Brussels (B), 29 June 2010. 

Michèle SABBAN, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) was part of the delegation that met today M. BARROSO, President of the European Commission.

On behalf of these organisations, Ms. Sabban reported the position concerning the strategy Europe 2020:

 The second event of the second phase of the European project “Anticipation of Change
in the Automotive Industry” will take place on Wednesday, 30 June 2010, at the
European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels.

 GUE/NGL MEP Bairbre de Brún today called on European Commissioner, Maire Geoghagan-Quinn, to "not provide research funding for Israeli companies which engage in research on technologies which have military applications."

Responding to a public consultation, PU Europe today called on the European Commission to include comprehensive energy savings actions in the review of the EU’s Energy Strategy 2011-2020.

Background:

The Commission sees the overall goal of the EU’s energy policy in ensuring that consumers and enterprises obtain safe, secure, sustainable and low-carbon energy at affordable and competitive prices while ensuring supply security, combating climate change and stimulating growth and jobs.

The postal industry delivers millions of letters and parcels each day and is one of the everyday facts of life for European citizens.  As such, the industry takes its environmental impact seriously and has committed to reducing its CO2 emissions.  PostEurop, the European association of public postal operators, has today released the findings of its Green Post project, funded as part of the European Commission’s Sustainable Intelligent Energy Europe programme.