Europe should support, not hamper EU industrial competitiveness

Europe should support, not hamper EU industrial competitiveness

CEPI comments on the draft EU guidelines on environment and energy aid Summary It is unwise to raise costs for the industry to promote competition in the internal market, by doing so Europe will lose competitiveness in the global market. CEPI therefore calls the...

Focus is back on industry in EU policy, but will it work?

The fact that the 2030 Energy and Climate package includes an analysis of energy costs and was published together with the European Industrial Renaissance Communication is a landmark shift in EU policy. The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) interprets...
Road freight transport

Road freight transport

Weight & dimensions’ limits: let’s make the best use of Europe’s roads! The Directive 96/53/EC on Weights & Dimensions1, which is currently under review, regulates the weights and dimensions of heavy-duty vehicles operating as international and...
CEPI comments on the discussion document ‘Paper Vapour – the climate impact of paper consumption’ from the European Environmental Paper Network

CEPI comments on the discussion document ‘Paper Vapour – the climate impact of paper consumption’ from the European Environmental Paper Network

http://environmentalpaper.eu/shrink/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/paper-vapour-discussion-paper-c.pdf The European Environmental Paper Network (EEPN) presented preliminary findings of their Paper Vapour report. The report aims to show that paper has a large...
EMS Cross-Border: let subsidiarity and innovation prevail!

EMS Cross-Border: let subsidiarity and innovation prevail!

Following the publication of a recent independent report on longer trucks ordered by the Policy Department of the European Parliament, the EMS Forum urges the Members of the European Parliament to support the cross-border trials with and use of EMS vehicles between...
Extra emission cut should be wake-up call

Extra emission cut should be wake-up call

The European Commission just announced it will cut free allocation of emission credits to industry with an additional 6% in 2013 – adding up to a startling 18% extra cut by 2020. The decision is very harsh as even the most carbon efficient companies in Europe...