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Chemours and Honeywell Partner With Authorities in the European Union to Stop Illegal Refrigerant Imports in Greece

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Approximately 15.6 tons of suspected unauthorized refrigerants including R-1234yf used as an automotive refrigerant were seized, tested, and determined to infringe valid patents or deemed illegal in the European Union, according to Greek officials.

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  • Approximately 15.6 tons of suspected unauthorized refrigerants including R-1234yf used as an automotive refrigerant were seized, tested, and determined to infringe valid patents or deemed illegal in the European Union, according to Greek officials.
  • These illegal products will be safely destroyed before year-end 2023 in a process that protects workers as well as the planet.
  • Chemours collaborated with Honeywell in the operation to protect the Intellectual Property (IP) of refrigerant innovations owned by both companies and to detect and confiscate illegal F-gases.
  • These efforts are part of an ongoing commitment by Chemours and Honeywell to not only protect IP, but to defend people, businesses, communities and the planet against the ramifications of illegal import activities.

Highlights - Exchanges of views with OLAF, Sup. Committee and Controller of procedural guarantees - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Monday, June 19, 2023

Exchanges of views with OLAF, Sup.

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  • Exchanges of views with OLAF, Sup.
  • Committee and Controller of procedural guarantees
    19-06-2023 - 16:09
    On 27 June 2023, CONT Committee will hold exchanges of views with Ville ITÄLÄ, OLAF Director-General, on the OLAF Report 2022, and with Dušan STERLE, Chair of the OLAF Supervisory Committee, on the Supervisory Committee Activity Report 2022.
  • There will also be an exchange of views with Julia LAFFRANQUE, the Controller of procedural guarantees appointed in May 2022, who will present her first annual report.

Press release - Corruption allegations: MEPs push for ambitious changes and quick progress

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Monday, February 20, 2023

=* *No more delays for the independent ethics body

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  • * *No more delays for the independent ethics body
    Parliament reiterates its call for an independent ethics body for the EU institutions, based on MEPs’ proposals of September 2021, to restore citizens’ trust.
  • The Commission’s proposal should be submitted by March, and negotiations should conclude by the summer break, MEPs say.
  • This body should clearly distinguish between criminal actions, breaches of institutional rules, and unethical behaviour.

Highlights - Preparatory meeting - CONT mission to Spain - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Preparatory meeting - CONT mission to Spain

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  • Preparatory meeting - CONT mission to Spain
    02-02-2023 - 11:43
    On 9 February 2023, the CONT Committee will have a preparatory meeting on the mission to Spain, which will take place on 20-22 February 2023.
  • The mission's objective is to assess the implementation of Spain's National Recovery and Resilience Plan including milestones and targets and particularly the management, audit and control systems in place.
  • At the meeting, Commission representatives will share the information they have available on the implementation of the RRF in general and as regards Spain in particular.
  • The Commission will be represented by Céline Gauer, Director-General SG RECOVER, and Declan Costello, Deputy Director-General DG ECFIN.

Press release - Corruption scandal: MEPs insist on reforms for transparency and accountability

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

MEPs are appalled by the recent allegations that MEPs, former MEPs and EP staff are involved in corruption, money laundering and participation in a criminal organisation, and support the full cooperation of the House with the ongoing investigation, noting that internal systems failed to prevent corruption.

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  • MEPs are appalled by the recent allegations that MEPs, former MEPs and EP staff are involved in corruption, money laundering and participation in a criminal organisation, and support the full cooperation of the House with the ongoing investigation, noting that internal systems failed to prevent corruption.
  • They also denounce the alleged corruption attempts by Qatar, which would constitute serious foreign interference in European democracy.
  • They also ask that security passes for representatives of Qatari interests be suspended until the judicial investigations provide clarity.
  • A cooling-off period should be introduced for the end of an MEPs mandate, to tackle the revolving doors phenomenon, MEPs say.

Accor introduces ground-breaking Health to Wealth series

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

"The goal of hospitality is to provide a warm welcome, a spirit of caring, and a sense of well-being," said Emlyn Brown, Global Vice President, Well-Being, Accor.

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  • "The goal of hospitality is to provide a warm welcome, a spirit of caring, and a sense of well-being," said Emlyn Brown, Global Vice President, Well-Being, Accor.
  • The Health to Wealth podcast series was created by the Accor well-being team and curated by Well Intelligence.
  • The first four Health to Wealth podcast episodes are now available, featuring Wim Hof discussing democratic access to health and the power of the breath (Putting Mind Over Matter).
  • "The macro well-being perspective that Health to Wealth is examining is essential," added Manuel Muniz, Provost of the IE University in Madrid, former Secretary of State for Global Spain, and contributor to Health to Wealth.

Accor introduces ground-breaking Health to Wealth series

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

PARIS, France, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, today announced the launch of Health to Wealth, a new series exploring the current state of well-being and the defining issues of our time. Health to Wealth, which engages some of the leading thinkers of our era, kicks off today with a thought-provoking and informative podcast series, soon to be followed by an entrepreneurial start-up challenge in Paris in collaboration with VivaTech, and an insightful white paper later this year exploring the latest research in the areas of psychological and physiological health, societal structure and responsibility, global shifts, responses and predictions.

Key Points: 
  • "The goal of hospitality is to provide a warm welcome, a spirit of caring, and a sense of well-being," said Emlyn Brown, Global Vice President, Well-Being, Accor.
  • The Health to Wealth podcast series was created by the Accor well-being team and curated by Well Intelligence.
  • The first four Health to Wealth podcast episodes are now available, featuring Wim Hof discussing democratic access to health and the power of the breath (Putting Mind Over Matter).
  • "The macro well-being perspective that Health to Wealth is examining is essential," added Manuel Muniz, Provost of the IE University in Madrid, former Secretary of State for Global Spain, and contributor to Health to Wealth.

EFCTC: MEP Busoi brings EU policymakers, member state authorities and industry together in the fight against black market HFCs

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

The black market has been thriving in the EU over the past years due to uneven enforcement of the EU F-gas regulation's quota system for HFCs.

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  • The black market has been thriving in the EU over the past years due to uneven enforcement of the EU F-gas regulation's quota system for HFCs.
  • The event was an opportunity to exchange experiences and effective measures to stop this black market from harming legitimate business, feeding organised crime and undermining the EU's climate policy.
  • Information sharing between member state authorities was raised as another way to remain one step ahead of HFC smugglers.
  • Panellists suggested pooling intelligence and bringing together data from multiple sources to better understand and combat illegally traded HFCs from entering the EU.

EFCTC: MEP Busoi brings EU policymakers, member state authorities and industry together in the fight against black market HFCs

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

The black market has been thriving in the EU over the past years due to uneven enforcement of the EU F-gas regulation's quota system for HFCs.

Key Points: 
  • The black market has been thriving in the EU over the past years due to uneven enforcement of the EU F-gas regulation's quota system for HFCs.
  • The event was an opportunity to exchange experiences and effective measures to stop this black market from harming legitimate business, feeding organised crime and undermining the EU's climate policy.
  • Information sharing between member state authorities was raised as another way to remain one step ahead of HFC smugglers.
  • Panellists suggested pooling intelligence and bringing together data from multiple sources to better understand and combat illegally traded HFCs from entering the EU.