Following the plenary vote on SWIFT* in the European Parliament, Marie-Christine Vergiat, French GUE/NGL MEP, found it regrettable that a majority of members of the European Parliament voted ** against the amendment proposed by the group requiring the suspension of the agreement with the United States if they did not respect fundamental rights and protection of personal data.

Lors de sa déclaration à l'occasion de l'allocution inaugurale du Président du Parlement européen Jerzy Buzek, la députée suédoise du GUE/NGL et présidente de la Commission des droits de la femme, Eva-Britt Svensson, a insisté sur le sens des mots ouverture, démocratie et pluralisme. Mais parfois, souligne la députée, ces mots sonnent creux et les décisions sont bien souvent prises par les grands groupes, à huis clos. "Le Parlement a besoin d'une autre manière de travailler, ce qui implique ouverture et démocratie dans la prise de décision".

By Lothar Bisky, President of GUE/NGL group

Barroso: GUE/NGL group said No!

"Our group cannot agree with Barroso's political vision", declared Lothar Bisky, President of GUE/NGL in his speech after the presentation of the Commissioner designate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. In today's plenary vote*, GUE/NGL opposed the re-election of Mr Barroso as President of the European Commission.

Brussels 18 September 2009:

17/09/2009

Copa and Cogeca welcomed the new initiatives announced by Euro-MPs and the EU Commission today to help improve the catastrophic situation in the EU dairy sector, but insisted that much more action is required in order to bring the sector out of crisis.