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Millennium Development Goals: Will the EU meet its commitments?

Press information. Brussels, 04 May 2010 - European governments have promised the world’s most vulnerable people that they will meet the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Will the EU meet its commitments? With 5 years to go to meet this deadline, successes are unevenly spread out and there is still much to do. However, Caritas believes that this is possible.  

L'Europe refuse une politique ambitieuse et efficace pour les transports maritimes.

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE de Jacky Henin, Député européen. Délégation du Front de Gauche. Groupe GUE/NGL

Bruxelles 6/05/10

Hier en séance plénière les députés européens ont voté un rapport: sur les objectifs stratégiques et les recommandations concernant la politique du transport maritime de l'UE jusqu'en 2018.

Jacky Henin, Député européen du groupe GUE/NGL, délégation du Front de Gauche a déclaré:

Industry increases commitment in the promotion of healthy lifestyles

Brussels, 6 May 2010 – CIAA, the Confederation of the food and drink industries of the EU, together with officials from the European Commission, Members of the EU Platform and members of the civil society, gathered on Tuesday, 4 May to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (DPAH), established by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Consumers (DG Sanco) (1) in 2006.

GUE/NGL condemns and expresses sadness at the loss of three lives in Athens

SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GREECE

On learning of the tragic events of this morning in Greece, President of the GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament Lothar Bisky said "I and the members of my political group are deeply touched and shocked by the tragic death of three people in an unacceptable act of violence that we strongly condemn. At this sad time, our thoughts are with the families of the people who lost their lives, to whom we express our deepest condolences".

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ALDE calls on Lithuanian authorities to allow Baltic gay pride event to go ahead

The authorisation for the Baltic Gay Pride planned for Friday 7th and 8th of May in Vilnius (Lithuania) has been revoked today by a Court following an application by the acting Attorney General and by a member of the Kaunas City Council. The alleged reason is that the State would not be able to provide proper protection for the participants.

ALDE raises issue of the role of women in EU-Turkey relations

Today the ALDE group is organising a conference on gender related issues between the EU and Turkey - ' A 2020 Gender Perspective for the EU and Turkey' on the initiative of two ALDE MEPs Diana Wallis (UK, Lib Dem) and Gesine Meissner (FDP, Germany) and with co-participation of TÜSIAD (The Turkish Industrialist and Business Association) and KAGIDER (the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Turkey). See attached programme.

EP calls for new standards for use of air passenger data

"I am pleased the resolution got such a huge majority; I am convinced such a strong statement by Parliament will be helpful for the EU negotiations." said Sophie in't Veld (Dutch, D66), ALDE vice president of the Civil Liberties Committee and rapporteur for the resolution on the agreements with the US and Australia on the transfer of PNR (Passenger Name Record) data, voted today by the European Parliament. Parliament decided to postpone the vote on these agreements until the use of PNR is clarified with respect to EU law and EP concerns about privacy, proportionality and redress.

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Globalise the Evidence, Standardise the Decisions - Assessing the value of innovation and improving access to novel drugs.

Chicago, United States, 5 May 2010

Today EuropaBio hosts a high-level workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) at the International BIO Conference in Chicago.

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