Month: February 2017

Signatories to the call for an EU industrial strategy raise to 125 in advance of EU Industry Day

On 16th February, 92 European associations – among which FEM – representing the European industry signed a Joint Declaration calling on the European Commission to adopt a proper strategy to support European manufacturers in delivering growth & jobs for Europe. 10 days later, that number rose to 125. This send a very strong signal to… Read more »

FEM calls for an ambitious EU industrial strategy

FEM features among the 92 European trade associations that co-signed a Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy. The European manufacturing industry employs over 34 million people in supply chains comprising hundreds of thousands of SMEs and larger suppliers. These need to be supported if the EU is to  remain a competitive global industrial… Read more »

FEM calls for an ambitious EU industrial strategy

FEM is on Twitter – @FEM_EUR

Today FEM has officially launched its Twitter account @FEM_EUR. This will be your source of information on FEM’s activities, positions, events, as well as relevant EU developments on issues that affect the European materials handling, lifting and storage industry. Follow us and help us expand our community!    

FEM is on Twitter – @FEM_EUR

Non-compliance costs and needs better enforcement

Last October FEM supported the Orgalime contribution and position paper on “market surveillance: enforcement and compliance”. The European Commission has now published the results of this consultation, which have been aggregated to reflect trends in the way stakeholders responded to the questions. For instance, a wide majority of business stakeholders confirmed that their products are… Read more »