European social partners met EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Commissioner László Andor today to discuss the economic and public debt crisis. They also presented their Joint Statement on the Europe 2020 strategy.

The Joint Statement reinforces the social dialogue at both the European and national level, and puts the emphasis on an ambitious growth strategy as a key way to foster recovery
European employers feel that a sense of urgency is missing from the Europe 2020 strategy.

 Brussels, 4 June 2010 – On the occasion of the EU Presidency Conference organised by the Spanish Government in Madrid today on “European Media Meeting: The new Challenges”, the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (www.acte.be) expresses its view about the state of the media sector and calls for targeted and limited action by regulators at European and national level.

EurActiv, the independent online media specialised in EU policies, is teaming with Gallup to survey its readers on their media preferences and consumption habits. 

The survey addresses readers in 12 European languages across the EurActiv Network. This is the fifth time EurActiv has conducted this survey, and the first time with Gallup. 

"We are delighted to cooperate with Gallup, who is known around the world for independent, timely research," said Rick Zedník, EurActiv's CEO. 

Brussels, 3 June 2010: Today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rendered two preliminary rulings (1) addressing key questions relating to the compliance of the Dutch legislation with the EU Treaty. The cases (C-203/08 and C-258/08) at stake originate in national proceedings involving Ladbrokes and Betfair, two companies, established in the UK.