Tag «EU»

Progress on corporate transparency in EU

GRI remains committed to alignment as draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards unveiled Amsterdam, 2 May 2022 – The publication of the exposure drafts for the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) have been welcomed by GRI, the world’s leading provider of standards on sustainability impacts. Since July 2021, GRI has worked with the European Financial …

World Health Organization and EU commit to work together to accelerate progress on health

21 November GENEVA/BRUSSELS – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization has completed a series of meetings with President Juncker and senior European Commission. Officials. He also signed a joint statement with the European Parliament. Dr Tedros commended the fruitful cooperation between the Commission and WHO, particularly in the fields of antimicrobial resistance, …

President Trump pushes the button on Section 232 steel tariff – hitting the EU but excluding two other countries for now

Brussels, 9 March 2018 – President Trump has signed the order to hit steel imports from all countries with a 25% tariff – excluding Mexico and Canada for now – but choosing to slap duties on EU products. The European Steel Association (EUROFER) firmly condemns the decision by the President as being damaging and counterproductive …

World Economic Forum to Support 22 Countries and EU in Doubling Investment in Clean Energy R&D by 2021

World Economic Forum to work with Mission Innovation, a commitment by 22 countries and the European Union, to accelerate global clean energy innovation to address climate change Collaboration aims to support Mission Innovation by enabling public-private partnerships that enable a more sustainable, affordable, inclusive and secure global energy future Mission Innovation includes the world’s leading …

G7 SUMMIT SIGNS OFF WITH MONTEGRAPPA

Montegrappa is honoured to have played a role in the 2017 G7 Summit, one of the most important events in the global diplomatic calendar. Held on 26/27 May in Taormina, Sicily, the summit focused on the global economy, foreign policy, security of citizens and environmental sustainability. It comprised the leaders of the United States, Canada, …

EU STEEL DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITY IN 1st. HALF YEAR 2016

DURING 2. QUARTER OF 2016 SHIPMENTS BY EU STEEL DISTRIBUTION NOTED HIGHER GROWTH RATES THAN DURING 1.QUARTER 2016.   EUROMETAL’s unique market monitoring system is tracking EU steel distribution shipments and stocks for its two main business segments:   –       Flat SSC distribution –       Multi-Product & Proximity Stockholding distribution EU Flat SSC,during  2. Quarter 2016, …