On its Internet site Efca (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations) has published the 2012/1 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 2012/1
FEDERATION NEWS
* New public procurement directives to ensure that our industry's independent role is safeguarded
* EFCA welcomes proposed European Professional Card
* Barometer to provide a snapshot of where the European industry is going
* EFCA-FIDIC closer cooperation emphasised
* AHCEA reports on Hungarian business trends and presents AHCEA agenda
* 2012 EFCA Young Professionals competition running
* 2011 STD Sector Review
* EFCA agenda
INTERNAL MARKET
* Directive on concessions: completing the European legal public procurement framework
* Public procurement: revised thresholds from 1 January 2012
* Revised Government Procurement Agreement
EU FUNDS & PROGRAMMES
* New ePRAG tool
* Commission earmarks €96 billion for external instruments (2014-202)
* €62.5 million allocated to Eastern Partnership countries
* Plan for green growth and eco-innovation
* €80 billion programme for investment in research and innovation (2014-2020)
* €2.5 billion Business Competitiveness and SME programme (2014-2020)
* Encouraging funding of business
* €3.2. billion budget for LIFE (2014-2020)
MISCELLANEOUS
* Europe's buildings under the microscope
* Eye on earth: global mapping and information service
* Proposed reform VAT system
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