementation of cooperation and common policies in the field of Justice and Home Affairs. This applies in particular to combating crime, judicial cooperation, police cooperation and cooperation on immigration, borders and asylum. The council typically meets once a month and the Member States are represented by their Ministers of Justice and Interior.

Meeting of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council

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Thu, 06/07/2012 to Fri, 06/08/2012

The Council (Transport, Telecommunications and Energy) works among other things to promote transportation by land, sea and air, to liberalize markets for IT and telecommunications as well as to promote reliable and climate friendly energy supplies at reasonable prices. The Council comprises of the Ministers responsible for either transportation, telecommunications or energy, depending on which items are on the agenda, and they typically meet every second month.

Meeting of Competitiveness Council (COMPET)

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Wed, 05/30/2012 to Thu, 05/31/2012
The EU ministers responsible for the single market, industry and research usually meet four times annually in the Competitiveness Council. The council is responsible for further developing the EU’s single market and ensuring the framework conditions for European industry and research. 2012 marks the 20 years anniversary of the launch of the Single Market and during the Danish Presidency the EU will negotiate a reform of the Single Market, which incorporates the latest digital development.
 

Meeting of General Affairs Council (GAC)

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Tue, 05/29/2012

In the General Affairs Council (GAC) the ministers coordinates the preparation of and follow-up on meetings in the European Council and covers dossiers of cross-cutting nature, thus affecting more than one EU policies - including negotiations on EU enlargement, preparation of the EU's multiannual financial frameworks and institutional and administrative matters. The council typically meets once a month and the Member States are represented by either their Minister of Foreign or European Affairs.

 

 

 

Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI)

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Mon, 05/14/2012 to Tue, 05/15/2012
The Council (Agriculture and Fisheries) consists of the Member States’ ministers of fisheries and agriculture and they congregate about once a month. The agricultural and fisheries policies relate to the regulation of markets and determination of avail-able resources. Sustainable development of fisheries and rural areas, challenges regarding climate change, environmental concerns, animal welfare and food safety are main issues.
 

Cogeneration sector united in the view that the Council is aiming for failure in the Energy Efficiency Directive

COGEN Europe

Participants, gathered at the 2012 COGEN Europe Annual Conference, call for a European legislation that reward energy efficient appliances like CHP.

Investors missing from global financial reform process

ACCA

Investors' views locked out of debate, finds ACCA/Grant Thornton roundtables

Investors should be placed at the heart of global financial and accounting standards, say ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Grant Thornton in a new report. However, the pair warns that investors' views on shaping future standards are not being heard.

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