10 Mar
Chapter News

Environment Council, 5 March 2020

European Green Deal The Council had an exchange of views on the European Green Deal.  Environment and climate ministers worked on the concrete steps needed to be taken so that the EU reaches its climate neutrality objective by 2050. Ministers discussed priority areas, encouraged a more resource efficient economy, and voiced out support for a just transition to climate neutrality. EU's climate long-term strategy submission to the UN The Council adopted the EU's submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on...

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09 Mar
Chapter News

COVID-19: Commission Steps up Research Funding and Selects 17 Projects in Vaccine Development, Treatment and Diagnostics

Following the publication of a €10 million call in January, the Commission has secured an additional €37.5 million for urgently needed research on COVID-19 vaccine development, treatment and diagnostics. This action is part of the coordinated EU response to the public health threat of COVID-19. With the additional amount from the Horizon 2020 programme, the Commission is scaling up the emergency call launched in January to fight the COVID-19 outbreak to €47.5 million. This allowed to select 17 projects involving 136 research teams from across the...

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09 Mar
Member News

Review: Jack Schwager’s Market Wizards from an Alternative Data Perspective

Jack Schwager’s interviews with top traders highlights their decision-making processes - but how could RavenPack data have added value, if any? Market Wizards is considered a set text for anyone who wants to be a financial trader. Written by a futures analyst, Jack Schwager, it is comprised of 16 interviews with some of the world’s most successful traders, including Richard Dennis (of ‘turtle trader’ fame), Paul Tudor Jones, and Ed Seykota. The book’s value rests on its unique access to the...

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06 Mar
Brexit News, Chapter News

EU-UK future relations: crucial to ensure EU leverage and unity

Statement by David McAllister, Chair of Parliament’s UK Coordination Group, following the start of EU-UK negotiations on a future partnership on Monday 2 March. “With negotiations kicking off today, we are entering into a crucial phase that will set the tone for the future EU-UK relationship. The European Union is united; mutual trust and respect should prevail to ensure the best possible outcome for both parties. EU negotiator Michel Barnier and his team can count on the European Parliament's full...

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06 Mar
Chapter News

EU Parliament President Charles Michel on the international role of the Euro

Keynote speech by President Charles Michel at the Centre for European Policy Studies Thank you for the warm welcome. It’s a special pleasure to be here with you this afternoon and I am delighted that it has been possible for this event to go ahead. I have full confidence in the Belgian authorities in this kind of situation. CEPS is doing great work, work which is above all very helpful in the efforts to regularly let fresh air into the world...

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06 Mar
Member News

Vulcan Insight: Analysis of the Latest EU Developments

Tensions in Brussels as Brexit negotiations commence The first round of talks on the future relationship between the UK and the EU began formally in Brussels this week, with UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost meeting with his EU counterpart Michel Barnier on Monday. The European Commission and the UK government have agreed on a relatively intensive calendar of negotiations over the coming months, with talks taking place every two to three weeks, alternating the location between Brussels and London....

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05 Mar
Member News

Reavis Page Jump Welcomes Elizabeth V. Stork as Associate

RPJ Associate Elizabeth V. Stork practices in the fields of employment and labor, litigation, arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution. Ms. Stork has represented clients in matters involving employment counseling, labor issues, misclassification and other wage and hour claims, with particular expertise in class actions. She is a member of the firm's best practices training team, assisting our clients in matters involving employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and providing advice to companies and individuals concerning employment and separation agreements, handbooks and other employment materials. We...

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04 Mar
Chapter News

EU and California, Partners in Addressing Major Transformations and Societal Challenges

On 25-27 February 2020, EU Ambassador to the U.S. Stavros Lambrinidis visited northern California. Upon his arrival to San Francisco, Ambassador Lambrinidis was greeted by European Consuls General at the German Residence -- German Consul General Hans-Ulrich Südbeck currently serves as EU Local Chair. There are now twelve European Consulates in San Francisco since the opening of an Estonian Consulate a few weeks ago.  Ambassador Lambrinidis was then received by Governor Gavin Newsom in Sacramento. During their meeting, they discussed the close...

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04 Mar
Member News

Parties Should Appeal ACM Decisions Even if They are Not Fined

The Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb) has held that a parent company may have an interest in bringing proceedings against a decision by the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) even if the company is not a direct addressee of that decision (decision of 18 February 2020 in case ECLI:NL:CBB:2020:91). The CBb confirmed its earlier case law that, even if the ACM does not impose a fine, a party may still have an interest in appealing this decision...

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