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EFPIA and EuropaBio welcome European Commission Consensus Information Document on biosimilars in the European pharmaceutical environment

EuropaBio

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Associations (EFPIA), its specialised group the European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE) and the European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio) welcome the consensus information document on biosimilars that was approved by the European Commission Steering Group on Access to Medicines in Europe on 17th April. The Commission will present the document at the BIO international Convention in Chicago on 23rd April.

CEEMET: THE COMMISSION’S PROPOSED NEW REPORTING DUTIES FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTARY CSR

Ceemet - European Tech & Industry employers

The European Commission’s new proposal to review the accounting Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC regarding disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups is counterproductive.

 

INDIAN MANUFACTURER CUTS PRICE OF CHILDHOOD VACCINE BY 30 PERCENT

GAVI Alliance

GENEVA, 18 April 2013 – The cost of immunising millions of the world’s most vulnerable children against five deadly and debilitating diseases is set to fall, thanks to a major price reduction of one third for pentavalent vaccine. This new, more cost-effective price provides the opportunity for the GAVI Alliance to pay up to US$ 150 million less over the next four years compared with using lowest cost alternative suppliers.

Hyundai Motor Europe, teachers and EU policy makers invest in the future employability of young Europeans with the ‘Skills for the Future’ initiative

Junior Achievement-Young Enterprise (JA-YE) Europe and Hyundai Motor Europe

Brussels, 10 April 2013 – Teachers, Hyundai Motor Europe executives and EU policy makers will gather today to discuss how to equip young Europeans with the skills needed for their future employability while boosting competitiveness in Europe.

‘Skills for the Future’ breaks the silos between industry, policy and education and demonstrates how best-practice sharing will improve the employability of Europe’s youth

Junior Achievement-Young Enterprise (JA-YE) Europe and Hyundai Motor Europe

Brussels, 12 April 2013 – A stronger emphasis on soft skills,  a greater role for mentorships and the addition of entrepreneurship education to the standard curriculum are needed for Europe’s youth to succeed in 21st century jobs. Bringing entrepreneurship education inside the vocational schools classroom was also in the spotlight during the ‘Skills for the Future’ panel debate that took place on Wednesday, April 10, at the European Parliament.

“ECBC & AFME Recommendation on Tap Issuance”

ECBC - European Covered Bond Council

The European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) have today announced a new joint recommendation to enable greater transparency for secondary market ‘tap’ covered bond transactions.

A ‘tap’ covered bond issuance is a privately placed trade between two counterparties, often large in size, which is transacted off-exchange. Consequently, knowledge of the transaction is not available to market participants unless they are involved in the trade, which gives rise to the problem of asymmetrical information.

Europe’s banks say EU capital requirements fall short of fully achieving a Single Rulebook

EBF - European Banking Federation

The European Banking Federation (EBF) welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the compromises previously agreed with the Council over the final shape of Capital Requirements Regulation and Directive (CRR/CRD IV). The EBF understands that the Parliament aims for an entry into force of the new regime on 1 January 2014, once the Council has formally given its approval.

EPACA, the European Public Affairs Consultancies Association tightens Code of Practice

EPACA

EPACA, the European Public Affairs Consultancies’ Association, today officially published their revised Code of Practice. The code has been amended to reflect more closely current public affairs practices. It extends the scope of the code to cover all activities undertaken by EPACA members in the context of their public affairs work.

Weights and dimensions: further effort needed on bus and coach weight limit and electronic sensors

IRU - International Road Transport Union

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) broadly welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) proposal on weights and dimensions for commercial vehicles. However, questions remain over details on the weight of coaches and electronic weight sensor proposals.

 

The Commission’s Product Environmental Footprint Method Should Explicitly Exclude Construction Products

PU Europe

The European Commission published a Communication and a Recommendation on the Internal Market for Green Products with the aim to promote the use of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and the Organisation Environmental Footprint (OEL) methods. The environmental performance of a product should be calculated with the Joint Research Centre's new life cycle assessment tool. While PU
Europe fully supports efforts to introduce life cycle assessments, it calls for a clear statement that the PEF method will not apply to construction products.

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