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The Eurosparks Research ProjectOn 24th January, the EUROSPARKS research project presented the results of their twelve month long investigation into a problem which has been faced by European judiciaries for some time. That is, the difficulty of trans-national cooperation in the enforcement of minor traffic offences committed by... more |
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Revitalization of train transport in Europe Seven European high speed operators Eurostar (UK, France and Belgium), Deutsche Bahn (Germany), SNCF (France), SNCB (Belgium), NS (Netherlands), ÖBB (Austria), SBB (Switzerland) and subsidiaries Thalys, Lyria and Alleo announced on 2 July, 2007 the start of Railteam-its purpose is to give travelers... more |
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Visit to the Metallo-Chimique Recycling PlantEuropean Copper Institute organised a journalist visit on 31 May to the Metallo-Chimique Recycling Plant in Beerse outside Antwerp where 1,000 tonnes of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment)is melted down every month to become 99,99% pure copper cathodes. Participants were given the... more |
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Volvo Truck Corporation Road Safety SeminarIn conjunction with the Road Safety Week, Volvo Truck Corporation organised a Road Safety Seminar titled "Drowsiness and Drinking in combination with driving" on 25 April at Hotel Leopold in Brussels. Experts on Road Safety and research from Volvo and the Swedish Road Authorities presented... more |
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Tackling Climate ChangeA high-level seminar on climate change and tackling CO2 emissions by means of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) was organised on 17 April by The Centre and the Environment Agency, sponsored by Vattenfall and WWF. Martin Porter from The Centre chaired an interesting and by no means... more |
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Fair Energy Round TableA two day Round Table was held in the European Parliament 11 to 12 April 2007 on energy efficiency and climate change and their impact on the world’s population in the near and distant future. Issues related to how Europe and the rest of the world must react in order to face the acute problem of... more |
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A Vision for BrusselsImagining the Capital of Europe was opened at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels with a press conference in the presence of the curators, Joachim Declerck and Pier Vittorio Aureli, and Pablo Fernandez, the artistic coordinator of the Centre for Fine Arts.At the press conference was also presented... more |
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The Healthy Lifestyle ChallengeOn the initiative of EuroCommerce, the largest European retailers gathered at the Bibliothèque Solvay to show their commitment to promote healthy lifestyles of Europeans.... more |
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Multiculturalism and the Law: Testing the LimitsThis conference, organised by the European Policy Centre, focused on Canada as an example of harmonious multiculturalism. The debate was introduced by Sara Silvestri, Associate Policy Analyst for the EPC. After opening remarks from Ross Hornby, the Ambassador for Canada to the EU, Diane Fulford,... more |
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