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Phillip Malloch, Executive Board Chairman, ETNO
Lise Fuhr, Director General, ETNO
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Phillip Malloch, Executive Board Chairman, ETNO
Lise Fuhr, Director General, ETNO
Brussels 6 June 2018. Pavlos Photiades, Managing Director of Photos Photiades Breweries, will serve a second term as President of The Brewers of Europe.
Pavlos Photiades was re-elected President of The Brewers of Europe for a second term at today’s annual general meeting of the Association in Brussels. Pavlos Photiades commented on his appointment, “I am honoured to continue in this role at such an exciting and challenging time for brewers. I look forward to working with the team on issues affecting our sector at large.”
Mr. Photiades is Managing Director of Photos Photiades Breweries and Photos Photiades Group, the leading brewery and beverage production and distribution group of companies in Cyprus and has been serving as a President of The Brewers of Europe since 2016.
With EU beer production rising above 40 billion litres for the first time since the economic crisis and 20 new breweries opening every week, today Europe is home to over 8,500 breweries. A successful mix of world-leading multinationals, deep-rooted regional breweries, and thriving SMEs, Europe’s brewers generate an estimated 2.3 million jobs from ‘grain to glass’.
Upon his last election, Mr. Photiades had commented “Europe’s brewing world is changing fast with the combined trends of consolidation and the blossoming of small and medium-sized breweries. I will see to it that [we} capitalise on these changes”.
Two years later, Mr. Photiades’ ongoing leadership and dedication have contributed largely to the creation of the first ever Brewers Forum event in Brussels. Tomorrow, The Brewers of Europe will welcome hundreds of brewing professionals from 40 countries for two days of exhibitions, debates, tasting and seminars about beer.
Pierre-Olivier Bergeron, Secretary General of The Brewers of Europe congratulated Mr. Photiades on his appointment, saying “Since joining The Brewers of Europe Board several years ago and for the past two years serving as President, Pavlos Photiades has proven himself to be an invaluable member of the Association’s top level of governance. I look forward to continuing our great collaboration. He has already made a big contribution to the work of The Brewers of Europe”.
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Note to editors:Mr. Pavlos Photiades (born 1964) is Managing Director of Photos Photiades Breweries and Photos Photiades Group, the leading brewery and beverage production and distribution group of companies in Cyprus with subsidiaries in Greece, Romania, Slovenia and Croatia. Photos Photiades Group is also involved in Insurance and Real Estate Development. Mr. Photiades has served on the Board of Directors of several public companies in Cyprus and Greece and has been serving as a President of The Brewers of Europe since 2016. Mr. Photiades studied Economics at Harvard University where he graduated in 1988 having been awarded twice the Harvard Scholarship for academic achievement. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Contact: Jan de Grave, Communications Director, +32 495 583 070 or jdg@brewersofeurope.org
About us: Based in Brussels, The Brewers of Europe brings together national brewers’ associations from 29 European countries and provides a voice to support the united interests of Europe’s 8,500 breweries. The Brewers of Europe promotes the positive role played by beer and the brewing sector in Europe and advocates the creation of the right conditions to allow brewers to continue to freely, cost-effectively and responsibly brew and market beer across Europe. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and visit our website www.brewersofeurope.org.
Brussels, 6 June 2018 - Google, Microsoft, IKEA Group, BT, Danone, Amazon, Enel Green Power, Engie, RES, Iberdrola and Facebook, Inc. have become Steering Group members of the RE-Source Platform, which pools resources and coordinates activities to promote a better framework for corporate renewable energy. The companies were announced today at the official launch of the Platform during the EU Sustainable Energy Week. These major corporate energy users and supply side companies were highlighting the growing demand for clean energy and the need for clear and enabling policy frameworks. "As the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, we are excited to support the RE-Source platform to accelerate the growth of renewables in Europe." - Marc Oman, Senior Lead, Energy and Infrastructure, Google. The RE-Source Platform aims to raise awareness and accelerate renewable investments and corporate renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in Europe. Several deals have been signed in Europe in recent years, providing major corporate buyers with reliable and competitively-priced power, but the potential for more is huge. In 2017 more than 1 GW of PPA deals were signed in Europe and therefore the phenomenon is growing. “The RE-Source Platform creates opportunities for companies to take an active role in developing the renewable energy market and be part of the low-carbon economy. By investing in, or enabling renewable energy generation, business can play an important role in tackling climate change.” - Karol Gobczyński, Climate and energy manager, IKEA Group. The recent growth of corporate sourcing in European markets, like Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway sees them positioned as ‘PPA-friendly’. In the rest of Europe certain regulatory barriers exist, making it difficult for corporate buyers to procure renewable electricity via PPAs. The Clean Energy Package, currently in the final stages of negotiation, is a unique opportunity to provide an enabling framework for corporate sourcing and unlock this huge untapped opportunity to invest in renewable energy. It also highlights the importance of traceability via a fully functioning ‘Guarantees of Origin’ market to help underpin corporate PPAs and investments. According to IRENA’s latest study, getting the policy framework right on corporate sourcing will be key in helping to drive the energy transition. “Corporate sourcing of renewable energy plays a key role in accelerating Europe's clean energy transition. We look forward to being part of the RE-Source Platform, which brings together a multitude of stakeholders and voices committed to advancing regulatory frameworks that enable more corporate investments in renewable energy, taking us ahead in our journey towards a greener Europe.”– Adina Braha-Honciuc, Government Affairs Manager at Microsoft. ENDS Note to Editors: The RE-Source Platform also organises an annual RE-Source Event - the largest and most influential corporate sourcing event in Europe. The RE-Source Event brings together all the major players in the PPA industry – from buyers to sellers to policymakers and more. The next edition will take place on 20-21 November 2018 at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. For more information: Kristina Thoring - Senior Political Communications Advisor, SolarPower Europe
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Tokyo, Japan (June 7, 2018)
The International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) very much welcomes today’s decision of the ICH General Assembly to elect the IGBA as an Management Committee Member of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH).
After joining the ICH as a full member of General Assembly in June 2016, the membership in the Management Committee (MC) is an important next step in IGBA-ICH relationship . Since June 2018, the IGBA will be represented in the ICH Management Committee by Nick Cappuccino and Beata Stepniewska, current IGBA representatives to the ICH General Assembly.
“To join the ICH as Management Committee ‘s Member is a historical moment for our industry and next milestone for the generic & biosimilar industries’ engagement in the international harmonization process” commented Nick Cappuccino, the Chair of the IGBA Science Committee. We strongly believe that, having contributed to the ICH work as an interested party during the last 20 years, we can now open a new chapter of engaging fully in the ICH activities of developing the international standards applied to the pharmaceutical industry, including generic and biosimilar manufacturers”.
“The IGBA is very much looking forward to playing a constructive role in the ICH, engaging actively in various Experts Working groups through the representation of our members across the five continents” said Beata Stepniewska, the IGBA representative to the ICH General Assembly. The positive decision of the ICH to elect the IGBA as a Management Committee Member reflects the recognition of values and expertise which the generic and biosimilar pharmaceutical industries can bring to the scientific discussion at the ICH. “
Generic and Biosimilar medicines industries are now global industries well positioned to continue contributing to the harmonisation of the scientific and regulatory standards led by the ICH. Deeper integration and involvement of the IGBA in the ICH Management body will clearly contribute to development and promotion of the ICH regulatory standards among the IGBA membership in the benefit of patients’ worldwide, having an access to high quality, safe and efficacious generic and biosimilar medicines.
About IGBA
The International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) was founded as IGPA (International Generic Pharmaceutical Alliance) in March 1997 to strengthen cooperation between associations representing manufacturers of generic medicines from around the world. Its membership includes AAM (USA), CGPA (Canada), GBM – Southern Africa (South Africa), IPA (India), JAPM (Jordan), JGA (Japan), Medicines for Europe (Europe), and TGPA (Taiwan), while the associations from Australia (GBMA), Brazil (ProGenericos), Mexico (AMEGI), and Malaysia (MOPI) are Associate Members. The IGBA is at the forefront of preserving sustainable competition within our industry, by stimulating competitiveness and innovation in the pharmaceutical sector; thereby, ensuring millions of patients around the world have access to high quality, pro-competitive medicines. Through its constituent member associations, the IGBA maintains constant dialogue with government authorities around the world, as well as with international institutions such as WTO, WIPO and WHO. More information: www.igbamedicines.org
Brüssel/Frankfurt, 7. Juni 2018 – Mit dem neuen EU-Forschungsrahmenprogramm „Horizont Europa“ setzt die Europäische Kommission falsche Prioritäten. Äußerst kritisch sieht der Maschinenbau, dass in dem Vorschlag die Rolle der Industrie in der Forschungspolitik deutlich geschwächt werden soll. „Europas führende Rolle in zahlreichen Schlüsseltechnologien ist auch Resultat von erstklassiger europäischer Forschungsarbeit. Wenn die EU industrielle Forschung nun weniger stark fördern will, spielt sie mit der Zukunft des Technologiestandorts Europa“, warnt Thilo Brodtmann, Hauptgeschäftsführer des VDMA.
Die Pläne der Kommission lassen erwarten, dass das Budget für die vorwettbewerbliche Produktionsforschung und die Zugangschancen für die Unternehmen des Maschinenbaus abnehmen werden. „Gerade mittelständische Unternehmen können aber die Basistechnologien nicht alleine entwickeln, sondern brauchen die Kooperation mit den besten Unternehmen, Forschungsinstituten und Universitäten in Europa“, erklärt Brodtmann. Die geplante verstärkte Förderung von Einzelakteuren und Marktinnovationen hingegen stellt aus Sicht des VDMA keinen Mehrwert für Europa dar und muss der nationalen Ebene oder privaten Investoren überlassen bleiben.
Besonders gravierend ist der Einschnitt, weil andere Weltregionen gerade in hohem Maße strategisch in Technologieforschung investieren. „Während China viel Geld in die eigene industrielle Forschung steckt, fährt Europa seine Unterstützung zurück. So haben es die heimischen Unternehmen im internationalen Wettbewerb besonders schwer“, sagt Brodtmann. Der VDMA appelliert an das Europäische Parlament und die Mitgliedsstaaten, im weiteren Gesetzgebungsprozess die angewandte Forschung in industriellen Schlüsseltechnologien wieder stärker zu gewichten und vor allem den Zugang für den Mittelstand zu entsprechenden Projekten - und damit die Breitenwirksamkeit - sicherzustellen.
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Der VDMA vertritt mehr als 3.200 Mitgliedsunternehmen des mittelständisch geprägten Maschinen- und Anlagenbaus. Mit 1,35 Millionen Erwerbstätigen im Inland und einem Umsatz von 226 Milliarden Euro (2017) ist die Branche größter industrieller Arbeitgeber und einer der führenden deutschen Industriezweige insgesamt.
Improving the availability of interconnections for cross-border trading is crucial to allowing further European market integration in a cost efficient way for the consumers. In this perspective, EFET, Eurelectric and the MPP strive to reconcile the European Commission draft, the European Council’s General Approach and the ITRE Committee’s draft compromise amendment on Article 14 of the recast Electricity Regulation on capacity calculation to ensure the effective integration of electricity markets.
Article 14 of the Electricity Regulation should indeed ensure that TSOs, while respecting network security at all times, maximise cross-border capacities in all timeframes, in a cost-efficient way from a European welfare perspective. Ensuring that TSOs calculate and allocate cross-border capacity to the market in all timeframes is crucial. Indeed, it allows efficient cross-border hedging of market participant’s positions in the long term, as well as proper portfolio adjustment in spot markets, and efficient dispatch in real time. In this respect, relying on an arbitrary “one-size fits all approach for all EU borders would ignore the value created by cross-border trade, the reality of the system and the specificities of regional and national markets.
You may access the full version of the Joint Statement following the link below:
http://www.efet.org/Files/Efficient%20Capacity%20Calculation%20Methodology.pdf
May you have any questions or inquiries, please contact Daria Nochevnik, EFET Communication Coordinator at d.nochevnik@efet.org (Tel: +32 (0) 484 23 63 73)
Brussels, 7 June 2018
Brussels Environment, EnergieAgentur.NRW, Hanae Chauvaud de Rochefort (The ADE), Cooperativa Agricola Speranza, Turboden - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, as well as Philipp Piddington and Adi Golbach, were honoured by the European cogeneration sector on Tuesday, 5th June, at the 2018 COGEN Europe Recognition Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, for their contribution to the cogeneration sector through outstanding performance and achievement. They received the award from COGEN Europe’s Managing Director Hans Korteweg and Member of the European Parliament Peter Kouroumbashev (Socialists & Democrats, Bulgaria), member of the Jury of the 2018 edition of the Awards.
Due to the very high quality of the nominations, the Jury this year decided to assign two Policy Development Awards.
Leefmilieu Brussel / Bruxelles Environnement won for its supporting mechanism for CHP. Brussels Environment, the administration of Environment and Energy of the Brussels-Capital Region, has recently adjusted the Green Certificate Scheme to take into account the specificities of Brussels region’s buildings (i.e. the relatively low level of self-consumption of the electricity produced locally). This has triggered renovation of many existing (and sometimes aging) buildings and a growth of the small to medium gas-fired CHPs.
A Policy Development Award also went to the Energy Agency of North-Rhine Westphalia. When being handed the Award, Dr. Frank-Michael Baumann, CEO of EnergieAgentur.NRW, Duesseldorf, said: “The COGEN Europe Recognition Award 2018 for the campaign CHP.NRW – Power Meets Heat of the EnergyAgency.NRW is a very important recognition of our activities in the last decade. Our campaign is acting on behalf of the North-Rhine Westphalian Government to publicise this technology and promote its expansion”.
Hanae Chauvaud de Rochefort from The Association for Decentralised Energy (The ADE) in the UK, was assigned the Market Development Award for individuals for having developed a simulation model of the UK electricity system enabling the carbon savings from CHP to be empirically analysed for the first time. It reveals that cogeneration will always displace less efficient gas from being a lower marginal cost generator and therefore can deliver price and carbon savings to all energy consumers.
The Award for Market Development for organisations went to the Italian Cooperativa Agricola Speranza, for representing the future of CHP as a flexible and dispatchable energy solution. In the words of Piero Gattoni, President of CIB – Consorzio Italiano Biogas: “Consorzio Italiano Biogas is very proud of the Award assigned to its member Cooperativa Speranza, a farm with biogas plant which built a district heating to heat up the nearby Institute for the Research and Treatment of Cancer. This represents a clear example of high commitment towards the local community with a perfect integration within the territory, moving a step forward in the key role of agriculture in the next future.
Turboden - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won the 2018 Technology & Innovation Award for their recent project in Brønderslev. “Turboden’s project in Brønderslev is a clear example of technological innovation: a 3.8 MWe ORC unit that performs better than expected” – states Marco Baresi, Institutional Affairs & Marketing Director Turboden S.p.A. “This is an interesting example of HYBRID cogeneration system from solid biomass connected to district heating at low temperature 45-55 °C (instead of the traditional 60-80 ° C) associated to a “Concentrated Solar Power system” and heat pumps.
Last but not least, Philipp Piddington and Adi Golbach both won the special Lifetime Achievement Award for their career-long commitment towards cogeneration and their instrumental role in achieving important objectives for the whole sector in the course of the last decades.
More information on the COGEN Europe Recognition Awards Ceremony and the pictures of the event are available on the website of COGEN Europe’s 2018 Annual Conference “The Power of Heat”.
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ABOUT COGEN Europe
COGEN Europe, the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration, is the cross-sectoral voice of the cogeneration industry. Its mission is to work with EU institutions and stakeholders to shape better policies and eliminate administrative, regulatory and market barriers to the wider use of cogeneration in Europe. It aims to build a robust evidence-base to show the benefits of cogeneration, using the expertise of its membership, and establishing strong coalitions and partnerships.
For further information please contact:
Thomas Vanhauwaert
Communications Officer
thomas.vanhauwaert@cogeneurope.eu
www.cogeneurope.eu