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The EUROtalk eJournal - February 2012

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In this issue
> Europe automotive...
> Russia automotive...
> EUROtalk headline articles...
> Upcoming Live Online Seminars...
> Europe update: global headlines...
> EUROtalk eJournal 'human resources' articles...
> Additional EUROtalk eJournal articles...
> Recorded On-Demand Seminars...
> Automobile Assembly and Engine Production Plants in Europe...
> Taxation of international executives: Guides for Germany, UK, Switzerland, Russia and Turkey...
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Europe automotive
  
December 2011 West European Car Sales
The December 2011 result was somewhat weaker than that of December 2010, despite a surge in sales in a number of the smaller countries.   Read on

European Automakers Find That Japan Is A Hard Market To Crack, Too
In the fight over whether to allow Japan into the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks, a key defense by the Japanese automotive industry against complaints by the "Detroit Three" about Japan's closed auto market has been ...   Read on

Driving growth: UK's automotive sector takes pole position
The UK automotive industry is enjoying new growth, with major investment announcements from leading international manufacturers. Despite the pressures of the worldwide financial crisis, the UK's automotive sector is enjoying ...   Read on

Commercial Vehicles: registrations up 7.5% in December
Read on

EU: Debt Crisis Outlook: In need of a New Year's resolution
Read on

Russia automotive
  
Automakers race to Russia
Automakers look for safe harbour on emerging markets as rest of the globe urged into austerity.Russia's car market has become attractive to car makers since car sales continue to increase with 41% growth in the first ...   Read on

General Motors and Ford want American suppliers to follow them into Russia
GM planning $1 billion investment in old Soviet heartland.  General Motors is planning to invest more than $1 billion in Russia over the next five years, said James Bovenzi, managing director of GM Russia and CIS, ...   Read on

Industrial Assembly Regime has been successful in attracting the foreign component manufacturers to Russia
Russian Ministry of Economic Development had signed about 400 memoranda of understanding proposing the production of parts and components within the frame of the Industrial Assembly Regime with 178 different component ...   Read on

Russian Automotive Market is to Maintain a Consistent Growth in 2012
Read on

2011 breaks the record on passenger cars' production in Russia
Read on

Industrial Assembly Regime: MoU of the companies who fail to take further action until 2013 will be cancelled
Read on

EUROtalk headline articles
  
German industry sets up alliance to secure raw materials
Twelve German companies are clubbing together to ensure better access to the world's increasingly scarce raw materials. The alliance hopes to get a foot into global exploration and mining activities.A dozen German firms have teamed up to (...)
Read on

Hungary: Guidance issued on deduction of R&D activities
Hungary's Ministry of the National Economy and the National Tax and Customs Office issued a joint statement of opinion on 25 August 2011that provides guidance on the deduction for "own" R&D activities, as well as on the deductibility ...   Read on

How to Invest in Russia - Guide
The AEB guide to theory and practical advice for making an investment in Russia in 2011.  To download 88-page ...   Read on
 
Upcoming Live Online Seminars

 
For additional information or to register, simply click on the title of each Online Seminar.

February 9 - USA
"USA Automotive and Electric Vehicle Market Outlook" and "Setting up a Presence in the U.S. Automotive Market"
Presented by Anthony Pratt and Blair Imbody

March 14 - RUSSIA
"Recruiting Management and Staff for Your Startup Operation in Russia"
Presented by Michael Germershausen


View complete schedule of Live Online Seminars
 
Europe update: global headlines
   
Below are the latest articles and news from around the world featuring articles on Europe.   Read on

 

German Manufacturing Orders Rise
Source: Wall Street Journal

BMW, Daimler To Ramp Up Vehicle Production In U.S.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Eurozone's problem isn't Greece or Italy: it's Germany
Source: First Post

German firms seeking growth in China
Source: China Daily

Watchdog Group Reports Chinese, Russian Firms Seen as Most Bribery-prone
Source: IndustryWeek
 
EUROtalk eJournal "human resources" articles

  
International Labor Organization lashes out at German wage policies
The United Nations' labor body has identified low wages in Germany as a structural cause for the eurozone's current crisis. It speaks of ill-designed policies that started after German unification in 1990.   Read on

Russia: Recent Changes to the Procedure for Resolving Collective Employment Disputes
The Russian Parliament recently adopted the Federal Law "On the Introduction of Amendments to the Russian Labor Code to Improve the Procedure for Review and Resolution of Collective Employment Disputes", which was further signed ...   Read on

UK Bribery Act: Turning Prevention into Effective Compliance
Does your company have compliance programs in place to not only detect unethical conduct, but also to reasonably prevent its occurrence?  Companies across the globe have come to grips with a new reality as the U.S. government ...   Read on


To read the following additional Europe HR articles, visit eJournal online by clicking here.

- Unemployment: EU vs. Germany

- The 2012 AEB Step by Step guide to living in Russia

- Newly Elected Spanish Government Expected to Grant Companies more Power to Opt Out of Industry Collective Bargaining Agreements and to Increase Flexibility in an Attempt to Curb the Staggering Unemployment Rate in Spain

- TRAVEL: U.K. Confirms Air Passenger Duty Increase, Maintains Structure

- TRAVEL: EU, U.S. Reach New PNR Data Sharing Deal

- The latest fashion in industrial relations in Italy: the bespoke employment code

- European Online Recruitment Decelerates Sequentially but Registers Annual Growth of 9%, According to the Monster Employment Index

- High Court Rules Immigrant Spouses Must Speak English Before Moving to UK

- EU: Single Permit Step

- Germany Plans to Attract More Foreign Skilled Workers

- Germany's Unemployment Drops More Than Expected In January
 
Additional EUROtalk eJournal articles

   
To read all articles listed below, please click here.
 
- European Cities Monitor 2011

- The New Customs Code of Ukraine: Opportunities and Challenges for Businesses

- EXPORTS: Amendments to the EU Dual-Use Regulation

- AEO and C-TPAT to be mutually recognizable beginning June 2012

- Eurozone manufacturing brightens as German output expands
 
Recorded On-Demand Seminars by GlobalAutoIndustry.com

 

On-Demand Seminars on Europe:

 

EUROPE
"The European Automotive Aftermarket
Presented by Dr. John Wormald

 

RUSSIA
"Introduction to Doing Business in Russia"
Presented by Dr. Gregory Allar 

 
RUSSIA
"Keys to Supplier Success in the Russian Automotive Industry"
Presented by Yuri Danilov

 

EUROPE
"EVs and Hybrids: A European Perspective "
Presented by Alex Woodrow and Al Bedwell

EUROPE
"An Update On Labor & Employment Issues In the EU And Their Very Real Impact On U.S. Multinational Employers"
Presented by Alex Valls



More coming soon!

 

Automobile Assembly and Engine Production Plants in Europe 
The automobile industry operates 294 vehicle assembly and engine production plants in Europe, including the EU27 and a number of neighbouring countries, such as Russia, Ukraine and Turkey ...   Read on
 
Taxation of international executives: Guides for Germany, UK, Switzerland, Russia and Turkey
For mobile international executives, tax can be a major consideration and for human resource professionals, the need to provide answers to questions relating to tax can be pressing.   Read on ...
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