BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
Berlin (ots) - Regarding the fundamental agreement between the Brexit negotiators on a political declaration and ahead of the EU Special Summit on Sunday, BDI Director General Joachim Lang says: "Industry expects a clear sign of agreement" - "I'm expecting a clear sign of agreement from the Brexit Special Summit. Reopening the negotiations is not the way forward. - ...
Berlin (ots) - The European Parliament approved yesterday its report on the draft Directive on Marine Pollution and Single-use Plastics. "European Bioplastics fully supports the transition from a linear to a circular economy. Bioplastics enable more sustainable solutions for a range of products", says François de ...
Berlin (ots) - The European Strategy for Plastics, published on Tuesday by the European Commission, sets clear goals to curb plastic waste, increase resource efficiency, and to create job growth in Europe, but falls short on presenting a comprehensive approach by limiting the focus of the strategy on mechanical ...
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
Berlin (ots) - Spanish authorities systematically and often violently expel refugees and migrants at the border with Morocco. This long-standing practice of push-backs at the external borders of the European Union (EU) is unlawful. Automatic expulsions violate the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as the ...
Köln (ots) - The Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects the idea of threatening to cut EU subsidies to member states should they fail to comply with EU decisions or violate the principle of the rule of law. In an exclusive interview (WDR) for the ARD-Europamagazin (German Television/Das Erste, 26.03.2017, 12.45 Uhr) held at the sidelines of the Rome Summit, she ...
Köln (ots) - 21 radio, film, television and online presentations have been nominated for the European CIVIS Media Prize for Integration and cultural Diversity 2015. A total of 700 programmes from 21 EU countries and Switzerland were entered for the competition. Westdeutsche Rundfunk received four nominations. Two nominations each went to Swiss Radio and ...
Berlin (ots) - In an interview for the launch of the Axel Springer Akademie's English-language digital magazine "GENERATION SEPARATION", the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz (SPD), voiced strong criticism of European politics and its representatives. More and more young people perceive Europe as "undemocratic , boring and aloof." Schulz verbatim: ...
Köln (ots) - Search for Europe's best radio and TV programmes as well as web pages and web videos on the theme of integration and cultural diversity CIVIS again recognizes programme contributions on radio, film and television as well as on the Internet which promote the peaceful coexistence of people of the most varied geographic and cultural origins. In addition to flight and asylum, the focus is on the latest ...
Berlin (ots) - The results of European Bioplastics' annual market data update, presented today at the 9th European Bioplastics Conference in Brussels, confirm the positive growth trend of the global bioplastics industry. "The market is predicted to grow by more than 400 percent in the mid-term," stated François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics. The data compiled in cooperation with the IfBB (Institute for ...
Hamburg (ots) - At the opening of the sixth "Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe", to be held at the Chamber of Commerce on October 10 & 11, 2014, the President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Fritz Horst Melsheimer, called for free trade to be strengthened and protectionism to be dismantled. Melsheimer said that ...
Berlin (ots) - Today the European Parliament adopted a report to demonstrate its support for decisive action to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags in Europe. European Bioplastics supports the outcome of the vote and the corresponding provisions for compostable plastic carrier bags. François ...
Cologne (ots) - CIVIS again recognizes programme contributions on radio, film and television as well as in the internet which promote the peaceful coexistence of people of the most varied national, ethnic, religious or cultural origins. Closing-date for entries is January 20, 2014. The CIVIS Media Prizes are ...
Berlin (ots) - European Bioplastics publishes its latest position paper on shopping bags, ahead of the forthcoming European Commission proposal on single use plastic bags announced today by Commissioner Janez Potocnik. The association recognises that an overall reduction in the consumption of plastic shopping bags will play an important role in increasing resource ...
Brussels, Belgium (ots) - The Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) undertaken by the European Commission on its proposed revisions to the 2001 Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is not sufficiently robust when reviewed from the perspective of regulatory best practice, including the Commission's own guidelines for RIA's ...
Berlin (ots) - Eight European radio and television programmes have been honoured with the award of the renowned CIVIS Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity. The prize-giving ceremony and TV gala was held in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on Thursday evening. The prizes, endowed with 3,000 Euros per category, this year went to productions ...
Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)
Brussels (ots) - A European research consortium, supported in part by the European Commission, has launched the e-Highway2050 project with the aim of developing a long-term planning methodology for the necessary expansion and conversion of the European electricity transmission grids. The resulting approach will ...
Cologne (ots) - Please send us your best programmes on the theme of integration and cultural diversity. Closing date for entries is January 20, 2012. CIVIS honours programme contributions on radio, television and in the internet which promote the peaceful coexistence of people of the most varied national, ethnic, religious or cultural origins. The CIVIS Media Prize is ...
Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)
Brussels/Berlin (ots) - The EU countries should develop a joint strategy for the development of European energy infrastructures. According to the participants in the SUSPLAN (PLANning for SUStainability) project, this is a basic requirement for further expanding renewable energy and climate protection beyond current ...
Munich, Germany (ots) - With a view to fostering the development and harmonisation of patent-related intellectual property law and practice within its member states, the European Patent Organisation has adopted regulations setting up a European Patent Academy. The new institution will be managed by the European Patent Office (EPO) and will have its seat in Munich. In close co-operation with national, European and ...
Munich (ots) - The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, gathering in Munich for its 93rd meeting, unanimously decided to extend the term of office of Ingo Kober, President of the European Patent Office, to 30 June 2004, and expressed its thanks to him. Mr Kober, who has been in charge of the Office since 1996, agreed to this extension after the failure of the procedure for electing ...
