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Europeans need to feel safe travelling and working abroad

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

May 7, 2009, 1:17 pm

Europeans need to feel safe travelling and working abroad

Today the European Parliament adopted a report on the future of European Criminal Justice legislation. The report wishes to improve the monitoring of the implementation of EU criminal justice legislation and judicial training. It furthermore strongly supports the adoption of new legislation ensuring adequate procedural safeguards.

No “business as usual” but “Investments for the Future”

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

Press Release 07/2009
Brussels, 07 May 2009
No “business as usual” but “Investments for the Future”
On 7 May 2009, CEEP together with the other European Social Partners attended the social
troika meeting in Prague to discuss Europe’s response to the impact of the crisis on jobs and
employment.
Ralf Resch, Secretary General of CEEP noted that everybody else is claiming that it is not
possible to do “business as usual”, but providers of Services of General Interests (SGIs) must

FuelCellEurope and VDMA Fuel Cells Announce Cooperation to Foster Commercialisation of Fuel Cells in Germany and Europe.

FUEL CELL

[Brussels / Berlin, 7 May 2009]

FuelCellEurope, the European association of fuel cells developers and users, and VDMA Fuel Cells, the group of manufacturers of systems and components for fuel cells in the German Engineering Federation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the recent Hannover Fair 2009.

EPP welcomes czech senates' support to Lisbon Treaty

Group of the European People’s Party

EPP WELCOMES CZECH SENATE’S SUPPORT TO LISBON TREATY

EPP President, Wilfried Martens, today welcomed the decision of the Czech Senate to ratify the Lisbon Treaty.

“This is a crucial step towards concluding the ratification process and implementing the Lisbon Treaty, which will help to strengthen the EU institutions,” Martens pointed out.

ECTA challenge regulators to guarantee firm and urgent anti-competitive actions despite delay in adoption of Telecom Framework

ECTA - European Competitive Telecommunications Association

ECTA CHALLENGES REGULATORS TO GUARANTEE FIRM AND URGENT ANTI-COMPETITIVE ACTIONS DESPITE DELAY IN ADOPTION OF TELECOM FRAMEWORK

ECTA urges action against any regulatory holidays and protectionism with clear recommendations on fibre networks

EU has a duty to treat asylum-seekers well

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

PRESS RELEASE
GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Strasbourg 06/05/2009

EU has a duty to treat asylum-seekers well

A package of measures on asylum(*) laying down common EU standards on the treatment of asylum-seekers, specifying how, where and within what timescale applications should be processed as well as the establishment and funding of a European Asylum Support Office, was debated in the European Parliament this afternoon.

ALDE calls for end to procrastination on Lisbon Treaty

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

May 6, 2009, 5:36 pm

ALDE calls for end to procrastination on Lisbon Treaty
The Czech Senate finally ratified the Lisbon Treaty today by the required 3/5ths majority, but it does not appear to have put an end to the filibustering that is causing a major headache for EU lawyers trying to shed light on the transition this autumn to a new European Commission and Parliament.

Graham Watson, ALDE group leader commented:

Telecoms package will uphold internet user's rights

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

May 6, 2009, 5:11 pm

Today the European Parliament adopted a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services. This new regulation aims to enhance competition and fair access to new entrants. European Liberals and Democrats were concerned that internet users would be cut off from the internet without a ruling from a judge.
Luckily the European Parliament approved an ALDE amendment that stated "no restriction may be imposed on the fundamental rights and freedoms of end users, without a prior ruling by the judicial authorities".

Review of EU Telecoms Rules: ETNO strongly regrets blockage of telecoms package

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

BRUSSELS – ETNO strongly regrets that the whole package is now blocked because of an issue which falls outside the scope of the regulatory framework. ETNO however always insisted on the need for citizens rights to be fully protected and that no action should be taken against a consumer outside of a court order.

CEN and CENELEC support for SMEs during SME week SME Week is an opportunity for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to learn how standards can help their business.

CEN and CENELEC

Brussels (6 May 2009) – The first in a series, the SME Week is part of a Europe-wide campaign to promote entrepreneurship, and to inform entrepreneurs about support available for them at European, national, and local levels. It provides an opportunity for SMEs to access an array of information, advice, support and ideas to help them develop their activities. The SME week takes place from 6 to 14 May 2009, held as part of the Czech Presidency of the European Union.

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