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EPP Group Bureau meeting in Zagreb: Closing Press Conference: Croatia to be EU's 28th Member State

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"Croatia deserves to have its efforts rewarded by the conclusion of accession negotiations in June and is well on its way to becoming the EU's 28th Member State". This was the main message of the meeting of the Bureau of the EPP Group, the largest and most influencial political force in the European Parliament, at its closing press conference in Zagreb today.

PES Economic plan 'more credible' - background briefing in advance of PES Athens Leaders meeting 4-5 March

PES - Party of European Socialists


Our way vs. their way

The macroeconomic impact of a progressive economic strategy versus conservatives’ austerity-only

The Facts:

Libya: The humanitarian crises could result in a wave of migrants. Vito Bonsignore MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"The EPP Group backs the call made by six EU Mediterranean Member States to create a solidarity fund to help mitigate migration effects as the dramatic events continue to unfold on our doorstep in North Africa," declared Vito Bonsignore MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group.

Mr Bonsignore was addressing the 7th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean, in Rome.

CHP industry could fill a third of Europe’s 2020 primary energy savings gap

COGEN Europe

On the eve of the publication of the European Energy Efficiency Plan and as the European Commission hunts for effective energy efficiency measures to plug the hole in its 2020 energy savings target, the CHP industry claims that it is sitting on one third of the solution. Highlighting the 35 Mtoe of CHP primary energy savings which Member States themselves have identified, COGEN Europe claims that CHP across renewable and fossil fuels should be a foundation principal of Europe’s approach to energy and calls for a strengthened policy frame work around CHP.

Strengthening the involvement of SMEs in European Standardization - SMEST2 project has started

CEN and CENELEC

Given the continuing and growing importance of SMEs in European Standardization, CEN (European Committee for Standardization) and CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) and the National Standards Bodies of Austria (ASI), Germany (DIN) and the Netherlands (NEN) and NORMAPME (European Office of Craft/Trades and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for Standardisation) jointly started the SME Standardization Toolkit (SMEST2) project.

CAP 2020 must promote the interests of farmers and consumers

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

GUE/NGL's "CAP 2020" public hearing held in Brussels on 2/2/2011 heard from farmers, rural policy experts, cattle-breeders' unions, farmers' and environmental organisations. The European Coordination of Via Campesina presented its position on the need for a fourth option, different from the three proposed for the CAP reform post-2013 by the European Commission. For its part, Friends of the Earth presented its position on food sovereignty.

 

Towards a doubling of public transport market shares: Finalists of the first International PTx2 Awards announced

UITP - International Association of Public Transport

The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has announced the finalists of the first International PTx2 Awards. The finalists have been selected from amongst the 155 applicants from 43 countries from all continents that have taken up the challenge of doubling the public transport market share worldwide by 2025. The Awards Ceremony will take place during the 59th UITP World Congress & Exhibition, hosted by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) from 10 to 14 April 2011 in Dubai.

 

GMO cultivation in Europe: Guaranteeing choice and security for farmers and consumers. Catherine Soullie MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

Ahead of the review by the European Parliament of the Commission's proposal aiming to define the conditions for authorising or restricting the culture of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the European Union, the EPP Group organised a public Hearing on the topic on Wednesday 2 March in the presence of the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli, numerous MEPs, experts, representatives of farmers and representatives of civil society. The Hearing was chaired by Catherine Soullie MEP, EPP Group Spokeswoman on the dossier.

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, an effective tool that we must improve to better combat unemployment in Europe. Barbara Matera MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"With the European unemployment rate approaching 10%, the national budget's difficulties to allocate resources to combat the crisis and the importance of promoting human capital, drive to a need to promote actions and targeted strategic policies at European level. With this objective, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was conceived", said Barbara Matera MEP, Standing Rapporteur for the European Parliament on the EGF today in Brussels.

Pakistan Minister Bhatti's assassination strongly condemned. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, Eija-Riitta Korhola MEP, and Michael Gahler MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

 Brussels 03 March 2011  – UNIFE, the European rail industry, is alarmed by the UK Government’s decision to resume negotiations on the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) with Hitachi. The IEP is considered to be amongst the largest orders to have ever been awarded to a rolling stock manufacturer in the world.

 

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