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Colombia's human rights record demands investigation of GSP+ status

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Strasbourg 11/03/10

GUE/NGL MEPs Joe Higgins and Helmut Scholz welcomed yesterday's passing of a resolution on the GSP+ (General System of Preferences plus) trade scheme in the European Parliament. 

The ongoing violation of human rights in Colombia and in particular the murder of trade unionists, indigenous people and other civilians requires increased attention from the international community. Furthermore an EU investigation is needed with regard to future EU-Colombia relations. 

Integrating health in all policies makes business sense

Stub

Parma, 11 March 2010 – At the Fifth WHO Ministerial Conference on Environment & Health this week - an event which sets Europe’s agenda on emerging environmental health challenges - Cefic presented the views of global industry to Ministers of Health and the Environment, international organisations and civil society representatives from 53 countries. Innovative partnerships and new roles for all parties were the focus of the business side event “Sustainable actions to master a changing environment.”

First Solar Becomes Thematic Partner of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation

First Solar

PARIS – MARCH 10, 2010 - First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and the Nicolas Hulot Foundation today signed a long-term partnership to promote the foundation’s work in nature preservation and sustainable development.

Can Brussels and Member States make the flagships sail?

Orgalime

Brussels, 5 March 2010

EPFSF - European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum

European countries to agree new targets to fight environmental threats to health

WHO

New WHO reports show progress in reducing environmental hazards to human health and growing inequalities in exposure

Copenhagen and Parma, 10 March 2010

Improve and promote orientation-kit for the internal market

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Information about the functioning of the internal market is due to improve for both customers and politicians. Following a debate at the European Parliament today, the plenary voted by a large majority in favour of three own-initiative reports about the internal market and consumer protection.

Promoting innovative cogeneration in cities

COGEN Europe

Best practice cases of cogeneration in cities at EUSEW seminar in Brussels on 25 March.

8 March 2010

One outstanding example of the promotion of cogeneration by a city is Berlin. Its campaign “KWK Modellstadt Berlin” (CHP Pilot City Berlin) shows on several levels how to promote cogeneration in an urban environment and how to combine cogeneration with other innovative technologies and with renewable energy sources.  

Citizens denied transparency and open debate on GMO issue

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Brussels 08-03-2010

 

The European Parliament has rejected a GUE/NGL proposal for a debate with the Commission on GMOs. 

Pets: de Brún report to improvemobility and health

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Strasbourg 8/03/10 

GUE/NGL MEP Bairbre de Brún will speak in Strasbourg today on a report she authored on the non-commercial movement of pets. This legislative text is the first modified regulation coming to the plenary, falling under the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty 

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