On its Internet site Efca (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations) has published the 2010/3 number of its Bulletin containing information about Federation's activities and relavant European Union news interesting for consulting engineering companies.
Efca documentation on the following topics is available at http://www.efcanet.org/menuBoven/Publications/EFCA_Bulletin.aspx
Summary:
-A milestone in the FIDIC-EFCA cooperation
-Jan Bosschem elected EFCA President-Elect
-Committees and task forces crucial for EFCA
-EFCA guidance to firms wishing to move into development cooperation
-Excellent networking of YPs in Rome
-Active EFCA voice in European press
-EFCA agenda
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
-Energy efficiency in buildings
-Challenging Europe's technological leadership in deployment of energy efficient vehicles
-Costs, benefits and options of moving to 30% cut in EU greenhouse gas emissions
-Improving bio-waste management
-Two new European tools to combat biodiversity loss
INTERNAL MARKET
-EU-wide harmonised conditions for construction products
-State of play on the implementation of the Services Directive
EU FUNDS & PROGRAMMES
-€172 million available for Trans-European Transport Network infrastructure projects
-FP7 Energy Research Information Day - 2011 calls
-Extra €1 billion from Structural Funds for Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia
-European Development Finance Institutions establish joint climate change fund
-The Investment Facility for Latin America officially launched
-African Financing Partnership launched by leading Development Financial Institutions
-Second revision of Cotonou agreement concluded
-EU action to speed up progress towards the Millennium Development Goals
MISCELLANEOUS
-Commission reviews rules for access to EU funds
-More innovation needed in Europe
-Construction output up by 7.6% in euro area (March 2010)
-EU calls for exit strategy from protectionism
CONSULTATIONS
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