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La présidence française a été un succès pour l'Europe

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Graham WATSON, président de l'Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l'Europe (ADLE) s'adressant au Président Sarkozy en session plénière du Parlement européen à Strasbourg a dressé une évaluation largement favorable des six derniers mois, en dépit des circonstances défavorables dues au rejet irlandais du Traité de Lisbonne, à l'incursion militaire russe en Géorgie et à la crise financière menaçant l'effondrement du système bancaire.

Cereal prices: EU farmers want to produce in a sustainable way

Copa-Cogeca

In 2008, EU farmers successfully responded to market signals by increasing EU Cereal production by more than 50 million tonnes (increased sowings by 7% and unusually good weather conditions globally). This represented an increase in production of more than 20% compared to last year. It has been confirmed by Copa – Cogeca’s December estimates released last week (nearly 311 million tonnes) with a final increase in production compared to the September figures (nearly 307 million tonnes). As a result, cereal prices have reversed their upwards trend.

“2010 biodiversity target is a hundred years away”

BirdLife International

BirdLife reaction to new Commission report: “Europe shamefully fails to protect its natural environment”

European Parliament negotiators close deal with Council on climate change package

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Liberals and Democrats salute the efforts of all sides to conclude a deal on the three remaining elements of the climate change/energy package proposed by the Commission at the beginning of the year as a means for European Union countries to meet their commitments to reducing carbon emissions and the impact on global warming. Agreement on renewable energies was already concluded earlier in the week.

ALDE launches civil liberties campaign

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

All measures to encroach on our freedoms are currently justified with the argument that they promote citizens' security.

Upcoming plenary vote on the Working Time Directive

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

Joint letter from European employer and business organisations, BUSINESSEUROPE, CEEP, UEAPME and EUROCHAMBRES, regarding your upcoming plenary vote on the Working Time Directive.

Dear Member of the European Parliament,

We write to you concerning the Working Time Directive on which the European Parliament plenary will vote on 17 December.

Liberal summit: "Climate package must be maintained"

European liberal Democrats from all over Europe gathered for the biannual ELDR meeting reached a common position on the bloc's ambitious climate change and energy 'package' of legislation on the eve of a two-day EU summit.

"The main commitment in the climate and energy package must be maintained", reiterated Annemie Neyts, ELDR party president, opening the summit. "We do not want to scale down the targets", she added.

Commission proposal will improve quality of rail freight

EIM - European Rail Infrastructure Managers

Press Release 11.12.2008

Europe’s independent rail infrastructure managers welcome the publication of a proposal for a regulation on competitive rail freight by the European Commission today, 11 December. By ensuring the use of market principles and a bottom‐up approach, the proposed new rules will help to improve the quality and reliability of rail freight.

CEN and CENELEC join forces on ICT standards

CEN and CENELEC

PRESS RELEASE - for immediate release -

CEN and CENELEC, the European Standardization Organizations, have combined efforts to develop a common approach to ICT standards issues.
Brussels (11 December 2008) – CEN, The European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, will be collaborating on their future standards work in the domain of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

FEFCO at Fruit Logistica (4 - 6 February 2009, Berlin)

FEFCO - European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers

For immediate release

FEFCO will demonstrate the benefits of corrugated packaging at
Fruit Logistica  

Brussels, 9 December 2008, FEFCO (European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers) is pleased to announce that it will take part in this specialist trade for the first time with a 90 m2 stand located in Hall 5.2 where international growers and grower organisations will exhibit.

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