Kellen and Ellwood Atfield are jointly hosting an informal lunch on 'Belgian employment law for European associations'. Aimed at European associations headquartered in Belgium, we will learn about the new climate for salaried employees and independent contractors. 

Seminar: Creativity and business

How to get education, communities, businesses to interact about innovation?

Time: Monday 27 May 2013, Time 09.45 to 15.00

Location: CODE Bergen Art Museum,
Permanenten West Norway Museum of Decorative Art, Nordahl Bruns gate 9 (map)

Education that fosters creativity. Education in collaboration with local businesses. Education as a driver of innovation and entrepreneurship in our region. Sounds like a utopia?

DRAFT PROGRAMME
14:00 Registration: European Parliament Brussels, ASP Building, Entrance Esplanade, Place Luxembourg,

14:30 Welcome by Ms Silvana Koch-Mehrin, MEP ALDE INTA

14:40 Keynote Speech by Karel de Gucht (tbc)
European Commissioner for International Trade

15:00 Panel Discussion
Mr Karel de Gucht (tbc)
European Commissioner for International Trade

The Spring Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the European Union is scheduled for May 22. The President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy has dedicated the Summit to energy policy and competitiveness. This choice is fully understandable in light of Eurostat data, which show an EU-wide increase in gas prices for the industrial consumers of 28,3 % and for private households by 23,1 % in the period between 2010 and 2012. The issue of energy prices is of crucial importance to the competitiveness of the economy as a whole.