Today's debate in the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the economic governance package, strengthening compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact, reinforces the common will to push for a long -term, coherent and extensive reform of the way we prevent and monitor macro-economic imbalances in Member States.

The European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) adopted a Report today on the management of the outbreak of H1N1 infuenza in 2009-2010.

According to Anne Delvaux MEP, Shadow Rapporteur for the EPP Group, the Report, adopted with a large majority (58 in favour, 2 abstentions) highlights important concerns in terms of cooperation by the Member States, independence of the health authorities and transparancy.

"I warmly congratulate Professor Aníbal Cavaco Silva on his clear victory in the Presidential elections of yesterday in Portugal", said Joseph Daul.

With this very welcome outcome for Mr. Cavaco Silva, obtaining 52,94% of the votes, the Portuguese people have shown that they want continuity with Professor Cavaco Silva's priorities, in tackling unemployment, containing external debt and reinforcing competitiveness of the Portuguese economy. 

ANEC, the European Consumer Voice in Standardisation, welcomes the article, “Fair’s fair”1, by Bill Newton Dunn MEP, in the new edition of The Parliament Magazine. We join Mr Newton Dunn in calling for fairground and amusement equipment to be covered by European legislation.

Eurofound launches the winter edition of the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) quarterly, which provides an overview of restructuring activities in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2010:

Public sector restructuring initiatives on the rise