published by CEN - CENELEC on Tuesday 10 Jul 2012

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) are offering free advice to developers of research projects regarding different ways of taking standards into account and linking-up with standardization activities. This advice will be especially valuable for consortia that are intending to submit project proposals under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament voted today on two Reports on defining EU Foreign Policy instruments for the financing of the EU's bilateral relations. This will be the new key tool of the Union to provide support to the 16 partner countries located East and South of its external borders for the period 2014-2020.

The two Reports are: 'Establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries', drafted by Mario Mauro MEP, and 'Establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument', drafted by Eduard Kukan MEP.

Brussels Monday, 9th July 2012 - DIGITALEUROPE welcomes the announcement of €8.1bn Euro calls under FP7 by the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, today.

Adam McCarthy (Johnson Controls) was elected President of the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EuroACE) for a 2-year mandate at the EuroACE General Assembly on 28th June, 2012. Adam McCarthy is Director Government and Trade Relations EMEA at Johnson Controls, and previous Chair of the EuroACE Working Groups on Financial and Fiscal Policies and on External Communications. Mr McCarthy replaces Jonna Byskata (United Technologies) who acted as President and previously Vice-President of EuroACE from 2008-2011.