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Ukraine: Joseph Daul condemns second wave of political repressions in the Ukraine and demands immediate access to Tymoshenko

EPP Group in the European Parliament

Following the reported beating of the former Prime Minister of the Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, and her hunger strike, Joseph Daul, Chairman of the EPP Group, said: "In the name of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, I condemn the escalation of political repression in the Ukraine. This is simply unacceptable." At the same time, Joseph Daul called upon Tymoshenko to end her hunger strike: "Yulia, we will find another way to help you!"

Unilever reports on first year's progress against ground-breaking Sustainable Living Plan targets

Unilever

UNILEVER REPORTS ON FIRST YEAR’S PROGRESS AGAINST GROUND-BREAKING SUSTAINABLE LIVING PLAN TARGETS
• Sustainable palm oil target to be reached three years ahead of schedule
• New goal announced to buy 100% palm oil from certified traceable sources by 2020
• Advanced discussions with Indonesian government for investing over €100m in plant to help achieve new target

Huawei Reports FY11 Revenue of CNY 203.9 Billion, R&D Investment of CNY 23.7 Billion and Embarks on Business Transformation

HUAWEI

Shenzhen, China, 23 April, 2012: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today released its audited full-year 2011 financial results, recording sales revenues of CNY 203.9 billion, an 11.7% growth over the previous year. Huawei also reported net profits of CNY 11.6 billion. These results were in line with Huawei’s business revenue expectations.

Member States need to exploit the employment growth potential of public services

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

CEEP at Informal Troika in Horsens, Denmark  
Press Release 09/2012
Brussels, 24 April 2012 

Member States need to exploit the employment growth potential of public services 

This is the key message delivered by Valeria Ronzitti, Acting General Secretary of CEEP, at the meeting of the European Social Partners with the European Ministers of Employment and Social Security in Horsens today. 

FEP April - latest market developments

FEP - European Federation of the Parquet Industry

The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry met in Brussels on 13 April 2012 and discussed both the parquet situation and recent indicators on the European market.

ECTA and TU Delft sign an academic cooperation agreement for enhanced research in the Telecom Sector

ECTA - European Competitive Telecommunications Association

 Brussels, 23 April 2012,
 

Ministers back renewables, efficiency and infrastructure on the way to 2050

EREC - European Renewable Energy Council

Brussels, 20th April 2012. European energy ministers gathering today in Denmark for an informal meeting supported renewables, energy efficiency and infrastructure as the core elements of Europe’s future energy system as put forward by the European Commission in its Energy Roadmap 2050.

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Tel.: +32 2 400.1081

European Federalists despise renationalisation of border control

Union of European Federalists

On the occasion of a joint europewide meeting of the Young European Federalists and the Union of European Federalists in Leuven starting today the Schengen initiative of France and Germay was taken up with lack of sympathy.

JEF President Pauline Gessant and UEF President Andrew Duff say:

„Migration within and from outside the Union is not an isolated national issue - it affects all European Citizens and thus a joint management should be ensured within the framework of common institutions and mechanisms.“

Treaty to give new impetus to ICT sector development - European telcos propose constructive input to global ICT treaty

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

Geneva, 20 April 2012 European operators meeting at a joint ITU and ETNO event have agreed that upcoming revisions to the treaty that governs international telecommunications should act as a positive catalyst for the future development of ICT, to benefit all countries.

Left MEPs back Argentina's energy move

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Speaking ahead of a European Parliament vote on "legal certainty for investments outside the EU", GUE/NGL President Gabi Zimmer called for "respect for the decision of the Government of Argentina to renationalise part of REPSOL-YPF".

"People must be able to exercise their fundamental right to energy. The use of scarce resources must be relocated to serve the peoples' needs in order to fight against poverty and for respect for the environment."

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