A new study published by the Jülich Research Centre (Germany) contradicts fears that, in times of budgetary constraints, incentive schemes for the energy efficiency of buildings would be too costly and that the deep renovation of Europe’s building stock could therefore not be supported. The report found out that for every Euro that the state owned KfW spent in support of energy efficient construction and refurbishment in Germany in 2010, revenues of public authorities at all levels increased by as much as four to five Euros.
CPME adopts during the Steering Group meeting chaired by Commissioners Dalli and Kroes, the first Strategic Implementation Plan on Active and Healthy Ageing
Joint Statement of the European Sectoral Professions
In the context of Modernisation of the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications
Vote of confidence a victory for ‘true leadership’
(4 November 2011) The vote of confidence for Prime Minister George Papandreou in the Greek Parliament this evening (4 November), was warmly praised by Party of European Socialists’ President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen who said Greece should now focus on; “the urgent need for national unity in government and a national unity of purpose”.
CEEP closed today its 14th Annual Local Enterprises Conference with a declaration highlighting the key role of local public services providers in Europe.
The 16,000 local enterprises representatives gathered in CEEP called on European policy makers to take into account their added-value and specificities. Local enterprises need indeed a well balanced and effective legal environment. This can be achieved through:
1. A de minimis regulation within the state aid rules effectively addressing the needs of local operators;
The IRU General Assembly today re-elected Mr. Janusz Lacny IRU President, for the term 2012-2013.
Geneva – Janusz Lacny has been re-elected President of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) by the IRU General Assembly for a new term of office 2012-2013.
RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q3 2011*
Ongoing economic uncertainty further weakened commercial real estate markets around the world during the third quarter of this year. In Europe, while Germany and Russia remain robust, other usually strong performers such as France have started to falter, says the latest RICS Global Commercial Property Survey issued today (4 November 2011).
European Public Sector Award, EPSA 2011 - “Public Sector Excellence Awarded in November in Maastricht”
On 15-17 November 2011, the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) will be proud to honour the most innovative performers in European public administration with the prestigious European Public Sector Award 2011. This is an award for the best and most innovative public sector performers in the fields of: Smart Public Service Delivery in a Cold Economic Climate; Opening up the Public Sector through Collaborative Governance; and Going Green: Concrete Solutions from the Public Sector.
A Nice, les députés européens Marie-Christine Vergiat (Front de Gauche, France) et Jürgen Klute (Parti Die Linke, Allemagne) participent activement, aux côtés des mouvements sociaux, aux mobilisations populaires alternatives au G20.
Executive Summary
ECTA’s members welcome BEREC’s draft guidelines on Net-Neutrality and Transparency and support BEREC’s pragmatic approach to the Net-Neutrality debate. ECTA members stress that, with respect to transparency and Net-Neutrality, it is important to consider that:
