04 Aug
Chapter News

North Sea: a sustainable and profitable management plan for the region and its fishermen

This first comprehensive plan covers more than 70% of the fishing sector, sets catch limits based on science and brings decision-making closer to the fisherman. Today the European Commission has proposed a multi-annual plan for demersal fish stocks in the North Sea. The proposal covers demersal fish stocks, i.e. fish that live and feed near the bottom of the sea, and aims to ensure that stocks are fished at sustainable levels. It will also bring decision-making closer to fishermen. The new...

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03 Aug
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Recent EU Trade Figures

The EU has become deeply integrated into global markets. The openness of our trade regime has meant that the EU is the biggest player on the global trading scene and remains a good region to do business with. Overview Top trading partners Countries and regions statistics View this Table for illustration. Trade flows (€bn)Year-on-year growth (%)EU28 merchandise trade with Extra-EU28ImportsExportsBalance% Imports growth% Exports growthJun14-May15Jul14-Jun15Aug14-Jul15Sep14-Aug15Oct14-Sep15Nov14-Oct15Dec14-Nov15Jan15-Dec15Feb15-Jan16Mar15-Feb16Apr15-Mar16May16 -Apr16Jun15 -May16-500 €bn0 €bn500 €bn1000 €bn1500 €bn2000 €bn-5 %0 %5 %10 %15 %20 % EU28 merchandise trade with Extra-EU28 More on Statistics Trade flows in goods between...

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03 Aug
Chapter News

Ambassador O’Sullivan Reflects on the EU-U.S. Partnership

We may be in the midst of summer, but don’t expect the “gone fishing” sign to be put up anytime soon when it comes to EU-US relations. Last week in Warsaw, President Barack Obama met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald Tusk. They were joined by Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterpart, High Representative Federica Mogherini. At times, high-level heads of state meetings will be limited to an exchange of pleasantries and...

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03 Aug
New York Related News

NYCEDC Expands Quality Of Life Program To Employ More Formerly Homeless And Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Expansion includes partnership with The Doe Fund to create jobs for CleaNYC, Graffiti-Free NYC and Citywide Ferry Service New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that it will partner with The Doe Fund to expand its Quality of Life (QOL) program, which will employ formerly homeless, formerly incarcerated and low-income individuals to work on a range of City-led initiatives. NYCEDC’s QOL program partners with not-for-profit organizations to train, employ and provide social services to participants. NYCEDC’s current QOL...

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03 Aug
Chapter News

UN chief launches first report to track Sustainable Development Goals

Launching the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals report on the new global development agenda adopted last year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the 15-year undertaking is “off to a good start” but will require all parts of the UN family and its partners to work together. “We have embarked on a monumental and historic journey,” the Secretary-General told the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which opened on 11 July and ends on 20 July, at the UN...

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03 Aug
Chapter News

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Statement on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Certification Process Launch

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on today’s launch of the self-certification process for U.S. organizations participating in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield).  “After more than two years of discussions, it is time to implement the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework with our partners in Europe and companies on both continents. With the Privacy Shield in place, businesses will be able to protect privacy and truly seize the opportunities offered by the transatlantic digital...

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03 Aug
Member News

STEM OPT 7-Month Extension Application Deadline Coming Up on Monday, August 8

On March 11, 2016, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule pertaining to optional practical training (OPT) for certain students with degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). This rule permits employers to retain, for a longer period, the talents of individuals currently dependent on an F-1 nonimmigrant student visa. As a transitional measure, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has provided certain students currently holding 17-month employment authorization documents (EADs) under the STEM OPT...

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02 Aug
Chapter News

President Juncker consults the European Parliament on Sir Julian King as Commissioner for the Security Union

Today, President Juncker announced his intention to allocate the Security Union portfolio to Sir Julian King, the candidate for Commissioner from the United Kingdom On 11 July, President Juncker interviewed Sir Julian King as the candidate for Commissioner from the United Kingdom to replace former Commissioner Lord Hill. On this basis, President Juncker has today announced his intention to allocate the Security Union portfolio to Sir Julian King. The Commissioner for the Security Union will support the implementation of the European...

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02 Aug
Member News

NLRB Requires Specificity in Management-Rights Clauses

When drafting a collective bargaining agreement, employers often insist on a management-rights clause.  That clause reserves to the employer the right to take unilateral action, with respect to certain terms and conditions of employment without an obligation to bargain with the union about that action.  In negotiating such clauses, employers try to find the right balance between specifically delineating the rights being retained, while keeping the language sufficiently broad to cover other (perhaps unanticipated) circumstances in which the employer...

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01 Aug
Chapter News

2016 External Sector Report : New External Assessments Show Larger Imbalances in 2015

External imbalances widened again in 2015 after narrowing in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Countries should take measures that reduce excess imbalances without compromising global demand, according to a new IMF analysis. The 2016 External Sector Report (ESR), the fifth annual exercise of its type, analyzes recent developments and provides updated staff assessments of countries’ external positions, including current account balances, real exchange rates, external balance sheets, capital flows, and international reserves. The ESR, which covers 29 of the...

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