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January 24, 2018 – ASD welcomes the high-level strategic dialogue hosted today by Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska and MEP Françoise Grossetête to which Eric Trappier, ASD President and Chairman & CEO of Dassault Aviation has been invited to exchange views on the future European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP).

May 18, 2018 - "We are very happy to welcome Liebherr into the ASD family” stated ASD Secretary General, Jan Pie. “A credible interlocutor on important EU policies and initiatives linked to its industry is vital for all stakeholders."

October 18, 2018 - ASD joins 131 organisations from across the EU to call on future Members of the European Parliament to put industry at the core of the EU's future.

October 3, 2018 - ASD organized together with the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) in Vienna an industry matchmaking event for the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP).

June 26, 2018 - ASD welcomes progress made in June by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council regarding the implementation of CORSIA, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation.

December 12, 2018 - Europe is a leader and a global player in the aeronautics industry. How can we continue this success story? On December 5, the European Parliament’s Sky and Space Intergroup, chaired by MEP Monika Hohlmeier, hosted the 4thedition of the annual EU Aeronautics Conference in Brussels with the support of ASD to answer that question.

January 22, 2018 – European Parliament and Defence Industry discuss the future of the EU defence industrial policy on the occasion of the ITRE Committee Meeting held in Brussels on Monday 22 January 2018.

February 21, 2018 - ASD joins 22 associations representing key European industrial research and innovation stakeholders to call on the EU Institutions to develop the next EU Research & Innovation Framework Programme (FP9) with an appropriate design and budget, at the level of the ambitions of the Renewed EU Industrial Policy Strategy.

March 8, 2018 - International Women’s Day is a worldwide event celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Gender equality in the workplace is essential for women as well as businesses to achieve their full potential.

May 7, 2018 - The upcoming months will be crucial for the future of the European Union, especially in light of the important debates related to the shaping of the next Multiannual Financial Framework.

Brussels, October 4, 2018 – The global air transport sector supports 65.5 million jobs and $2.7 trillion in global economic activity, according to new research released today by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG).