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Belarus: Statement on court case of Anatoly Lebedko by EPP President W. Martens and EPP Vice President J. Saryusz-Wolski

Group of the European People’s Party

Brussels, 24 March 2010

Wilfried Martens, President of the European People’s Party (EPP) and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, EPP Vice-President, expressed today their support to Anatoly Lebedko, Chairman of the United Civil Party Belarus, an EPP member-party. In February this year, Mr. Lebedko was arrested for standing-up publicly for minority rights, against the repression of the Union of Poles in Belarus, and in favour of fundamental rights such as freedom of assembly, thought, and expression:

EGNOS Portal launched for Europe’s satellite navigation application developers

GSA - European GNSS Supervisory Authority

The official EGNOS Portal (www.egnos-portal.eu) is the one-stop point of access, information resource and forum for all those developing and using satellite navigation equipment and applications and aiming to benefit from the enhanced precision and other features of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), Europe’s satellite-based augmentation system.

CEEP at the Tripartite Social Summit:Public services employers employ more than 30% of the European workforce: why are we not in the EU 2020?

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

This was the first question that Carl Cederschiöld, President of CEEP, asked President
Barroso during the Tripartite Social Summit today in Brussels. The Summit was mainly
devoted to the orientations of the EU 2020 strategy. He then turned to Presidents Zapatero
and van Rompuy requesting them to ensure that the key role that public services have in
reality is clearly emphasised in the EU 2020. “This is a prerequisite to achieve the targets of
EU2020”, Cederschiöld continued.

Public Services in Focus: Crucial role demonstrated by experts

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

In a presentation to Members of the European Parliament and stakeholders, Ralf Resch,
General Secretary of CEEP, presented the main outcomes of the research managed under
the project “Mapping of the Public Services”.

Key findings were that providers of public services employ 64 million people, directly
contributing over 26% to the GDP in the EU.

“Public services are amongst the biggest employers in Europe, and our members serve the

EU Spring summit: Europe must decide now on its response to Greece

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

"It is a matter of urgency that tomorrow's European Council brings clarity and unity in its response to the Greek financial crisis," said Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader in the European Parliament. "This is not a beauty contest for the perfect monetary response. We don't have the luxury of time if we wish to stem the negative effects of a lack of an answer to Greece."

GE Announces Major European Offshore Wind Expansion with a Planned €340 Million Investment for Manufacturing, Engineering and Service Facilities in Four Countries

GE

Plan Focused on GE’s Next Generation 4-megawatt Direct Drive Wind Turbine and Promising Offshore Wind Sector

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – March 25, 2010 – GE (NYSE:GE) today announced plans to invest approximately €340 million to develop or expand its wind turbine manufacturing, engineering and service facilities in four European countries – the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and Germany – signaling GE’s deep commitment to the promising European offshore wind sector.

European cities exchange winning energy strategies at EUSEW seminar

COGEN Europe

24 March 2010   

Environmental and economic benefits make local governments decide to choose cogeneration in order to meet their increasing energy needs.  

MEPs and AI reiterate call for action on CIA secret flights and renditions

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Amnesty International and MEPs Sarah Ludford (ALDE, UK), Ana Gomes (SD, PT), Raul Romeva (Greens, ES), Willy Meyer (GUE, ES)  today called on European institutions and EU Member States to take further action after recent developments involving Europe’s role in the CIA rendition and secret prison programme. 

Vitamin D Nutritional Policy in Europe :The Need for Prevention, Education & Consumer Choice

CPME - The Standing Committee of European Doctors

CALL FOR ACTION  

On 23 March 2010, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the Vitamin D Workshop and PA International Foundation jointly organised a conference in the European Parliament in Brussels. This conference provided a unique opportunity for stakeholders to bring the issue of widespread Vitamin D deficiency to the fore, at European level.

Please find attached the Press Release of the event.

SWIFT agreement - Commission insufficiently sweetening a very bitter pill

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

"The benefit of an agreement granting US anti-terrorism authorities access to European bank data isn’t clear to me, no matter how many sweeteners in terms of small data protection provisions are added" says Cornelia Ernst, German GUE/NGL MEP on the European Parliament's Civil Liberties committee.

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