GDYNIA, POLAND, JUNE 2026

Frankfurt, 8 September 2026 – The European Commission is proposing a new law on public procurement. Commenting on this, VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann says:

7 September 2026, Brussels – FIA Region I launches its annual road safety campaign with a simple message: on the road, everyone needs your attention. Avoid distractions.

FIA Region I road safety campaigns focus on a different road safety challenge each year. This year’s campaign, under the theme “Everyone Needs Your Attention”, highlights how even brief moments of distraction can put all road users at risk.

CFOs and finance teams are harnessing an explosion in data and AI technology to drive better business insights. But a new survey shows most have concerns over the integrity of AI-generated analysis

A major report, Enabling finance insight, from two of the world’s leading accountancy bodies, reveals a clear trend towards greater use of real-time operational data, with more than 60 per cent of finance teams increasing its use over the past two years to support better business insight and decision-making.

European Aluminium regrets that yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Review and Temporary Decarbonisation Fund failed to close key loopholes that could undermine the effectiveness of the EU’s carbon border levy for aluminium. The Committee adopted its position ahead of the September plenary vote but did not include the specific fixes needed for post-consumer scrap and the proposed 50-tonne mass-based threshold for imported CBAM goods.