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WORLD STANDARDS DAY, 14 October 2010

CEN and CENELEC

Brussels, 14 October 2010

Every year on 14 October, we celebrate World Standards Day. This annual celebration of standardisers worldwide pays tribute to the work of millions of experts who endeavour to make life safer. The day was initially promoted by International Standards Organizations (ISO, IEC & ITU), but is also recognised and celebrated by regional and national standards makers in a show of cross-boundary cooperation to enhance technical harmonization.

ALDE successful in calling the Commission to report to Parliament on Roma databases, discrimination and free movement in France and in the EU

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

The ALDE group's request to call for the European Commission to come to Parliament for next week's parliamentary session has been accepted today by the Conference of Presidents.

EU President Van Rompuy and Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga, President of Caritas Internationalis, met to share the objective of Zero Poverty

Caritas Europa

Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga met Mr. Van Rompuy today to convey the political proposal to fight poverty designed by Caritas organizations in Europe in the framework of the Zero Poverty campaign.

During the meeting Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga presented Caritas as the best partner for the EU to effectively combat poverty. The network is present from field projects with the people living in poverty to high-level advocacy spheres. This is possible thanks the thousands of volunteers and Caritas staff working together against poverty in the world.

Will the Council adopt A new tax on road freight that flies in the face of EU cohesion?

CLECAT

CLECAT is the largest European organisation representing freight forwarders
and logistics service providers, independent and professional users of transport
services in all modes. An advance information excerpt prepared by the Clecat
Road Transport Institute and the Sustainable Logistics Advisory Body was
published today with a view to providing information on the status quo of road
transport externalities with regards to the Eurovignette III proposal, which is on
the table of the Council tomorrow.

ETNO and UNI Europa outline good practices in the telecoms sector on how to improve the mental well-being of workers

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

14 October 2010

 

BRUSSELS – The Good Work Good Health conference was hosted by European social dialogue telecom partners, ETNO and UNI Europa today. They presented Good Practice Guidelines on how to improve the mental well-being of workers in the sector. The study was carried out by the Institute of Occupational Medicine for ETNO and UNI Europe, the two parties among Europe’s leading telecommunications network operators.

 

Regulated online gaming industry calls for full EU harmonisation

EGBA - European Gaming and Betting Association

Brussels, 13 October 2010 – Europe will gain from harmonised EU rules governing the gaming sector. That’s the message delivered by Norbert Teufelberger, Co-CEO of bwin, to a packed audience today in the European Parliament at the 3rd “Responsible Gaming Day” (RGD).

Climate Change and Water: a common challenge

EurEau - European Federation of National Associations of Water & Waste Water Services

European Conference for Water experts, 14th October 2010

EUREAU holds  under the Belgian Presidency and with the help of Belgaqua, a European Conference on “Climate Change and Water: a common challenge” on 14 October 2010 in Brussels. More than 200 participants have confirmed their presence; experts in the water sector as well as Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Trio Presidency will take part on this conference.

Open debate on Kashmir at the EP

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Brussels, 13 October 2010

Despite the tension between India and Pakistan, a constructive dialogue on the Kashmir issue is possible. That was the overall result of a hearing organised by the ALDE group this afternoon at the European Parliament. The panel that assembled representatives from Pakistan, India, supporters of an independent Kashmir and liberal members of the EP discussed both the history of the conflict and possible future approaches towards a solution, including ideas for more involvement by the European Union.

 

GUE/NGL Study days in Cyprus : Millennium Development Goals: We have to keep our promises to developing countries

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Nicosia, 13/10/10

 

The GUE/NGL Study Days morning session focused on the need for urgent implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

 

European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology (EFIB)

EuropaBio

Edinburgh, 13 October 2010

 

Next week more than 300 high-level policy makers, senior industry figures, academics, NGOs and journalists will meet in Edinburgh for EFIB, Europe’s leading event on Industrial Biotechnology and the bio-based economy.

 

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