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Graham Watson launches bid to be next EP President

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

ALDE Group Leader Graham Watson has launched his campaign for the presidency of the European Parliament. Speaking about his ambitions for the Parliament's future, Mr. Watson said:

"For too long, Presidents of Parliament have been chosen through backroom deals in smoke-filled rooms. Mine will be the first ever public campaign for the presidency: in this I hope that I will set a precedent.

"We need a proper debate about the role and priorities of the next President. This is what European democracy should be about.

JRC - Joint Research Centre

Frontex

Frontex, the EU agency based in Warsaw, was created as a specialised and independent body tasked to co-ordinate the operational co-operation between Member States in the field of border security. The activities of Frontex are intelligence driven. Frontex complements and provides particular added value to the national border management systems of the Member States.

AER - Assembly of European Regions

Official launch of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009

European Commission

Brussels, 05 January 2009
 
The Czech Presidency of the EU and European Commission will officially launch the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 on Wednesday 7 January with the slogan “Imagine. Create. Innovate”. The aim of the Year is to promote creative and innovative approaches in different sectors of human activity and help equip the European Union for the challenges ahead in a globalised world.
 

IEEP - Institute for European Environmental Policy

FESI - Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry

Meet the forthcoming EU Presidencies: The Czech Republic

Caritas Europa

Brussels, 19 December 2008. - The three e's - the economy, energy and external relations - are announced to be the incoming Czech EU Presidency's main priorities. In the framework of its traditional advocacy work towards the successively forthcoming holders of the EU Presidency, Caritas Europa met representatives of the future Czech representatives for an informal dialogue on relevant policy issues. This was an opportunity to underline the need for a stronger emphasis on the social and humanitarian dimension of the EU agenda.

Common position on work-related stress in central government administrations

CESI - European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
On Friday, December 19, TUNED and EUPAN, the European social partners in the sector of public central administration, agreed on a common position on work-related stress in central government administrations. The text was signed by Charles Cochrane, TUNED spokesman, and Paul Peny, French General Director for public administration.
 

Cogeca values positively the Friesland-Campina cooperative merger

Copa-Cogeca

19 December 2008

Cogeca, representing European agri-cooperatives, welcomes the decision of the EU Commission to approve the merger plan submitted a year ago by the dairy cooperatives Friesland and Campina.

In particular, Cogeca recognises the positive stance taken by the EU Commission to approve the merger proposal therefore reflecting the interests not only of the Dutch farmers owning the cooperative, but of European consumers and taxpayers as well.

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