Ahead of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union to start on 1 July of this year, the last in current Troika framework, Hill & Knowlton has today presented the findings of an opinion poll measuring French perception of their country’s influence in the European Union. The survey was conducted by the Opinion Way Institute and based on a representative cross-section of the French population.

In view of the vote of the Environment Committee on the future horizontal EU waste framework law, Orgalime seeks the support of Members of the European Parliament for the following voting recommendations:

1. Producer responsibility
2. Design of sustainable products
3. Waste hierarchy and targets
4. Stakeholder Consultation
5. End of waste criteria
6. By-products
7. Principles of self sufficiency and proximity – One European market for waste

On the occasion of ‘Equal Pay Day’, the action day calling for fairer pay for men and women being held at the moment in many EU countries, President of CESI’s FEMM Equal Opportunities committee Kirsten Lühmann said:

During a debate on combating cancer in the EU in the European Parliament today, GUE/NGL MEP and oncologist Dr Adamos Adamou (Cyprus) recalled that "each year more than two million European citizens suffer from some form of cancer, and roughly one million die from cancer (mainly lung, colon or breast cancer)". However, he added, "some 30% of cancers in the EU are preventable and another 30% can be successfully treated".