"The decision of the Swiss Federal Council to re-establish quotas on certain categories of residence permits granted to nationals of 8 Member States is inacceptable and can only be described as a discriminatory measure," said Rafal Trzaskowski MEP, Rapporteur on the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Photo/video opportunity ahead of PNR vote
The European United Left/Nordic Green Left is holding a protest against the PNR agreement, this morning, April 19, at 11.45 am, in front of the hemicycle.

In the vote the group will request that the draft EU-US agreement be sent to the Court of Justice for an opinion on its compatibility with EU data protection legislation.

Drawing attention to the dramatic situation of fifteen Kurdish hunger strikers in Strasbourg, 10 Members of the European Parliament from various political groups today joined Sakharov Prize Laureate Leyla Zana, South African Judge Mr Essa Moosa and parliamentarians from several European countries in a visit of solidarity to the strikers.

Fifteen Kurds from several European countries have been on an indefinite hunger strike in Strasbourg's Saint Maurice Church since March 1st following a similar move by 400 political prisoners in Turkey in mid-February.

Do you have what it takes in cyber security kills, expertise and competence to be one of the world class experts advising ENISA? The EU’s cyber security Agency ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency), is launching the call for the best and brightest IT security brains as new members to its Permanent Stakeholders’ Group (PSG) for the period of August 2012 to February 2015 (2,5 years). The PSG advises the Executive Director in e.g. drawing up a proposal for the Agency’s Work Programme, and all issues related thereto.

Quotes from the Opening Session EWEA 2012 Annual Event today in Copenhagen:

"Focusing on the role of wind power for our sustainable future makes good sense from both an environmental and an economic perspective." HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

"The green agenda is both about job creation in the short run and climate protection in the long run." Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt.