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Left rejects EU institutionalisation of austerity as default policy

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

For the European United Left / Nordic Green Left Group in the European Parliament, the fiscal deal agreed in Brussels will deepen the crisis and represents the anti-democratic institutionalization of austerity as default policy.

Euro crisis summit: Unnecessary 'compact' signed off; real steps to resolving Euro crisis still missing

THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE

EU leaders last night signed off on the so-called 'fiscal compact', the intergovernmental agreement that was proposed by the December EU summit. The Greens have hit out at the pact as unnecessary, delivering little new and failing to deliver the necessary crisis response. The group will now push to ensure the EP takes the initiative to provide a comprehensive response. Commenting on the outcome of the summit, Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said:

Cloud computing offers huge potentials for the public sector

HUAWEI

Brussels Friday, 27 January 2012: Huawei welcomes the announcement in Davos yesterday by Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission, of her proposal to establish a European Cloud Partnership between government and industry. Huawei welcomes in particular the focus of the partnership to set-up a common basis for cloud procurement by public authorities. Leo Sun, Huawei EU Public Affairs and Communication President said: “Cloud computing offers huge potentials for the public sector.

Poor economic outlook takes its toll on Europe’s commercial property market

RICS

RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q4 2011*

The weaker economic climate further hindered commercial real estate markets around the world during the last quarter of 2011. In Europe, while Germany, Poland and Russia continue to perform strongly, other markets such as France and the Netherlands have become increasingly nervous, says the latest RICS Global Commercial Property Survey issued today (30 January 2012). 

Financial discipline should be accompanied by growth-boosting policies for the Eurozone

ACCA

- The main challenge for economic governance policy is to strike the right balance between discipline, accountability, growth and solidarity, says global accountancy body -

Lancement d'INITIATIVE.EU - Une communauté en ligne pour fédérer les parties prenantes souhaitant déposer une Initiative citoyenne européenne (ICE)

Euractiv

La Fondation EurActiv PoliTech lance aujourd'hui la version bêta de la plateforme Initiative.eu, la communauté en ligne qui vise à fédérer les parties prenantes souhaitant déposer une Initiative citoyenne européenne.

WARMING UP TO INITIATIVE.EU - The online community to federate stakeholders for European Citizens’ Initiatives (ECIs)

Euractiv

Fondation EurActiv PoliTech released the public beta-version of the Initiative.eu platform, the online community to federate stakeholders for European Citizens’ Initiatives, today. 

The ECI is one of the major innovations of the Treaty of Lisbon, aimed at increasing participatory democracy in the European Union. Citizens can bring forward EU policy proposals, if supported by 1 million people from across at least 7 EU Member States. The official kick-off date for the ECI is April 1, 2012.

European Cloud Partnership hailed by ITC sector

DIGITAL EUROPE

Brussels Thursday, 26 January 2012 DIGITALEUROPE very much welcomes the announcement in Davos by Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission, of her proposal to establish a European Cloud Partnership between government and industry. We also support the initial focus of the partnership to promote the adoption of cloud computing in the public sector. John Higgins, Director General, said: “Cloud computing has the potential to enable better public services for less cost.

Protecting consumers’ privacy by design and by default

ANEC - The European Consumer Voice in Standardisation

“ANEC welcomes the proposal of the European Commission, unveiled today, to strengthen the personal data protection of all consumers, including children”, said ANEC Secretary-General, Stephen Russell.

No solidity without solidarity – Greens demand European parties statutes, credible economic strategy, green investments, and democratic accountability

European Greens

26th January 2012 --- European Greens asked President Barroso today for a European Party Statute, stressing how in the current crisis of legitimacy and credibility, the European Parties dimension is increasingly important. 

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