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European Electricity Social Partners join forces on Skills and Qualifications

Today, the Secretary Generals of the European Social Partners in the Electricity Sector, industriAll Europe, EPSU and Eurelectric signed two landmark documents to reiterate their commitment to the development of skills and qualifications, and pledged to promote apprenticeship in the electricity sector.

The ‘Roadmap on Skills and Qualifications and the ‘Joint pledge to join the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA)’ aim at providing future-proof

Scale-Ups: converting vision into strategy and governance

All businesses start with ideas and visions. However, as they grow in size and complexity, the need to convert the vision into strategy and the governance mechanism to deliver becomes crucial. 
 
Success in scaling up businesses delivers many benefits for the wider economy, ranging from creating wealth; boosting innovation; increasing research and development; providing skilled jobs; generating export earnings; to contributing  to GDP.

Permitting issues leave latest German onshore wind auction under-subscribed

Challenges in the permitting procedure mean the latest German onshore wind auction has come in under-subscribed. The prices – average €62.6/MWh - were also up on the €57/MWh in the last auction in May.
 

PES confirms names put forward for common candidate

The Party of European Socialists has today announced the candidates vying to lead the Party into the 2019 European elections. 
 
The deadline to submit nominations was on 18/10/2018 at 23.59. To qualify, a candidate needed to secure a nomination from a PES full member party or organisation, and the support of 25% of PES full member parties or organisations.
 
Two candidates submitted qualifying nominations:

US interference unacceptable in EU legislative proposal for an SPC manufacturing waiver

The US patent and trademark office (USPTO), together with the US Trade Office (USTR) and the US Department of Commerce, is holding this week a dedicated, Government official only briefing on the EU legislative proposal for a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) manufacturing waiver. The meeting, which will be conducted under Chatham house rules, will take Tuesday, October 23rd in Brussels.  

Towards a net zero methane emissions in the gas sector – workshop conclusions on 15 October

On the 15th October, GIE in collaboration with Florence School of Regulation organised a policy workshop “Towards a net zero methane emissions in the gas sector – challenges and opportunities” with the aim to discuss the EU`s long-term strategy towards GHG emissions, the industry`s voluntary actions and best practices, regulatory experiences and potential approaches to more stringent regulation. 
 

Have your say on Team Juncker’s performance and priorities for the next European Commission

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Have your say on Team Juncker’s performance and priorities for the next European Commission

Environment committee demands targets for decarbonisation of trucks beyond feasible levels

The environment committee of the European Parliament calls for stricter CO2 targets for heavy-duty vehicles than proposed by the European Commission, and minimum quotas for sales of zero- and lo

European construction equipment industry gathers at CECE Congress in Rome in the midst of a positive business cycle

 

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