European Forum Against Blindness (E-FAB)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Blindness leads to a significant economic burden on society, estimated to result in economic costs of over 7 billion Euro Investing in screening programs, earlier diagnoses and adequate treatment of retinal conditions can help reduce the economic burden and lead to an improved quality of ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - - Solutions for Smallholder Famers and Amateur Users on How to Protect Their Gardens and Small Food Productions The Safe and Sustainable Use Initiative meets again for its annual conference, this time in Bratislava, Slovakia, where farmers, regulators and plant protection representatives discuss best ways to provide farmers and operators with an easy-to-use toolbox of solutions to ensure the ...
Brussels, Belgium (ots) - Returning to EUROVISION, the Rose d'Or awards were given out tonight at an evening celebration dinner at the Square in Brussels. The awards were presented in six categories for the best and most creative entertainment television programmes from around the world. More than 300 entries from over thirty countries were submitted this year to participate in this prestigious competition. The evening was hosted by popular Dutch TV personality and ...
JTI Japan Tobacco International AG
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels, Belgium (ots/PRNewswire) - Crop Protection industry rolls-out new scheme for water and biodiversity protection Building on a growing portfolio of stewardship initiatives to ensure sustainable use of pesticides, the crop protection industry is embarking on a new campaign to promote the implementation of buffer strips between cropped areas and open water bodies to reduce pesticide pollution of water from run-off and promote biodiversity. This scheme aims to see ...
The European Brain Council, Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks-Europe and Shire AG
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - A new Expert White Paper, ADHD: Making the Invisible Visible, was today presented to policymakers and key stakeholders by a multidisciplinary group of experts. This Expert White Paper project was initiated, facilitated and funded by Shire AG and supported by the European Brain Council ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Today the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Scientific Committee published its opinion on identifying endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDs). ECPA welcomed the EFSA opinion but is concerned how late the input has been requested in a process that has been rushed to meet political ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - ECPA recommends proportionate, evidence-based approach, as Standing Committee delivers 'no opinion' on neonicotinoids Member States have failed to reach a qualified majority in a vote potentially leading to a ban on the use of neonicotinoid based pesticides on crops attractive to bees. The European Commission's Appeal Committee will now ...
FC Barcelona and The European Commission
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Today, an important benchmark of more than 60,000 smokers across Europe has been reached with the innovative smoking cessation programme, 'Quit Smoking With Barça' (http://www.quitsmokingwithbarca.eu). This programme is a collaborative effort between FC Barcelona (FCB) and the European Commission. This notable achievement comes less than ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Sustainable farming practices are key for food safety The Annual Report on Pesticide Residues 2010 shows that 97.2 % of the samples were within the maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides permitted for food products in the EU and 98.4% for the EU coordinated program. On dietary exposure, EFSA concluded that the chemical residues on the foods analysed did not pose a long-term risk to ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - The winners of the EU Health Prize for Journalists were announced at an awards ceremony in Brussels yesterday evening. German journalist, Tobias Zick received the prestigious special prize for articles on smoking. Zick, writing for NEON magazine was celebrated for his in-depth article ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - A Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture report highlights that if neonicotinoid seed treatments were no longer available, impact on the EU economy could be as great as EUR4.5 billion with a loss of at least 50,000 farm jobs across the EU. Over a 5-year period, the EU could lose up to EUR17 billion and face a significant increase in pest ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - The EXCiPACT Association - a project of the IPEC Federation - is pleased to announce that it has completed Framework Agreements with two internationally-recognised Certification Bodies (CBs) for the certification of the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical excipients according ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Study finds innovation key driver of European agricultural productivity, competitiveness Against a backdrop of food-price spikes and calls for action on global food security, an assessment of the economic importance of a key class of crop protection chemicals has confirmed the value of hi-tech solutions for sustainable productive agriculture and underlined the essential contribution of research ...
Brussels And London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Non-regulated news - Emakina Group and Metia Group, two independent full-service digital marketing agencies announce a strategic partnership. The geographic and organizational alliance will generate new opportunities to the benefit of existing and future clients. The two groups will now provide a local presence to execute digital marketing programmes in the USA, UK, France, ...
Brussels, London And Beijing (ots/PRNewswire) - - Non-regulated news - Emakina Group today announced strategic partnerships with digital marketing leaders Metia group and Digital Jungle. This move is part of the further development of its international reach, aiming to deliver streamlined, high performing digital services on a global scale while addressing the local ...
Emakina Group and Digital Jungle
Brussels And Beijing (ots/PRNewswire) - - Non-regulated news Emakina, a full service digital native agency and Digital Jungle, a social influence-marketing agency, announced today that they signed a strategic partnership to offer Brands digital marketing services across Europe and Asia. Brands want to position themselves more dynamically on specific platforms internationally. Facebook and Sina Weibo give access to more ...
Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Effectively tackling food waste demands political action as much as consumer awareness, according to a new study presented in Brussels today by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) entitled "Food Waste : causes, impacts and proposals". One third of the total food production intended for human consumption is wasted every year. In ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - EFQM announces the launch of a revised management framework "The world is evolving quickly; so should our business models," says EFQM's Chief Executive Officer Pierre Cachet. The EFQM Excellence Model is developed by leading European organisations. It is used by over 30,000 companies across Europe and it is due to be revised to ensure it continues to reflect reality. After its last revision in ...
The European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Solutions to protect farmers and public health Over the next two days, a delegation of over 50 crop protection industry and authority representatives together with farmers from various European countries gather in Sinaia, Romania, for a conference on the safe and sustainable use of pesticides. Each year the conference is organised in one of the countries implementing ECPA's European crop ...
The European Crop Protection Association
Brussels, Belgium (ots/PRNewswire) - Industry Supports EFSA Conclusion on Recent Bee Health Studies ECPA supports scientific research into the field of bee health, but recent research findings of Whitehorn and Henry [1] fails to account for the many factors that impact bee and colony health in real life[2]. These researchers have applied unrealistic pesticide dose levels in many cases and have dosed continuously bees in unrealistic environments over a long period of time ...
The European Crop Protection Association
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European Report On Development
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Kenya's Lake Naivasha Basin is the centrepiece of a unique development experiment. It serves a vast horticulture industry, market gardens, small farms, and a geothermal power plant. With the basin showing signs of stress, local, national and international stakeholders are working towards ...
European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - - Crop Protection Industry Intensifies Water Protection Measures Today a strong delegation of more than 90 people, representing research institutes, national authorities, farmer associations, water industry and crop protection industry, gathered in Brussels for the TOPPS-prowadis* workshop to exchange views and discuss practical solutions for professional pesticide users on how to best mitigate water contamination from diffuse sources. "What we ...
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - The European wind power industry's contribution to EU economic growth will increase almost threefold over the decade by 2020. More than half a million people will be working for the wind power industry in Europe by 2020. The sector has been proven to be a powerful motor against economic slowdown in Europe. This will be shown on Monday 16 April 2012, as the European Wind Energy Association ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - European e-Skills Week 2012 Campaign - backed by the European Commission - has launched its official website - eskills-week.ec.europa.eu. The motto of this year's campaign being: e-Skills: there is a job waiting for you. The European e-Skills Week [C:Documents and SettingsrichianLocal SettingsTemporary Internet FilesOLKE4eskills-week.ec.europa.eu ] is promoted by DG Enterprise and ...
E.S.PKU (European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - - World Rare Disease Day 2012 Today, on World Rare Disease Day, the European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders (E.S.PKU) urged policy makers to bridge significant gaps in Phenylketonuria (PKU[1]) care across Europe during a lunch debate at the European Parliament. The ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - New Year Brings New Way of Tackling Smoking for Thousands 2012 looks set to be the best year yet as the European Commission offers new thinking and support to quit smoking with their innovative campaign "Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable". A New Year is a new start - and the European Commission ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Business Leaders, European Schoolnet and the European Commission launch EUR8.3mn initiative to encourage teenagers to study science and maths European business leaders and education policy makers have launched today an EUR8.3mn initiative to inspire students to study science at university - a much needed skill set if the region's economy is to recover and flourish by 2020. InGenious is a new ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Industry needs credible actions to stabilise markets and confidence Growth in European chemicals output will be weaker than expected this year and next because of heightened business uncertainty and inventory trimming, industry group Cefic said today. The group's summary forecast of chemicals sector economists predicts year-on-year growth of ...