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The Internet Interconnection ‘ecosystem’ - EU Agency report identifies the top risks for resilient interconnection of IT networks.

 

Biodiversity - Absence of new ideas in EU strategy on halting biodiversity loss

The European Commission today presented an EU strategy* aimed at fulfilling the EU goal of halting biodiversity loss by 2020, agreed by EU leaders last year. The Greens expressed regret that the strategy offers few concrete commitments for achieving this goal and sub-targets that are inconsistent with the overall goals. Commenting on the strategy, Green MEP Bas Eickhout said:

 

CEOs urge politicians to move energy efficiency to the heart of Europe’s policy

Thirty executives representing some of Europe‟s leading energy efficiency companies and organisations published last week an open letter to EU Member State energy ministers urging them to refocus Europe‟s energy policy on promoting the energy efficiency of buildings. The letter was published in Le Monde (FR), Financial Times (UK), Berlingske Tidende (DK), Handelsblatt (D), and the European Voice (EU).

Group Study Days in Iceland to focus on environment, finance and fisheries

 

PES President hails ‘heroes of democracy’ at Tunis EuroMed Conference

Rasmussen also criticises Sarkozy and Berlusconi –

“What if we had said after the Berlin wall came down; now it is time for a fence?”

28 April 2011 - Tunis

Party of European Socialists (PES) President, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today gave strong support to representatives of the ‘Arab Spring’. Speaking in Tunis, at a PES organised conference, he urged the European Union to “act now and act together” in supporting democracy in North Africa and the Middle East.

European Public Sector Award 2011 - A rich harvest for EPSA – Many innovative and green initiatives from the European Public Sector!

 
The EPSA 2011 award contest was officially launched on 17 January 2011 when the call for applications was also opened. The deadline for applications closed on the 13th of April.
 
 
 

Group Study Days in Iceland to focus on environment, finance and fisheries

 

CORD BLOOD EUROPE CALLS FOR OBJECTIVE DEBATE ON FAMILY STORAGE OF CORD BLOOD CELLS

On average 11.7% of pregnant women are willing to store their child’s
cord blood stem cells in a private bank, according to a study that was published in the recognized Journal
Transfusion1 and that analyzed attitudes towards cord blood storage in 5 EU countries. In practice in Europe
less than 1% of stem cells at birth are stored in private banks. Research conducted by Prof. Dr. Zygmunt Pojda,
Director of the tissue engineering department and public stem cell bank at the Center of Oncology Maria

Welcoming group tourism by coach is good for the environment and good for the economy

The European travel and coach travel industry expects rapid progress in solving the problem of coach tourism entry fees in Italian cities, for the benefit of local economies, citizens and visitors alike.

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