The IRU Goods Transport Council has revised the IRU’s General Conditions for International Carriage of Goods to better reflect the latest economic, legal and contractual developments in hauliers’ operating environment.

Twenty-five years after the EU Recommendation 86/666/EC on fire safety in hotels, and 20 months after the adoption of the HOTREC   MBS Methodology – guidelines for fire safety in Europe, consumers are still waiting for a more binding instrument able to achieve their expectations on safety. ANEC questions the claim that hoteliers are using the MBS Methodology and welcomes the recommendation of the European Parliament² to look for regulatory solutions if self-regulation fails

The first joint cyber security exercise between the European Union (EU) and United States (US) is being held today (3rd  Nov.) in Brussels, with the support of the EU’s Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and the US Department of Homeland Security. The day-long table-top exercise, Cyber Atlantic 2011, is using simulated cyber-crisis scenarios to explore how the EU and US would engage each other and cooperate in the event of cyber-attacks on their critical information infrastructures. 

Commenting on the decision by Greek prime minister Papandreou to hold a referendum on the implementation of the terms of the latest Greek bail out, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit said:

RICS research report – ‘The housing sector – Consumption of households from a European perspective’

Housing-related expenditure has increased considerably in Europe over the last decade and now represents the highest share of consumer spending at EU level, says the latest research published by RICS. 

The report will be officially launched today at the International Housing Summit in Rotterdam – the only global forum for the affordable housing sector.