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Vodafone Institut für Gesellschaft und Kommunikation GmbH
German Chancellor Angela Merkel opens Vodafone Institute's Digitising Europe Summit in Berlin on 19 February
Berlin (ots) - True to the motto 'The Future of Made in Europe', the Vodafone Institute will assemble international business executives, tech start-up founders, scientists in Berlin on 19 February. They will be joined by experts from the digital scene and civil society to discuss their vision for a digital Europe. ...
mehrBusiness Opportunities after Brexit: NRW-British Economic Meeting in Birmingham / January 24th, 6pm at Conference Aston
Münster (ots) - Enterprises in the United Kingdom and the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have been trusted partners for decades. Brexit shall not change this: The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia along with the heads of the Chamber ...
mehrBDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
BDI chief executive Joachim Lang: "Hysteria has won out - no time left for the hangover"
Berlin (ots) - "The rejection of the withdrawal agreement is alarming. Where common sense was required, hysteria has won out. Any chance of finding a route out of the chaos has been lost for the present. Businesses on both this side and the other side of the English Channel continue to be left hanging in mid-air. A chaotic Brexit is drawing dangerously closer. The top ...
mehrEuropean Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
INVITATION: Edward Snowden in conversation with Wolfgang Kaleck - Law versus Power / 19 January, San Francisco
Berlin (ots) - Why is resistance against authoritarian tendencies more important than ever? Famed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and internationally renowned lawyer Wolfgang Kaleck discuss this question and talk about today's challenges and opportunities for human rights. When: Saturday, 19 January 2019, noon - ...
mehr"Hamburg is hub for the new Silk Road in Europe" / Chamber of Commerce China Summit with Vice Premier Liu, EU Competition Commissioner Vestager and German Transport Minister Scheuer
Hamburg (ots) - Hamburg Chamber of Commerce head Tobias Bergmann emphasised to 450 guests Hamburg's great significance as part of the New Silk Road at the closing lunch of the China Summit, which was held in the chamber's Commerce Hall. "Hamburg will have a key role as terminus and hub of the land and marine Silk ...
mehr'Hamburg Summit': Call for deepening Chinese-European cooperation Chamber of Commerce President Bergmann urges joint action to counter protectionism
Hamburg (ots) - Chamber of Commerce President Tobias Bergmann opened the eighth 'Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe', running November 26 to 27 in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. Given the current uncertainty in the global political situation, Bergmann called for a clear commitment to counter protectionist ...
mehrBDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
BDI on the pending EU Special Summit: Industry expects a clear sign of agreement
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. - ...
mehrSeveral European countries accelerate climate change and damage the ozone layer by improper disposal of old refrigerators, environmental organisations DUH, ECOS and EEB reveal
Brussels (ots) - 19 million cooling and freezing appliances (CFAs) discarded in Europe every year have a greenhouse warming potential of up to 26 million tonnes of CO2 - Incorrect treatment in Finland, Germany, Greece and Sweden poses a threat to European climate protection goals - Environmental NGOs urge EU Member ...
mehrDeutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
"The effects of climate change are already apparent around the world." / The German President presented the DBU's German Environmental Prize today in Erfurt
Erfurt (ots) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanked "thousands of people" in Germany for ensuring that "mainstream society has truly become aware" of both the environment and environmental protection. At the award ceremony for the German Environmental Foundation's (DBU) German Environmental Prize that ...
mehrDeutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
The DBU highlights the importance of the oceans for climate, biodiversity and food supply
Erfurt (ots) - German Environmental Prize awarded to marine biologist Antje Boetius and a team of wastewater experts from Leipzig The German Environmental Foundation (DBU) has awarded the German Environmental Prize for the 26th time. Today in Erfurt, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Head of the Board of Trustees of the DBU and Parliamentary State ...
mehrReduction of single-use plastics needs to tie in with circular economy actions and consumption realities in Europe
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 ...
mehrInternational Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Vienna Migration Conference 2018 - seeking viable options for future migration governance
Vienna, Austria (ots) - "Refugee Protection" and "Labour Migration" will be the central themes of the two-day migration conference in Vienna "Migration Ministers" from Afghanistan, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, and Tunisia In its third year, the "Vienna Migration Conference 2018" organised by the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is ...
mehrBDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
BDI chief executive Joachim Lang on Brexit: "Europe must prevent a worst-case scenario"
Berlin (ots) - - Lead negotiators must show even greater readiness to compromise - A transition period to the end of 2020 is essential for business - Companies are making preparations for a hard Brexit "Europe must prevent a worst-case scenario with Brexit.A split between the United Kingdom and the European Union without a separation and transitional agreement and ...
mehrIndia hosts the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention / 29th September to 2nd October 2018, New Delhi
New Delhi (ots) - Ministers and sanitation sector leaders from around the world will convene this month at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) in New Delhi. Hosted by the Government of India, this event will be an opportunity for delegates to exchange sanitation successes and best ...
mehrProtest in Brussels: foodwatch Accuses EU of Large-Scale Failings in Health and Safety - Open Letter: Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Is "Detached from Reality"
mehrTHE HUS.institute Est. - Transformation Think-Tank
Liechtenstein based Think-Tank THE HUS.institute unites international tech and sustainability experts in Vaduz
Vaduz (ots) - For the last two years, the Liechtenstein-based Think- and Action-Tank THE HUS.institute intensively engages with the consequences of the transition to the Digital Modern Era, which marks a turning point for humanity. On 1st September, the collective held THE HUS.day 2018 ...
mehrGesellschaft für bedrohte Völker e.V. (GfbV)
Criticism of the growing influence of authoritarian state / Consultative status of human rights group under fire at the United Nations
Göttingen/Bozen (ots) - The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has warned against restricting the freedom of independent non-governmental organizations at the United Nations (UN). "The influence of authoritarian states in the world organization continues to grow. Non-governmental organizations must not be ...
mehrEU waste legislation recognises benefits of bioplastics
mehrURBAN FUTURE Global Conference
Courageous CityChangers sparking innovation in cities / The agenda for Europe's biggest event for sustainable cities is online
Vienna (ots) - 3,000 attendees from more than 400 cities, 50 countries and 4 continents are expected at the URBAN FUTURE Global Conference (UFGC) from 28 February to 2 March 2018. For the first time the conference will be held in Vienna, bringing together the most inspiring CityChangers of our time. The world's ...
mehrEuropean Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
ECCHR: Expulsions conducted by Spain at the EU's external borders violate the European Convention on Human Rights
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 ...
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Schaeffler at the IAA 2017: Angela Merkel visits Schaeffler at IAA trade show
mehr Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
DBU: Trio of Conservationists and Technology Pioneers receive German Environmental Prize
mehrHelaba commits itself to the principles of the UN Global Compact
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - Helaba has signed a declaration on the implementation of the UN Global Compact's ten principles for corporate sustainability in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. In so doing, it has committed itself to supporting and promoting the principles. Herbert Hans Grüntker, the Chairman of Helaba's Board of ...
mehrMerkel: European Funds not to be used as a means of exerting pressure
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 ...
mehrPresident of EU Parliament Martin Schulz: "Europe is not keeping its promise"
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: ...
mehrDeutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
German Environment Award goes to excellent efficiency experts (FOTO)
mehrBan or tax oil-based plastic shopping bags, says European Bioplastics
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 ...
mehrTobacco Products Directive: The EC's Regulatory Impact Assessment is not sufficiently robust, Oxera concludes
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 ...
mehrDeutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)
Planning Europe's future electricity highways / EU-consortium develops modular plan for a pan-European transmission system
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 ...
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