"I am pleased the resolution got such a huge majority; I am convinced such a strong statement by Parliament will be helpful for the EU negotiations." said Sophie in't Veld (Dutch, D66), ALDE vice president of the Civil Liberties Committee and rapporteur for the resolution on the agreements with the US and Australia on the transfer of PNR (Passenger Name Record) data, voted today by the European Parliament. Parliament decided to postpone the vote on these agreements until the use of PNR is clarified with respect to EU law and EP concerns about privacy, proportionality and redress.

Chicago, United States, 5 May 2010

Today EuropaBio hosts a high-level workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) at the International BIO Conference in Chicago.

Speaking after  the European Parliament's vote on the SWIFT agreement, Portuguese GUE/NGL MEP Rui Tavares warned of the lack of substantive changes introduced since Parliament's rejection of the deal in February.

-Round Table discusses "Simplification versus good corporate governance and transparency?"

The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has sent a message to the TRAN Committee’s Members calling on them to vote in favour of doubling the number of bus and rail users in urban areas by 2020, as suggested in Mr Grosch’s draft report on a sustainable future for transport.