Europe’s food chain partners working towards more sustainable food systems
In a Joint Declaration entitled, ‘Actions towards a more sustainable European food chain’ published today, representatives from across Europe’s food chain[1] and the NGO community encourage EU policy...
View ArticleChange in the CLEPA top-management - Message from CLEPA President
From 30th April 2014, following the departure of CLEPA’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jean-Marc Gales, Mr Arnaud de David-Beauregard, CLEPA’s President, will act as CLEPA’s Chief Executive Officer...
View ArticlePublic Consultation on Energy Efficiency: Opportunity for Building Renovation
The European Commission’s consultation on the Review of progress towards the 2020 energy efficiency objective and a 2030 energy efficiency policy framework closed on 28th April 2014.
View ArticleGreece at the helm: Challenges and opportunities for the Hellenic Presidency...
Recent figures in the EU show that competitiveness is on the up and the deficit has fallen. There can be an agreement that challenges and fluctuations still lie ahead, however, alongside with...
View ArticleGovernments ‘need to connect the dots’ between encouraging start-ups and...
The growth of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) needs long term and evolving support from government and the private sector, says a new global report commissioned by ACCA (the Association of...
View ArticleBIO-TIC launches three major bio-Roadmaps to tackle innovation hurdles in...
BRUSSELS, April 30, 2014 – BIO-TIC project - The Industrial Biotech Research and Innovation Platforms Centre - towards Technological Innovation and solid foundations for a growing industrial biotech...
View ArticleA Banking Union for an Unfinished EMU
This newly published policy brief argues that a fully-fledged banking union is needed to stabilise the euro and to prevent a decade of high unemployment and low growth in the Vulnerable Euro Area...
View ArticleCelebrating enlargement: together we are stronger
Commenting on the tenth anniversary of the major enlargement of the European Union, the President of the European People's Party (EPP) and Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, Joseph...
View ArticleEFET Legal Committee endorses Individual PRISMA Gas Capacity Contract
Today, the Legal Committee of the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET)1 has endorsed the Individual PRISMA Gas Capacity Contract for secondary gas capacity trading on the European Capacity...
View ArticleEDF asks leading EU candidates for commitments
Brussels, 30 April 2014 | EDF has addressed the leading candidates nominated by the European poltical parties as candidates for the presidency of the European Commission – Jean Claude Juncker (EPP),...
View ArticleGSE announces new improvements of the storage transparency initiative -...
Gas Storage Europe (GSE) is proud to inform that the GSE Transparency Platform (AGSI+) has been extended to include storage data for Naftogaz of Ukraine. With the data from Naftogaz AGSI+ for the first...
View ArticlePress Release FEP
The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry met on 28 April 2014 and discussed amongst others both the parquet situation and recent economic indicators on the European...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament stands strong on Energy Efficiency: Over 100 MEPs pledge...
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View Article600 young Europeans from 40 countries discuss about participation of youth in...
From April 30th until May 5th, AEGEE-Europe celebrated its General Assembly, Spring Agora Patra 2014, under the motto “It’s your place to choose!”. The main topic of the conference was Youth...
View ArticleGreek Presidency of the EU places high priority on digital job creation and...
ICT is helping Greece turn the corner after experiencing the worst economic downturn in a generation. The Greek government has used its six months at the helm of the European Union to maximize this...
View ArticleEBF calls for courage to recognize financial transaction tax damages economy
The European Banking Federation on Tuesday reiterated its strong opposition to plans by a group of EU member states to adopt a financial transaction tax (FTT) and called on governments and lawmakers to...
View ArticleEuropean Year of Citizens Alliance Calls on the Future President of the...
EDF is a member of the steering committee of the European Year of Citizens Alliance (EYCA), an open network of European and national civil society organisations willing to promote active citizenship as...
View ArticleCouncil buries FTT
Commenting on the agreement between 10 EU governments on the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT) through the enhanced cooperation procedure (1), Green economic and finance spokesperson...
View ArticleLatest data & trends in the European food and drink industry
Europe’s food and drink industry employs 4.24 million workers throughout all Member States, mostly in rural areas, 64% of whom are employed by SMEs. As the leading employer in the EU, it also boasts...
View ArticleFood industry lobbyists proposed for EFSA Management Board
Representatives of the EU Member States today decided to nominate food industry lobbyists to the Management Board of EFSA, the EU’s Food Safety Authority. Commenting on these nominations, José Bové,...
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