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Railway recast signals bad news for integrated public rail companies

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

GUE/NGL MEP Sabine Wils said today's European Parliament vote on the establishment of a single European rail area "paves the way for private profiteering in Europe's railway sector".

With possibilities opened up for privatization of marshalling yards, maintenance facilities, operating services and subcontracting, the notion of integrated public railway companies where safety rules are paramount has been destroyed.

A reversal of thinking and approach is required!

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Responding to statements by Presidents Van Rompuy, Barroso and Juncker on economic governance in the European Parliament this morning, GUE/NGL President Lothar Bisky said markets remained unaffected by the decisions of the last EU summit and warned that speculators had "the next eurozone country in their sights".

On the five proposals announced by President Barroso to reinforce economic policy coordination, he asked: "do you have the courage and ability to stand up to the financial sector and prevent future waves of speculation?

Europe lights up to reduce cigarette-ignited fires

ANEC - The European Consumer Voice in Standardisation

ANEC, the European Consumer Voice in Standardisation, welcomes that as of tomorrow (Thursday), tobacco manufacturers are required to produce and market only reduced-ignition propensity cigarettes in the EU.

The European Commission estimates that each year, a minimum of 1,000 fatalities are caused by cigarettes left unattended. Fire safety measures introduced in Canada, several states in the USA and also in Finland since 2010, show that accidental fire deaths have fallen dramatically since the introduction of such measures.

Euro: political will is back. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"Creating a currency without giving it the necessary governance was a political error. We must admit this and, above all, correct it" - Joseph Daul in the debate on economic governance with Presidents Barroso, Juncker and Van Rompuy.

Now it is time for the financial transaction tax

CESI - European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

“Since the collapse of the Lehman Brothers we have been talking about introducing a financial transaction tax. However, talk is cheap when it comes to solving the problems of the financial markets and government debt”, said CESI President Peter Heesen on 14th November in Brussels. At its meeting today, the CESI Board made an urgent appeal to the national governments to finally introduce this tax at the European level. Earnings from this tax are to be used to reduce government debt.

Commission work programme - put yourself at the service of citizens in 2012, Mr Barroso

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

During today's discussion on the Commission's work programme for 2012 in the European Parliament, GUE/NGL MEP Patrick Le Hyaric criticised President Barroso "for not taking into account the extreme seriousness of the current crisis and the fact that European people are rejecting the EU because of the lack of solidarity."

Encadrement plus strict des agences de notation: Jean-Paul Gauzès salue les propositions de la Commission européenne

EPP Group in the European Parliament

EN version on http://www.eppgroup.eu/ soon

L'eurodéputé Jean-Paul Gauzès, porte-parole du Groupe PPE sur les questions économiques et monétaires, a salué mardi les propositions de la Commission européenne visant à encadrer plus strictement l'activité des agences de notation.

Online gambling: an intelligent European approach to better protect citizens. Damien Abad MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

By voting massively in favour of this report, MEPs have taken a strong position in favour of a controlled opening of the online gambling market. "While underlining that this decision remains in the hands of Member States, the European Parliament cites the French model as an example," said Damien Abad, EPP Group Spokesperson on the dossier, on Tuesday, welcoming the result.

"We are pleading for a national licensing model to be the rule if Member States decide to open up their markets to competition," Damien Abad explained.

European e-Skills Week 2012 to Deliver e-Skills for Jobs

DIGITAL EUROPE

Brussels, Wednesday 16 November, 2011 – In a bid to help Europe - and most especially Europe’s youth -  seize the best opportunities for jobs generated through digital technologies, DIGITALEUROPE and European Schoolnet  have joined forces with the European Commission - DG Enterprise and Industry -  to organise a European e-Skills Week in 2012 on 26-30 March 2012. 

VI ENERGY FORUM

Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies

28-30 November 2011,  Sopot, Poland

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