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AER President on official visit to Armenia: Armenia at the gates of Europe

Yerevan (AM), 23rd September 2010

Assembly of European Regions (AER) President Ms Michèle SABBAN, following the invitation of the Minister of Territorial Administration of Armenia, visited this week Armenia. She met regional political representatives and leading stakeholders at the national level.

New Risks for Digital Dividend Caused by Interference

Latest analysis underscores need to take into account interference effects of LTE base stations in populated areas, analyzes new real life situations

“Services of General Interest in the re‐launched Single Market and Governance of Local Enterprises in Europe”

13th annual CEEP conference of Local Enterprises

Music Publishers applaud adoption of Gallo Report

Brussels, 22 September 2010;

The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) is delighted at the adoption of the Gallo Report on Copyright Enforcement by the European Parliament today.

“This is a great signal and gives us real hope of seeing anti-piracy firmly on the legislative agenda", said ICMP Secretary General, Ger Hatton.

“Wanted: Wonder women to clean up Golden Boys’ mess”

Valencia, Comunitat Valenciana (E), 22st September 2010

 “It is important to avoid the recession being used, as is already the case in some Member States, as an argument for scaling back gender equality measures,” said Monica Carlsson, President of the AER Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities (SCEO), during a seminar on ‘Women and social policies at times of economic crisis’, which was jointly organized with the Comunidat Valenciana (E).

EurActiv ‘Special Week’ coverage on CAP reform debate

EurActiv, the leading online media on EU affairs, is running special coverage this week (20-25 September) on the debate surrounding reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. EurActiv journalists will report on the different issues shaping the CAP reform debate, the countries that stand to gain or lose most from the reform, and the negotiations on the financial perspectives 2014-2021. High-level interviews with experts and stakeholders in the field are also scheduled.
You can follow the Special Week stories in the 'Agriculture and Food' policy section.
 

Verhofstadt: ALDE group satisfied with agreement on EU financial supervision

Today the EP approved with a large majority the establishment of an EU financial supervision. Guy Verhofstadt said: "I am very satisfied that today this long battle has ended with a happy ending. It is worth recalling that it was ALDE that first called for the need for pan-European supervision. When the member-states destroyed the proposals of the Commission by reinstalling the primacy of the national authorities, ALDE created a coalition in the EP to reverse again that decision of the Council.

New PNR proposals an improvement on past

Sophie In't Veld (D66, Netherlands) who has led the Parliament in the scrutiny of the various air passenger data agreements between the EU and third countries has given cautious welcome to the new package of proposals presented yesterday by Commissioner Malmström.

"The Commission's proposals largely reflect the requirements set out by the European Parliament" she said in an initial reaction. "One of the main demands, namely that the use of passenger data has to be drastically restricted, has been accepted."

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