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CEEP at Informal Troika in Brussels

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

 “CEEP: Public employers in Europe call on the Belgian Presidency to move Europe 2020  Strategy forward”.

This was one of the key messages that Ralf Resch, General Secretary of CEEP, presented at the social Troika meeting today in Brussels, at the eve of the informal Council of the European Ministers of Employment and Social Security.
This meeting was devoted to the Europe 2020 Strategy as well as discussions about
employment. Mr Resch stated further that “Effective public services provide an important

Reforming the CAP for a new, greener Europe

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

George Lyon (Liberal Democrat, UK), ALDE Spokesman on Agriculture and author of Parliament's report on reforming the Common Agricultural Policy, has called for decisive reform and realignment of the CAP after 2013 to address the challenges of the 21st century. He identifies the key challenge as a near doubling of food demand by 2050 against a backdrop of less land, less water and major cuts in energy use because of climate change.

 

Rail sector applauds the European Parliament’s opinion on the future of European transport

UNIFE - The European Rail Industry

The European rail sector strongly supports the opinion issued by the European Parliament on 6 July to decarbonise transport through all available means - including the internalisation of the external costs for all modes of transport, and the doubling of rail passenger

MEPs back left's call to exclude cloning from novel foods rules

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Welcoming Parliament's support for the exclusion of food from cloned animals from rules on the authorisation of novel foods, EP rapporteur Kartika Liotard (GUE/NGL, NL) said that the Commission can no longer ignore the will of the majority of citizens*.
 
 
 
 

Municipal Waste Europe

Municipal Waste Europe is the European association representing municipalities responsible for waste management and their publicly owned waste management companies, promoting public responsibility for waste  management as a service of general interest.

Verhofstadt: Five challenges of the Belgian Presidency

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Addressing the Belgium Prime Minister, Yves Leterme, in a parliamentary debate in Strasbourg today, Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberal and Democrat group in the European Parliament, underlined that the success of the Belgian Presidency would be judged on its ability to steer through the measures to address the financial and economic crisis.

ALDE backs Iceland's EU membership bid

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

The recent unanimous decision by EU leaders to open membership talks with Iceland was the subject of debate and vote today in Strasbourg. Pat the Cope Gallagher, (Fianna Fail, Ireland) Chairman of Delegation for relations with Iceland said "Iceland is uniquely placed to proceed quickly with negotiations as she has already adopted a significant part of the Community acquis due to its membership of the EEA.

Commission economic governance plans will hinder recovery

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Calling Commission and Council plans to beef up sanctions on countries with large deficits "unworkable in the past and unworkable in the future" GUE/NGL President Lothar Bisky called for a fundamental reform of the Stability and Growth Pact in today's European Parliament debate on EU economic governance.
 
 
 

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