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NAO Next Gen, pioneering humanoid robot, is launched — 09 December 2011, 13:44 CET

Aldebaran Robotics, the world leader in humanoid robotics, has released its latest version of the NAO robot — NAO Next Gen. The power of NAO Next Gen, the new fully programmable humanoid robot that has the most extensive worldwide use, is opening up new perspectives and fields of application for the NAO robot.

200 million of the EU's meat chickens cannot support their own body weight properly. Factory farming: it's a filthy business — 08 December 2011, 12:14 CET

Compassion in World Farming's latest campaign, Filthy Business, is bringing attention to the shocking facts involved in farming within Europe.

SMEs welcome EC plan on access to finance, call for tax reforms to boost venture capital — 07 December 2011, 13:29 CET

Tax systems main obstacle to uptake and provision of venture capital; “Basel III” implementation must not harm SME loans, warns UEAPME

New patent system favourable to SMEs — 06 December 2011, 23:58 CET

Today’s Council agreement on a unitary protection for patents and the translation system has been long awaited by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) according to EUROCHAMBRES, the European association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Consumers' wish for Santa: Safer toys for Europe's kids — 06 December 2011, 23:54 CET

Just as every year, Christmas approaches and family and friends rush to the shops to buy toys for the children. Often spoiling the festive mood is the doubt in the minds of many consumers as to the safety of the toys they buy. ANEC and BEUC warn that the entry into force of the revised Toy Safety Directive earlier this year should not camouflage worrying flaws in the safety of toys sold in Europe.

Target Skills launches first mobile planning and scheduling application — 01 December 2011, 17:26 CET

Target Skills is a French-based publisher of PlanningPME©, a scheduling software suite that is available in seven languages. The company provides its product to a large number of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and major groups worldwide. As it approaches its 10th anniversary, Target Skills is launching the PlanningPME© mobile application — PlanningPME© Mobile.

Europe's commercial vehicle industry calls for integration of transport, industrial and innovation policies — 01 December 2011, 17:04 CET

The commercial vehicle manufacturers in Europe call upon EU policy makers to further integrate the Union’s policies for transport, industrial competitiveness and future innovation to help spur sustainable growth.

New MEP code of conduct a step forward: now MEPs must do their homework — 01 December 2011, 13:44 CET

A vote in the European Parliament today to introduce a new code of conduct for MEPs has been welcomed by The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (ALTER-EU).

France at the forefront of Near Field Communication applications — 29 November 2011, 23:46 CET

The card and identification market is expanding fast in France, with many home-grown businesses offering unique expertise in the field of smart-card technology. The sector is also attracting many international players, who are investing in R&D and production facilities. Near Field Communication (NFC), which is the technology used for contactless identification and transactions, has experienced rapid growth across the sector in 2010-2011.

Generix Group processes Carrefour’s 60 million messages — 29 November 2011, 23:46 CET

Generix Group’s on-demand exchange platform has processed 60 million messages from 20,000 suppliers across 14 countries for Carrefour Group over the past year. This is thanks to Carrefour Group’s decision to outsource its international electronic data interchange (EDI) and business-to-business (B2B) workflow management on Generix Group’s shared data-exchange platform, known as EdiConnect.

ROLLIX develops pitch and yaw bearings for Alstom Haliade 150-6MW offshore turbine — 29 November 2011, 23:45 CET

ROLLIX, one of the key players in the French offshore wind-turbine sector, has developed pitch and yaw bearings for the new Alstom Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbine — the largest offshore wind turbine manufactured to date. Within the framework of a strategic partnership, Alstom, a world leader in power generation, and ROLLIX, its historical supplier, have developed the slewing ring bearings for both the blades and the nacelle (i.e. the outer casing) of the turbines.

Europe’s businesses pin hopes on exports for tough 2012 — 28 November 2011, 13:27 CET

A EUROCHAMBRES survey of nearly 70,000 businesses across 25 European countries highlights export markets as the main source of optimism for 2012, a year that will otherwise be characterised by restricted investment, negligible job creation and constrained domestic sales.

Patents on chimpanzees, sperm cells and human genes - European Patents 'black List' published — 28 November 2011, 13:24 CET

Today Testbiotech is publishing a “Black List” of European Patents that have already been granted. Ten examples, granted since 2009, were selected for the list in cooperation with the Initiative “No Patents on Life”.

Remote gambling industry challenges Greek protectionist law — 28 November 2011, 12:51 CET

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) and the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) have today filed a complaint with the European Commission regarding the recently adopted Greek online gambling law. The complaint details a range of non-EU compliant barriers to new market entrants and requests that the Commission, as guardian of the EU Treaties, address this as a matter of urgency.

SMEs broadly welcome new "Erasmus for all" programme — 24 November 2011, 13:14 CET

UEAPME, the European craft and SME employers' organisation, welcomed the "Erasmus for all" proposal by the European Commission, which suggests allocating EUR 19 billion towards promoting skills and learning mobility of young people in what will become the successor of the current Lifelong Learning Programme.

'Erasmus for All' or for some? — 24 November 2011, 00:03 CET

"Erasmus will remain for some and not for all", said Arnaldo Abruzzini, Secretary General of EUROCHAMBRES, commenting on today's proposals by the European Commission for the 2014-2020 education programme 'Erasmus for All'.

New report shows that ACP countries are being hit by harmful EU policies (CONCORD) — 21 November 2011, 16:01 CET

In Africa and elsewhere in the developing world, European Union (EU) policies are continuing to seriously undermine people’s rights, because these policies are not coherent with development objectives. The EU fails to comply with its own treaty obligations says a new report by CONCORD, the confederation of European development NGOs.

Bank proposal on current account fee transparency - bold announcement, zero substance — 21 November 2011, 15:53 CET

BEUC, the European Consumers’ Organisation, rejects EBIC’s (European Bank Industry Committee) plans to self-regulate the transparency and comparability of current account fees as instructed by the European Commission. For a paltry number of bank account services (approx. 10), the banks propose to establish a common terminology and information.

Parliament vote on MEP code of conduct - ALTER-EU reaction — 17 November 2011, 23:24 CET

Transparency campaigners have welcomed today's vote of the European Parliament constitutional affairs committee (AFCO) on the proposed Code of Conduct for MEPs, but warned that an important loophole on the definition of gifts risks undermining the core of the proposals.

EU warned: biofuels will drive biodiversity loss — 17 November 2011, 11:44 CET

Increasing the use of biofuels in Europe will have devastating impacts on wildlife a new scientific assessment has shown.

Wallix buttresses security-software Admin Bastion with WAB 3.0 — 16 November 2011, 16:55 CET

Wallix, a European distributor of computer-security software, has announced the launch of version 3.0 of the Wallix Admin Bastion (WAB), its security solution for information systems. WAB 3.0 allows access to a company’s information systems and equipment to be controlled, and use of this equipment by external service providers or by internal users to be recorded. WAB 3.0 enables companies to conform to the highest of standards, whilst observing the regulations that are in force.

In Cell Art, Sanofi Pasteur and CureVac launch $33.1 million R&D consortium — 15 November 2011, 16:30 CET

In Cell Art, a biotechnology company specialising in nanocarrier technologies for macromolecules (including DNA and RNA) and in the development of innovative vaccines and antibodies, has announced today the launch of a US$33.1 million research-and-development project — the RN Armor Vax Consortium. In Cell Art, together with Sanofi Pasteur (the vaccines division of the Sanofi-aventis Group) and CureVac (a German biopharmaceutical firm specialising in mRNA-based vaccinations), has established the consortium which will evaluate new applications of In Cell Art’s technology in the development of mRNA-based vaccines against infectious diseases.

Directive on Right to Family Reunification must not be reopened — 10 November 2011, 12:08 CET

At a public hearing today in the European Parliament, European women’s associations are expected to take a strong stand against any potential renegotiation of European legislation concerning family reunification, which they fear will be to the detriment of migrant women, and to call on the member states to improve access and integration measures.

Commission's strategy on internationalisation is spot on, say SMEs — 09 November 2011, 17:04 CET

UEAPME, the European craft and SME employers' organisation, warmly welcomed the "Small Business, Big World" communication released by the European Commission today (Wednesday).

C20 takes position on G20 issues — 03 November 2011, 18:49 CET

Ahead of this week’s G20 Summit in Cannes, France, a group of Chambers belonging to the C20 group* [or the C20 group] calls for a coordinated global effort intended to put the world economy back on track of strong, sustainable and balanced growth.