Copa and Cogeca, the organisations representing 30 million EU farmers and their families, are unhappy about the provisional agreement between EU and US negotiators to resolve the longrunning dispute over US hormone-treated beef.Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of Copa-Cogeca stressed, “It is crucial that all of the beef which enters the EU is traceable right back to its origin and that the US can guarantee that it has not been treated with hormones.

BRUSSELS – In the light of the consistent reduction of mobile termination rates and retail tariffs over the past five years, ETNO sees no justification for such a drastic overhaul of termination rates.

“In 2008, revenue and investment growth in the telecoms industry have continued to shrink and reached their lowest level since 2003. Today’s recommendation risks further hindering the telecoms industry’s ability to invest and develop innovative packages for customers, in a context of economic uncertainty”, says Michael Bartholomew, ETNO Director.

Press Release 07/2009
Brussels, 07 May 2009
No “business as usual” but “Investments for the Future”
On 7 May 2009, CEEP together with the other European Social Partners attended the social
troika meeting in Prague to discuss Europe’s response to the impact of the crisis on jobs and
employment.
Ralf Resch, Secretary General of CEEP noted that everybody else is claiming that it is not
possible to do “business as usual”, but providers of Services of General Interests (SGIs) must

EPP WELCOMES CZECH SENATE’S SUPPORT TO LISBON TREATY

EPP President, Wilfried Martens, today welcomed the decision of the Czech Senate to ratify the Lisbon Treaty.

“This is a crucial step towards concluding the ratification process and implementing the Lisbon Treaty, which will help to strengthen the EU institutions,” Martens pointed out.

PRESS RELEASE
GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Strasbourg 06/05/2009

EU has a duty to treat asylum-seekers well

A package of measures on asylum(*) laying down common EU standards on the treatment of asylum-seekers, specifying how, where and within what timescale applications should be processed as well as the establishment and funding of a European Asylum Support Office, was debated in the European Parliament this afternoon.