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Will Environment Ministers put biodiversity back on its way to recovery?

BirdLife International

 Brussels, 15 March 2010 

BirdLife International [1] welcomes the Conclusions of the Environment Council meeting that took place in Brussels today, regarding the 2020 Biodiversity target.   Last January, the European Commission published its communication presenting 4 options for an EU vision and target for halting the loss of biodiversity beyond 2010. [2]  

Objective of doubling bus and coach transport must be included in EU White Paper on Transport Policy

IRU - International Road Transport Union

March 2010

Best policy and business practices to double the use of buses and coaches and achieve sustainable mobility for all within the next 10 years must be integrated in future EU transport policies.

European governments adopt comprehensive plan to reduce environmental risks to health by 2020

WHO

Copenhagen and Parma, 12 March 2010

Europe’s network operators outline key priorities for pursuing the European Digital Agenda

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

BRUSSELS – ETNO welcomes the importance given to high-speed broadband networks and services in the EU 2020 Strategy as key drivers of growth, innovation and welfare. Ensuring the best conditions for their deployment and take up will therefore be one of the key priorities for ETNO during the years to come. 

MEPs from delegation to Gaza meet with President Buzek

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Strasbourg, 9/03/10

Six MEPs who participated recently in the largest delegation* of European parliamentarians to visit Gaza met this morning in the name of that delegation with Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, accompanied by Mazen Kahel and Arafat Shoukri, Chair of the European Campaign to End the siege of Gaza, an umbrella organisation of 30 NGOs across Europe.

MEPs present at the meeting were Roberto Goebbels, Alexandra Thein, Bairbre de Brún Malika Benarab-Attou, Nessa Childers and  Helmut Scholz.

Strong European Framework for inclusion of Roma needed

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Strasbourg le 9 Mars 2010

In a debate on the Roma minority taking place ahead of the second European Roma summit Cornelia Ernst (GUE/NGL, Germany) told MEPs that existing EU directives are not sufficient to protect the Roma in the EU from discrimination and do not help them to integrate in a long term. 

"What we need is a European Roma Strategy" she said "which is part of all policies and includes effective measures to combat direct and indirect discrimination against Roma. 

A long overdue acceptance of Israel's violations of international law

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Following the European Parliament's approval of a resolution on the Goldstone report on the war on Gaza, GUE/NGL MEP Kyriacos Triantaphyllides welcomed Parliament's acknowledgment of Israeli violations of international law.

"The approval of the joint resolution on the implementation of the Goldstone report signals the impact of the report on the Middle East Peace Process. For the first time, a resolution voted in the European Parliament acknowledges Israeli's violations of international humanitarian law" he said.

Welcome to democracy - Parliament rejects Commission's shifty negotiating methods

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

With an impressive vote of 633 votes in favour and 13 votes against, the European Parliament today rejected the backroom manner by which the Commission has been negotiating the ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) "without legal base and without any parliamentary approval...for a mandate".

Kellen Company and Japan AMC form Strategic Partnership

Kellen Europe

Brussels (11 March 2010) - Kellen Company, the premier global association

management company with clients representing more than 100,000 members worldwide,

announces a strategic alliance with Japan AMC, the first Japanese association management

firm.

This partnership will serve to strengthen Kellen’s service to its global clientele while helping

to establish the AMC concept in Japan. The alliance cements Kellen’s status as the leader

CFSP - Only a demilitarised Europe can be a force for peace

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Calling for the demilitarisation of the EU in the debate on security and defence today in the European Parliament with High Representative Ashton, GUE/NGL MEP Willy Meyer said his group "does not accept the relationship between the EU and NATO enhanced by the Treaty of Lisbon and would only support policies of demilitarization".

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