28 September, Workshop “Water for Integration – Integration for Water”. The 3rd Aquawareness stakeholder meeting received input by the European Workshop “Water for Integration – Integration for Water” organized by the Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE) in cooperation with European Partnership (EWP) in Brussels.
BRUSSELS – What is the state of play in NGA deployment in Europe? Which are the different commercial and technology models used? How can the regulatory approach to NGA address the risks involved? These questions are at the centre of a high-level workshop organised today by ETNO on “Next generation access networks (NGA) and the digital economy”.
- Higher quality and better efficiency of home care
- System comparison and adoption of best-practice models
- Cooperation between project partners from ten countries
The “European Health Award” presented this year at the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) goes to the “European Patient Assessment” (EPA) project. EPA is designed to improve the exchange of knowledge and experience by practical physicians in the area of primary care. Cross-border healthcare initiatives are distinguished every year with the European Health Award.
The European Recovered Paper Council recognised the outstanding work being done to promote paper recycling last night when HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium presented its Second Annual European Paper Recycling Awards at the European Parliament in Brussels.
The event hosted by Jorgo Chatzimarkarkis MEP saw two winners receive their prize and those highly commended receive a certificate of recognition from Prince Laurent and the European Parliament’s Environment Committee President, Jo Leinen MEP. The winners were:
• EHFG President Günter Leiner demands the “rationalisation rather than rationing of health services”
• Heightened pressure to increase efficiency of and modernise the health care system
• Smoking, alcohol, nutrition: impending return of harmful behaviours
The FIA Eurocouncil expects a new ambitious programme to come out of the consultation process on the European Road Safety Action Programme
In its answer to the consultation the FIA Eurocouncil will underline the need to have high level commitment, strong leadership, clear objectives and precise targets.
The IRU’s “White Paper on the Future of Commercial Road Transport in the European Union,” calls for a strong public-private partnership to create a market-driven transport system that includes all modes without discrimination.
Brussels – The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has presented the European Commission with its vision of what the future of transport should look like in the European Union (EU).