We are firm believers that there are no limits to the positive outcomes delivered by infrastructure-based competition. What better than to have parties compete to provide increasingly choosy and tech savvy customers with the best performing networks? In this day and age in Europe, it has been proven that continued investment by alternative providers is providing an evolving choice of innovative services - at speeds never before imagined. At the heart of this set of choices is competition among platforms and technologies.

POSITION PAPER ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE WATER INDUSTRY
Spring 2012

Aqua Europa (“AE”) is a federation of European trade associations for the supply chain of the water and wastewater industry. It represents more than 1 600 companies through its 11 member associations in eight European countries

The European energy efficiency industry called on the Presidents of the European Commission and the Council, Mr Barroso and Mr Van Rompuy, to use the “growth-summit” in May and the EU Council on 28-29 June to include energy efficiency as a corner stone of Europe’s growth strategy. Energy efficiency is the single most (cost-) effective lever able to address the economic, social and environmental challenges whilst also being an engine-for-growth.

17 May - The Hungarian government has submitted a bill, effective from July 2012, for an additional telecommunication tax, which foresees a budget shortfall of around €140-170m (HUF 40-50bn) annually. The government plans to use the new incomes for further budget consolidation. The bill submitted to the Parliament contains a tax levied on the providers of telephony and messaging services.