EPP Group MEPs leading on the Data Protection reform have agreed to the introduction of an "anti-net tapping clause" to the General Data Protection Regulation, known as Article 42.

20 June 2013, Brussels: The GSMA today issued a new report that demonstrates that mobile services generate the greatest economic value of eight major applications of spectrum1. Developed by Plum Consulting, the report ‘Valuing the Use of Spectrum in the EU’ reveals that mobile’s use of spectrum currently contributes € 269 billion to the economies of the EU’s 27 Member States, far more than any other use of spectrum, such as wireless local area networks and terrestrial broadcasting.

•     The suggested ban on the pre-charging of equipment would give companies based outside the EU a competitive advantage over those based within the EU.
•     The suggested ban on stationary air conditioning and the suggested phase-down is too ambitious and will hamper heat pump technology.
•     The suggested export ban of equipment would distort further European manufacturer’s competitive position.

Today the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted for sweeping bans of f-gases in heat pumps, refrigeration and air-conditioning.

Following the European Commission’s Communication on youth unemployment, Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, Corien Wortmann-Kool MEP, Vice-Chairwoman of the EPP Group, and Csaba Őry MEP, EPP Group Coordinator in the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, made the following statement: