EURACTIV PR

An easy way of publishing your relevant EU press releases.

Publish a Press Release

ETNO Intervention at the FTTH Conference, Milan, 10 February

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

FTTH Conference, Milano Feb. 9-10, 2011
Europe in 2020
Intervention by Luigi Gambardella
ETNO Executive Board Chairman

Dear Commissioner Kroes,
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Verhofstadt calls on Barroso to present his own Pact for Competitiveness

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberal and Democrat group in the European Parliament today has written to President Barroso, exactly one year since the new Commission mandate began, to urge him to seize back the initiative from the Member States on such important policy areas as economic governance and competitiveness that are vital to restoring Europe's future growth prospects.

Last week, ahead of the European Council meeting in Brussels, a Franco-German initiative launched proposals for strengthening economic policy coordination and strengthening competitiveness in the EU.

Freedom on the Internet is a Fundamental human right to be enforced. Gunnar Hökmark MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"Now is the time to clarify that closing down or limiting the access to Internet, as happened recently in Egypt and in China and too many other countries, is a serious breach of article 19 of the Universal Charter of Human Rights of the United Nations", said Gunnar Hökmark MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group speaking at the Centre for European Studies conference on "Freedom in the Days of the Internet".

Rural Energy: potential for innovation overlooked. Danuta Hübner MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

Although rural areas represent 90% of EU territory, they are often overlooked when planning EU policy. Particularly policy related to energy. People living in rural areas tend to rely on highly-polluting energy such as oil and coal. Today the Future of Rural Energy in Europe (FREE) initiative, in cooperation with Danuta Hübner MEP, Chairwoman of the Regional Development Committee in the European Parliament, launched a debate on how to ensure support for rural communities and access to clean energy.

Trafficking for forced labour: EPP Group addresses the problem. Edit Bauer MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

According to the International Labour Organisation's estimations, there are at least 12.3 million people in forced labour worldwide, out of which 2.4 million are victims of human trafficking.

Edit Bauer MEP chaired an EPP Group Hearing today in the European Parliament on combatting trafficking for forced labour, in cooperation with the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME).

The smartphone charger: not so smart?

ANEC - The European Consumer Voice in Standardisation

NEC welcomes the delivery of the first smartphone chargers in accordance with the voluntary agreement signed by fourteen mobile phone producers in June 2009. But we regret that there is still no universally-compatible charger for mobile phones, other than smartphones, nor for other small electronic devices. Moreover, the producers have not committed to sell the chargers separately from the mobile phones themselves.

Sound level limits for personal music players and mobile phones

Stub

Brussels (9 February 2011) - CENELEC accepted a Mandate from the European Commission to develop standards satisfying the health and safety aspects of personal music players and mobile phones with a music playing function in September 2009. These standards must ensure that under reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, such devices must be inherently safe and must not cause hearing damage. Listening to personal music players regularly at high volume settings over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage.

Vojvodina in pole position to drive energy sustainability in the Balkans

AER - Assembly of European Regions

Conclusions of the AER energy peer review

Novi Sad, Vojvodina (SRB), 9th February 2011.

Yesterday the Assembly of European Regions’ peer review team presented a series of recommendations on how to improve the energy policy of the province of Vojvodina. Based on the observations made during an October 2010 audit, the report identifies the major strengths and challenges for the development of a green economy in the region.

EU single permit package would create a “Caste system” for workers

PES - Party of European Socialists

 8 February 2011, Brussels

There is rising concern among the Party of European Socialists about the ‘Single Permit’ package that is due to be voted on in the European Parliament next week. The proposal is due to create a single residence and work permit for workers coming from outside the European Union (‘third-country nationals’). However, due to Conservative and Liberal pressure, the package has been separated from employment policy issues, including proposals regarding seasonal workers and intra- corporate transferees.

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: MOROCCO USES VIOLENCE TO PREVENT CONFERENCE OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE SAHARAUI PEOPLE

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Yesterday hundreds of Moroccans forcibly prevented the holding of a conference of solidarity with the Saharaui people in Dakar during the World Social Forum.

About 500 Moroccans caused severe and violent clashes to prevent the event organized by the Coordination of Associations of Solidarity with Western Sahara (CEAS, Spain) entitled "Western Sahara: Africa's last colony" from taking place.

Pages

Subscribe to EURACTIV PR RSS