In response to the coronavirus outbreak, CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, agreed, in collaboration with all their Members and after the urgent request from the European Commission, to make freely available a series of European standards (ENs) for medical devices and personal protective equipment used in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Marc Palahí (Director, European Forest Institute), Lauri Hetemäki (Assistant Director, European Forest Institute) and Janez Potočnik (ThinkForest President)

Dear Members, Partners, Friends,

This is a challenging time for all of us on all levels. We are committed to stand together in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and give the best support we can to patients, healthcare professionals and policymakers.

18 March 2020 (Brussels). The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) respects the decision by European authorities to temporarily restrict non-essential travel, but calls on the European Commission, the Member States and Switzerland to consider all recovery and relief measures available to ensure business continuity for operators, airports and others in the business aviation industry.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Allinial Global have announced a brand new partnership.

Their new collaboration highlights a new stream of opportunity for legally independent accounting and consulting firms to further increase their knowledge and skills within the finance industry. ACCA and Allinial Global’s partnership will enable Allinial Global to offer ACCA’s online courses and recorded webinars for purchase through their learning management system.