02.12.11 International agreed rules to speed up introduction of electric vehicles

The introduction of electrical cars will get a further boost with an international agreement promoted by the European Union, the United States and Japan in Geneva (Switzerland).

02.11.11 Call for transportation-related proposals

The European Commission has published a call for transportation-related proposals. The call deals with a variety of topics under the headings of safe and seamless mobility, competitiveness through innovation and the European...

24.10.11 Connecting Europe Facility: Commission adopts plan for €50 billion boost to European networks

Brussels, 19 October 2011 - The European Commission has today tabled a plan which will fund €50 billion worth of investment to improve Europe's transport, energy and digital networks. Targeted investments in key infrastructures...

31.07.11 Climate Action: Reducing CO2 emissions from cars through eco-innovation

The automotive industry will have a greater incentive to invest in new technologies that reduce CO2 emissions from new cars, under legislation adopted by the European Commission today.

The Regulation enables motor manufacturers...

29.06.11 Design of an nnovative process of recycled rubber from used tyres for eco-friendly urban equipment manufacture

AIMPLAS and the Instituto de Biomecánica takes part in this initiative included on the CIP cofunded by the European Commission with more than one million euros

ECO-RUBBER project set up a new sintering process that allowed...

19.01.11 125 Years of German Automotive Tradition Shifts to Batteries

Electric mobility in Germany is backed by over EUR 500 million in federal funding through the National Electromobility Development Plan. The initiative seeks to put one million electric vehicles on Germany's roads by 2020. At the...

06.12.10 Global Trust to set up Energy Certification Centre of Excellence in Northern Ireland

With support from Invest Northern Ireland, Dundalk-based accreditation specialist Global Trust is to set up an Energy Certification Centre of Excellence for Energy Validation in Northern Ireland from which to target international...

24.11.10 Online conference to prepare a proposal for a pilot European partnership on active and healthy ageing, Brussels, Belgium

An online conference to prepare a proposal for a pilot European partnership on active and healthy ageing will take place from 26 November 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.The partnership announced in the EU's Innovation Union flagship...

15.11.10 Commission re-launches CARS 21 high level group for a competitive and sustainable automotive industry

Today, the re-launched CARS 21 High Level Group meets for the first time in its new form and with a new mission. The European Commission has asked the group to develop a common action plan and a vision for "a competitive EU...

13.10.10 CILF: Top-Ranked Infrastructure Key to German Economic Rebound

Berlin/Shenzhen - Germany’s economy continues to rebound at unexpected rates, confirmed by new data on industrial orders that exceeds expectations. The rapid recovery of Germany’s export-driven economy and logistics industry are...