In its annual report on the EU budget published today, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) warns that the budget system is too focused on just getting funds spent and needs to place more emphasis on achieving results. As independent auditor, the ECA signed off the 2013 accounts of the European Union, but stresses that the management of EU spending is not yet good enough overall - either at EU level or in the Member States.
Throughout the 2007 to 2013 spending period, say the EU Auditors, the priority was given to spending the money - ‘use it or lose it’ - rather than to achieving good results. For instance, the choice of projects to receive EU funds focused first on disbursing the EU money available, secondly on complying with the rules, and only then - and to a limited extent - on results and impact.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/72762585-EU-must-focus-on-better-results/
Union Pacific Railroad today launched a new social media campaign urging photographers and high school seniors to refrain from taking photographs on or near train tracks. Through startling videos, the campaign compares the dangers of snapping photos on the tracks to posing for senior pictures on a busy highway. Neither are safe locations. The campaign launched exclusively on social media channels Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7555651-union-pacific-photo-safety-campaign/
Union Pacific Railroad this week launched a new campaign exclusively on social media, urging drivers and pedestrians to think about their personal safety first and wait at grade crossings. New videos depict different scenarios in which a jogger, young couple and father and son are stopped, waiting for a train to pass. When the arms lift, each proceeds safely toward a spectacular future.
“Our message is straightforward – Your Life is Worth the Wait,” said Scott Moore, Union Pacific senior vice president – Corporate Relations. “Union Pacific trains operate in more than 7,300 communities; too often our employees see drivers or pedestrians sneak around the gates. Even after applying the emergency brakes, it can take a mile for a train to stop; the risk is never worth it.”
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http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7508251-union-pacific-your-life-is-worth-the-wait/
http://www.unitetheunion.org BA represents a great British tradition. Unfortunately, Willie Walsh doesnt get it. After taking lawful strike action for the first time in many years, we are being victimized. Brutish Airways is treating us like trash, but we wont give in to a bully. Help us fly the flag and get BA airborne again.
Business and governments are all reliant on secure networks, but how do you measure the resilience of these networks? The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published the ’Main Challenges and Recommendations on Network and Service Resilience Metrics’ report, as well as a technical report. These are the first ever reports in Europe to address this area’s lack of holistic review.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/enisa/48892/
Si eres como la mayoría de los consumidores, seguramente esta economía le tiene pensando sobre tu lista de compras navideñas. Sin embargo la temporada de compras Navideñas ya esta aquí, ¿y qué mejor momento que ahora para pensar en cómo puede ahorrar sin dejar de conseguir los regalos perfectos para aquellos en su lista. Experto de Estilo de Vida y Tendencias de Consumo, Reconocido Nacionalmente, Martin Amado, tiene grandes ideas para regalos que le ayudaran a estirar sus dólares esta temporada. El hablará sobre las últimas tendencias en regalos, cómo ir de compras con un presupuesto, y dará consejos sobre cómo evitar los errores más comunes mientras compra.
A $30 million investment from the Ford Foundation has enabled community development financial institution Self-Help to merge with seven credit unions in California, kick-starting an effort to expand low- and moderate-income families’ access to responsible and affordable financial services across the state.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/54277-ford-foundation-low-income-community-development-self-help-california
Maersk Container Industry calls for tougher enforcement of European environmental legislation designed to protect the Earth’s ozone layer and help prevent climate change.
Current EU legislation bans the “import” or “placing on the market” of reefer containers with significant potential to damage the climate and ozone layer. But thousands of such containers nevertheless circulate in Europe’s internal market on virtually the same market conditions as more environmentally friendly reefers.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58684-Maersk-urges-EU-climate-ozone-action
The Cold War. He is called Atcho. Cuban-born. West Point Graduate. To save his daughter, he must be a sleeper agent to men he’d rather kill. When the darkness of night is your only camouflage, you learn to Curse the Moon. Lee Jackson brings heat to the Cold War. Learn more about this book and author at http://authorleejackson.com Historical Thriller
Today, Las Vegas announced the beginning of Vegas Season with a city-wide activation in Chicago. Similar to the holiday season, Vegas Season comes just once a year and is the season of living – resorts, shows, dining, shopping, pools – Las Vegas has it all. Vegas Season has something for everyone and it is the perfect time to let loose, recharge and make memories that will last a lifetime.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7256351-las-vegas-brings-vegas-season-to-chicago-wayne-newton-100-carolers/
Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. (“Newron”), a research and development company focused on novel CNS and pain therapies, and its partner Zambon S.p.A., an international pharmaceutical company strongly committed to the CNS therapeutic area, announced today that the EU Committee for Medicinal Pro-ducts for Human Use (CHMP) recommended that the European Commission approve the use of Xadago™ (safinamide) as add-on to L-dopa alone or in combination with dopamine agonists, entacapone, amantadine, and/or anticholinergics, for the treatment of patients with mid-late stage Parkinson’s disease experiencing motor fluctuations despite being stabilized on ‘Standard of Care’.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7406951-chmp-xadago-parkinsons/
Swissquote Bank Ltd., Switzerland’s leading online bank, announces the launch of a set of investor tools that help anticipate the impact of the French presidential election on financial markets. A key element is the Social Media Opinion Index, created in cooperation with the Social Media Lab at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
The Index makes use of the latest advances in artificial intelligence to collect and analyze opinions about the candidates in the French election as expressed on social media networks; it allows investors to take the pulse of public online opinion about the candidates, indicating potential outcomes of the elections in real-time.
To view the multimedia release go to:
https://www.multivu.com/players/uk/8083151-french-election-swissquote-epfl-investors/
