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BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

BDI on the pending EU Special Summit: Industry expects a clear sign of agreement

Berlin (ots) - Regarding the fundamental agreement between the Brexit negotiators on a political declaration and ahead of the EU Special Summit on Sunday, BDI Director General Joachim Lang says: "Industry expects a clear sign of agreement" - "I'm expecting a clear sign of agreement from the Brexit Special Summit. Reopening the negotiations is not the way forward. - ...

European Bioplastics

Reduction of single-use plastics needs to tie in with circular economy actions and consumption realities in Europe

Berlin (ots) - The European Parliament approved yesterday its report on the draft Directive on Marine Pollution and Single-use Plastics. "European Bioplastics fully supports the transition from a linear to a circular economy. Bioplastics enable more sustainable solutions for a range of products", says François de ...

foodwatch e.V.

Protest in Brussels: foodwatch Accuses EU of Large-Scale Failings in Health and Safety - Open Letter: Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Is "Detached from Reality"

skyDSL Europe B.V.

skyDSL Exceeds EU Expectations for 2020 Offering Internet at 50 Mbps to all Households

European Bioplastics

EU waste legislation recognises benefits of bioplastics

European Bioplastics

EU Plastics Strategy misses chance to fully embrace the benefits of bio-based and biodegradable plastics

Berlin (ots) - The European Strategy for Plastics, published on Tuesday by the European Commission, sets clear goals to curb plastic waste, increase resource efficiency, and to create job growth in Europe, but falls short on presenting a comprehensive approach by limiting the focus of the strategy on mechanical ...

European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)

ECCHR: Expulsions conducted by Spain at the EU's external borders violate the European Convention on Human Rights

Berlin (ots) - Spanish authorities systematically and often violently expel refugees and migrants at the border with Morocco. This long-standing practice of push-backs at the external borders of the European Union (EU) is unlawful. Automatic expulsions violate the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as the ...

CIVIS Medienstiftung

CIVIS Media Prize 2015: 21 programmes nominated

Köln (ots) - 21 radio, film, television and online presentations have been nominated for the European CIVIS Media Prize for Integration and cultural Diversity 2015. A total of 700 programmes from 21 EU countries and Switzerland were entered for the competition. Westdeutsche Rundfunk received four nominations. Two nominations each went to Swiss Radio and ...

Axel Springer Akademie

President of EU Parliament Martin Schulz: "Europe is not keeping its promise"

Berlin (ots) -   In an interview for the launch of the Axel Springer Akademie's English-language digital magazine "GENERATION SEPARATION", the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz (SPD), voiced strong criticism of European politics and its representatives. More and more young people perceive Europe as "undemocratic , boring and aloof." Schulz verbatim: ...

CIVIS Medienstiftung

CIVIS Media Prize 2015 - The European competition opens

Köln (ots) - Search for Europe's best radio and TV programmes as well as web pages and web videos on the theme of integration and cultural diversity CIVIS again recognizes programme contributions on radio, film and television as well as on the Internet which promote the peaceful coexistence of people of the most varied geographic and cultural origins. In addition to flight and asylum, the focus is on the latest ...

European Bioplastics

Bioplastics production capacities to grow by more than 400% by 2018

Berlin (ots) - The results of European Bioplastics' annual market data update, presented today at the 9th European Bioplastics Conference in Brussels, confirm the positive growth trend of the global bioplastics industry. "The market is predicted to grow by more than 400 percent in the mid-term," stated François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics. The data compiled in cooperation with the IfBB (Institute for ...

Handelskammer Hamburg

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"The EU and China Need Each Other More Than Ever" / Chinese Premier Li Keqiang a guest at the "Hamburg Summit" in the Chamber of Commerce (PHOTO)

Handelskammer Hamburg

"Hamburg Summit": President of the Chamber of Commerce Calls for Better Access to the Chinese Market / Plea for the removal of trade barriers at the opening of the conference

Hamburg (ots) - At the opening of the sixth "Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe", to be held at the Chamber of Commerce on October 10 & 11, 2014, the President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Fritz Horst Melsheimer, called for free trade to be strengthened and protectionism to be dismantled. Melsheimer said that ...

European Bioplastics

European Parliament vote on plastic bags confirms important contribution of compostable bags to enhanced biowaste collection

Berlin (ots) - Today the European Parliament adopted a report to demonstrate its support for decisive action to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags in Europe. European Bioplastics supports the outcome of the vote and the corresponding provisions for compostable plastic carrier bags. François ...

CIVIS Medienstiftung

CIVIS Media Prize 2014 - The European competition opens / Search for Europe's best radio and TV programmes as well as web pages on the theme of integration and cultural diversity

Cologne (ots) - CIVIS again recognizes programme contributions on radio, film and television as well as in the internet which promote the peaceful coexistence of people of the most varied national, ethnic, religious or cultural origins. Closing-date for entries is January 20, 2014. The CIVIS Media Prizes are ...

European Bioplastics

Ban or tax oil-based plastic shopping bags, says European Bioplastics

Berlin (ots) - European Bioplastics publishes its latest position paper on shopping bags, ahead of the forthcoming European Commission proposal on single use plastic bags announced today by Commissioner Janez Potocnik. The association recognises that an overall reduction in the consumption of plastic shopping bags will play an important role in increasing resource ...

JT International Germany GmbH

Tobacco Products Directive: The EC's Regulatory Impact Assessment is not sufficiently robust, Oxera concludes

Brussels, Belgium (ots) - The Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) undertaken by the European Commission on its proposed revisions to the 2001 Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is not sufficiently robust when reviewed from the perspective of regulatory best practice, including the Commission's own guidelines for RIA's ...

CIVIS Medienstiftung

CIVIS Media Prize 2013: eight programmes honoured in Berlin!

Berlin (ots) - Eight European radio and television programmes have been honoured with the award of the renowned CIVIS Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity. The prize-giving ceremony and TV gala was held in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on Thursday evening. The prizes, endowed with 3,000 Euros per category, this year went to productions ...

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)

Planning Europe's future electricity highways / EU-consortium develops modular plan for a pan-European transmission system

Brussels (ots) - A European research consortium, supported in part by the European Commission, has launched the e-Highway2050 project with the aim of developing a long-term planning methodology for the necessary expansion and conversion of the European electricity transmission grids. The resulting approach will ...

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)

Planning of electricity and gas networks at European level / EU project: Integration of large shares of renewable energy requires a trans-national strategy

Brussels/Berlin (ots) - The EU countries should develop a joint strategy for the development of European energy infrastructures. According to the participants in the SUSPLAN (PLANning for SUStainability) project, this is a basic requirement for further expanding renewable energy and climate protection beyond current ...

Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

Creation of a patent academy by the European Patent Organisation

Munich, Germany (ots) - With a view to fostering the development and harmonisation of patent-related intellectual property law and practice within its member states, the European Patent Organisation has adopted regulations setting up a European Patent Academy. The new institution will be managed by the European Patent Office (EPO) and will have its seat in Munich. In close co-operation with national, European and ...

Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

President Kober's mandate extended at the EPO

Munich (ots) - The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, gathering in Munich for its 93rd meeting, unanimously decided to extend the term of office of Ingo Kober, President of the European Patent Office, to 30 June 2004, and expressed its thanks to him. Mr Kober, who has been in charge of the Office since 1996, agreed to this extension after the failure of the procedure for electing ...