Stephen Russell, ANEC Secretary-General, reacted: "ANEC congratulates the European Commission on its decision to ban this hazardous chemical from baby bottles. We will monitor the implementation of the ban and urge the Commission to resource joint market surveillance actions among Member States to strengthen enforcement in order to help ensure that no baby bottles containing bisphenol A remain on the European market after 1 June 2011”.

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Today MEPs voted in favour of a comprehensive 10-year energy strategy for the European Union which highlights the importance of renewables and energy efficiency while maintaining a strong focus on competition and market issues.

Jens Rohde MEP (Denmark, Venstre), who negotiated the proposals on behalf of ALDE, said:

MEPs have expressed their growing concerns about the significantly deteriorating situation in Western Sahara and condemned recent violent incidents in protest camps during which a still unknown number of people were killed or injured.

Strasbourg, 25 November 2010

The European Parliament has today called on Heads of State and Government worldwide to demonstrate real political leadership during the UN climate change negotiations which start next week and deplores the fact that there has not been more progress to date in preparing for the Cancún climate summit

Speaking from Strasbourg, GUE/NGL MEP Ms Bairbre de Brún, co-author of the resolution said:

"The eurozone is going through turbulent times but Ireland is not the problem. Nor is Greece or Portugal. Of course these countries have a problem of credibility affecting their banks, their budget, or their trade balance. But elsewhere in the world there are also similar problems such as Japan (200%), the US or the UK but they have a credible economic governance and an image of unity," said Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament during today's debate in Strasbourg.