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Unanimous support for report on organ donation

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

A report by GUE/NGL MEP Adamos Adamou (Cyprus) on organ donation and organ transplantation was approved unanimously by the Environment and Public Health Committee at the European Parliament today (60 votes in favour, no votes against and no abstentions).

CPME Board meeting 15 March 2008 outcomes

CPME - The Standing Committee of European Doctors

CPME Subcommittees and Board met on 14 and 15 March 2008 in Ljubljana. This was the first Board meeting chaired by CPME President Dr Michael Wilks, who commenced his mandate on 1 January 2008 for a 2 year period.

The following policy documents were adopted:

Commitments to EU Alcohol and Health Forum EN / FR

TB Day: The Worldwide Fight goes on!

EDMA - European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association

New challenges are also posed by multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and even extensively drug resistant TB (XDR-TB), which is practically untreatable.

TB is definitely a worldwide threat. Though most of the cases are detected in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the importation of TB, including MDR-TB, from Eastern Europe and other countries to the EU is a serious concern for the European Union. In addition TB is also present in Northern America.

Recycling and Waste-to-Energy – together reducing CO2

CEWEP - Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants

Waste-to-Energy capacity also needed for residues from recycling

More recycling and Waste-to-Energy (WtE) will reduce net Green House Gas emissions.

This is the conclusion of three recently published studies:

A new briefing released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) states:

US Regulators support view that deregulation spurs NGN investment and raise doubts about functional separation

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

Washington DC – The US deregulatory regime has been successful in encouraging investment in next generation networks, say FCC (Federal Communications Commission) senior officials during a meeting on 19 March with a delegation of EU leading telecoms operators chaired by Michael Bartholomew, ETNO Director.

Concluding its series of meetings with US officials and industry representatives this week, the ETNO delegation had wide ranging discussions on current US and EU developments with Kevin Martin, FCC Chairman and FCC Commissioner Deborah Tate.

European Business Leaders Call for a Simplified Patent Process to Drive Innovation

europe's 500

European Business Leaders Call for a Simplified Patent Process to Drive Innovation Europe’s 500, the association of the European top growth companies, calls upon the European Commission and the Member States to introduce a simplified central patent application process for the EU. At present, inventors in Europe are required to complete 27 separate registration processes in many languages across the EU27 and the cost of obtaining approval for a single patent can be as high as €150,000.

CISAC, ICMP, IMPA reaffirm commitment to offering streamlined licensing solutions for users

CISAC - International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers

A press release issued by CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers), ICMP (International Confederation of Music Publishers) and IMPA (International Music Publishers Association). Paris, February 1st, 2008 - International organisations representing the interests of composers, authors, music publishers and their societies, CISAC, ICMP and IMPA are pleased to announce that this year’s MIDEM has presented the creative community with the ideal forum to continue their dialogue on cross-border copyright licensing arrangements for musical works.

European public transport operators lay out priorities for urban mobility in EU

UITP - International Association of Public Transport

The EU Committee of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has just submitted to the European institutions its priority areas for developing a European policy on sustainable urban mobility.

Last September the European Commission published a Green paper on urban transport, ‘Towards a new culture for urban mobility’, thereby marking the start of a consultation phase which will result in an Action Plan on urban mobility. UITP’s recent position came in response to this consultation.

The priorities of UITP’s EU Committee are:

EPBD recast “golden opportunity” to promote very low energy housing

EuroACE -The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

The results of a survey initiated by the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EuroACE) demonstrate that the time is ripe for the European Commission to introduce mandatory requirements for EU Member States to establish a political timetable to make very low energy homes the default standard.

High speed broadband networks at the centre of ETNO meetings with US authorities and industry

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

High speed broadband networks at the centre of ETNO meetings with US authorities and industry

Washington DC – A delegation of leading European telecoms operators, chaired by Michael Bartholomew, ETNO Director, is meeting with US senior officials and industry representatives this week, to discuss high speed broadband deployment.

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