News from Efca (Efca Bulletin 2011/5 of November 2011)

On its Internet site Efca (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations) has published the 2011/5 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/Publications/EFCABulletin.aspx

Efca Bulletin 2011/11


FEDERATION NEWS

- EFCA determined to promote revised public procurement directives
- EFCA Future report discussed with Polish stakeholders
- EFCA guidance on integrated projects
- Increased EU labour mobility is crucial, says EFCA President Jan Bosschem
- ‘YPs are a strategic asset', says Peter Tinga
- Current issues of the EC's ongoing Technical Cooperation Reform discussed with Head of Unit ‘Quality of Delivery Systems'
- EFCA agenda
- Anything new on the EFCA website?

EU FUNDS & PROGRAMMES
- €50 billion for major transport, energy and digital networks
- Proposed cohesion policy 2014-2020 to increase strategic coherence and deliver Europe 2020 objectives
- Companies are invited to apply for Marco Polo funding
- EU will re-establish priorities of development aid
- Renewed EIB external action mandate and strengthened financial capacity
MISCELLANEOUS
- Tackling double taxation for a stronger Single Market
- EU strategy for supporting SMEs in international markets
- Slow and fragile EU economic recovery: coherent and coordinated industrial policies needed
- Top EU firms increase investment in innovation but lag behind global competitors

 

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