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Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI-FISH)

Thu, 04/26/2012 to Fri, 04/27/2012

The Council (Agriculture and Fisheries) consists of the Member States’ ministers of fisheries and agriculture and they congregate about once a month. The agricultural and fisheries policies relate to the regulation of markets and determination of avail-able resources. Sustainable development of fisheries and rural areas, challenges regarding climate change, environmental concerns, animal welfare and food safety are main issues.

Second anniversary of the murder of Bety Cariño and Tyri Jaakkola - Another case of impunity in Mexico.

Two years ago today, Bety Cariño, the indigenous human rights defender, and Tyri Jaakkola, an international observer from Finland, were murdered in a violent paramilitary attack. They were participating in a humanitarian convoy to bring food and medicine to the indigenous autonomous municipality of San Juan Copola, surrounded by paramilitary groups.

“e-CMR” needed to further increase efficiency of road transport

The IRU welcomes the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the CMR Convention, which transitions from the current slow and unreliable paper-based system, to faster and more efficient electronic Consignment Notes (e-CMR) and calls upon governments to join the Additional Protocol and adopt an harmonised approach to its implementation.

Vehicle X-ray scanning at borders could be better

Geneva – Further to the adoption of an IRU Resolution on Limiting the health and safety risks of x-ray vehicle inspection technology for commercial vehicle drivers, and due to border, port and other inspection authorities increasingly and repeatedly using non-intrusive inspection - “x-ray” - technology to generate interior images of commercial vehicles, a scientific study was commissioned with the aim of protecting drivers from any possible negative health ef

Resource Efficiency Roadmap: PlasticsEurope hails European Parliament’s call for a ban on waste landfill

Will PlasticsEurope’s call for a ban on landfill in Europe by 2020 be echoed by EU authorities? Whilst there is still a long way to go, the European Parliament made an important step in this direction today. The ENVI Committee today has given green light to aim for a ban on landfilling of waste in Europe by adopting a report of MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbandy on the Resource Efficiency Roadmap.

Majority of European Employers Cut Skills and Training Investment Despite Skills Shortages, Finds Accenture and FEB Survey

Report recommends actions to enhance Europe’s skills market

Skills for growth … from R&D to innovation

Huawei sponsors the 10th European Business Summit and shares its views on leveraging technology to boost innovation

Federalists target 2014 elections

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PRESS RELEASE
23.04.2012

FEDERALISTS TARGET 2014 ELECTIONS
Meeting in Leuven this weekend, the European Federalists have set their sights at the elections to the European Parliament in 2014.

ACTA - Anti-counterfeiting agreement: EP must move forward and torpedo ACTA once and for all

The European Parliament's trade committee, the lead committee in the ratification process for the controversial Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), will today debate ACTA and the recommendation by the EP rapporteur to reject the agreement. The debate comes a day after the EU's data protection supervisor raised concerns with ACTA (1) and ahead of the vote in the EP trade committee, which is now scheduled for the end of May.

Annan plan has been killed- 477 times and counting

Commenting after the meeting between the UN special envoy, Kofi Annan and the UN Security Council last night, Guy Verhofstadt  asks "Has the Annan plan worked? Ask the families of the 477 souls lost since the April 12th ceasefire .  The Annan plan has been killed - 477 times and counting".

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