EP report calls for disaster prevention fund and better coordination; current EU policies exacerbating exposure to storms, floods, fires in many regions

Welcoming solid backing from Parliament for his call for the establishment of a disaster prevention fund, Portuguese GUE/NGL MEP João Ferreira today said new initiatives and better coordination on disaster prevention would help protect those people with fewest resources - the typical victims of disasters.

"We can't have two weights and two measures - either we fully respect human rights or we give in to those who don't respect them" Portuguese GUE/NGL MEP Rui Tavares said today in Parliament's debate on the EU-Pakistan readmission agreement*.

Bracknell MP, Dr. Phillip Lee Calls for “Cleaner, Smarter, more Efficient Energy” -Adding his voice to support for the Thames Valley low carbon project.

The swift opening of the digital dividend for mobile services is key for the success of the Digital Agenda for Europe

BRUSSELS – ETNO welcomes the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) as an ambitious and timely instrument in view of maximising the potential of spectrum to bridge the digital divide. ETNO shares the objectives of the long awaited NGA recommendation of stimulating investment while encouraging sustainable competition but believes that the proposed regulatory approach for NGA will be challenging for investors.

Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP)

Brussels, 19/09/10

The first predictions (exit poll) in the Swedish elections give the victory to the right wing coalition. But their majority may be unstable due to the new right wing xenophobic party Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna). The first predictions give them 4,6 per cent, just 0,6 per cent above the 4 per cent limit to enter the parliament.
 
The Sweden Democrats are not part of the right wing alliance, but if they do enter parliament, they are very likely to have a kingmaker position.