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Corporate Social Responsibility for growth and social cohesion. Raffaele Baldassarre MEP and Philippe Boulland MEP

European Parliament approves Report backing Commission's new strategy on Corporate Social Responsibility as 'the responsibility of enterprises for their impact on society'
 

EU wind industry skills shortage: over 5,000 more workers needed per year

The European wind industry faces a severe skills shortage of around 5,500 appropriately qualified staff per year. This shortfall could climb to 18,000 by 2030 - nearly 5% of the entire wind industry workforce - if numbers of suitable workers don't increase.

The warning comes in a report to be published by the EU's Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind), based on research by renewable energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan.

Stavanger Region - European Office

Hats off to the Commission on REACH – first signs that regulatory predictability and stability are filtering through

EPP Group will say NO if budget deal is bad for Europeans. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of EPP Group

The Chairman of the EPP Group, Joseph Daul, urges Member States to agree on a realistic long-term European budget. During a plenary debate on the 7-8 February European Council, Joseph Daul stressed that the EPP Group will vote against a reduced budget.
 

Commission releases its General Report on REACH “REACH functions well and delivers on all objectives that at present can be assessed”

Peace initiative on Kurdish issue aims to kick-start talks, end violence

Representatives of the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu today presented a call for the peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question in Turkey. The "International Peace Initiative" is supported by nine international leaders, among them former US president Jimmy Carter, former Finnish and Swedish prime ministers Paavo Lipponen and Ingvar Carlsson.

 

Europe’s banks welcome changes to AML and fund transfers legislation

The European Banking Federation (EBF) welcomes the proposal of the European Commission for a fourth Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) Directive and a new Regulation on fund transfers. The proposed legislation is in line with and brings into force the recently revised standards of the Financial Action Task Force.

We don't need EU austerity, but EU social justice!

Responding to French President François Hollande's speech to the European Parliament this morning, GUE/NGL Chair Gabi Zimmer called for European action against speculation and a reversal of "toxic" austerity policy.
 

Daul to Hollande: You choose whether we turn our back on Europe or not. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament

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