Priorities: boosting renovations for more energy-efficient buildings supporting infrastructure for electrical vehicles in new buildings better monitoring of buildings energy performance to reduce costs New measures to ensure that all new buildings in the EU are as energy-efficient as possible by 2050 were agreed by the Industry and Energy Committee. Rules to channel the focus towards energy-efficiency and cost-effectiveness when existing buildings are renovated in the EU were approved on Wednesday by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). This...

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By Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank. Statement by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the thirty-sixth meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Washington D.C., 13 October 2017 The euro area’s economic expansion, supported by the ECB’s monetary policy measures, continues to be firm and broad-based across countries and sectors. The economy has now expanded for 17 consecutive quarters, and at a faster than expected pace in the first half of this year. Over this period,...

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European citizens and businesses will benefit from deeper financial integration and a more stable financial system, thanks to Commission plans to accelerate with the completion of the missing parts of the Banking Union. The Banking Union must be completed if it is to deliver its full potential in making the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) more stable and resilient to shocks, while limiting the need for public risk sharing. This is beneficial for the entire Single Market. Building on the...

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By Maureen Book, Research Analyst, SelectUSA  High-Tech Industry Employment Concentration, High-Tech Employment/All Employment, by Metro Area, 2015 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 County Business Patterns, Accessed July 6, 2017, factfinder.census.gov SelectUSA released its second industry-focused report: “High-Tech Industries: The Role of FDI in Driving Innovation and Growth” on Sept. 19. This report provides an in-depth look at high-tech clusters in the United States, and gives the first-ever analysis of the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in high-tech industries. The report’s biggest takeaway is...

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