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Sound level limits for personal music players and mobile phones

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Brussels (9 February 2011) - CENELEC accepted a Mandate from the European Commission to develop standards satisfying the health and safety aspects of personal music players and mobile phones with a music playing function in September 2009. These standards must ensure that under reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, such devices must be inherently safe and must not cause hearing damage. Listening to personal music players regularly at high volume settings over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage.

Vojvodina in pole position to drive energy sustainability in the Balkans

AER - Assembly of European Regions

Conclusions of the AER energy peer review

Novi Sad, Vojvodina (SRB), 9th February 2011.

Yesterday the Assembly of European Regions’ peer review team presented a series of recommendations on how to improve the energy policy of the province of Vojvodina. Based on the observations made during an October 2010 audit, the report identifies the major strengths and challenges for the development of a green economy in the region.

EU single permit package would create a “Caste system” for workers

PES - Party of European Socialists

 8 February 2011, Brussels

There is rising concern among the Party of European Socialists about the ‘Single Permit’ package that is due to be voted on in the European Parliament next week. The proposal is due to create a single residence and work permit for workers coming from outside the European Union (‘third-country nationals’). However, due to Conservative and Liberal pressure, the package has been separated from employment policy issues, including proposals regarding seasonal workers and intra- corporate transferees.

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: MOROCCO USES VIOLENCE TO PREVENT CONFERENCE OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE SAHARAUI PEOPLE

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Yesterday hundreds of Moroccans forcibly prevented the holding of a conference of solidarity with the Saharaui people in Dakar during the World Social Forum.

About 500 Moroccans caused severe and violent clashes to prevent the event organized by the Coordination of Associations of Solidarity with Western Sahara (CEAS, Spain) entitled "Western Sahara: Africa's last colony" from taking place.

Making public transport people’s mode of choice. The public transport community shares solutions in Dubai

UITP - International Association of Public Transport

Making public transport the preferred transport option is at the core of the ‘PTx2’ strategy of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), which aims to double the public transport market share worldwide by 2025. Due to changing customer expectations, this will be one of the major issues to be discussed at the 59th UITP World Congress & Exhibition, hosted by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) from 10 to 14 April 2011 in Dubai.

 

Safer Internet Day - Protection of minors is a key priority for ETNO members

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

Brussels – To mark Safer Internet Day 2011, ETNO today launches a new web page which gives an overview of ETNO members’ services and awareness campaigns aimed at a safer use of ICT services by young users.

Economic Governance: no taboo subjects in Europe. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group

EPP Group in the European Parliament

Addressing Herman Van Rompuy, the Chairman of the EPP Group welcomed debate in Europe on all subjects, including social and financial matters. "But this must be done in a communitarian context without giving the impression that we are imposing." Joseph Daul also called on the Member States to speak with one voice in the world. The situation in Egypt proves that we're not there yet.

Egypt: Support democrats, or face new dictatorship. Elmar Brok MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"By ignoring the demonstrators in Egypt, Europe risks the emergence of an Islamist dictatorship", said Elmar Brok, EPP Group joint Coordinator on the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Herzliya Conference in Israel. "When we disappoint the protesters standing up for freedom and social justice, we cannot be surprised if it ends up in a new Islamic dictatorship fighting against Europe and Israel," Mr Brok said in his speech at the Forum opened by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres.

 

Trichet guarantees solid structure of the European System Risk Board

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

"We are finally addressing the fragmentation of the previous regulatory and supervisory structures which have been until now unable to respond to the fast moving European integrated financial markets" said ALDE MEP Sylvie Goulard (MoDem, France) welcoming today's first exchange of view of the Economic and Monetary affairs Committee with Jean-Claude Trichet in his capacity as President of the new European Systemic Risk Board, officially inaugurated two weeks ago.

Abdou Diouf désigne Michel Audet au poste de Commissaire général du Premier Forum mondial de la langue française

ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE

Sur proposition du Secrétaire général de la Francophonie, la déclaration finale du XIIIe  Sommet de la Francophonie réuni à Montreux en octobre dernier, a retenu l’organisation d’un Forum mondial de la langue française au printemps 2012. Cette initiative de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie sera mise en oeuvre en collaboration avec le gouvernement du Québec qui s’est proposé pour l’accueillir.

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