ROMA, LGBT, ANTI-RACIST, DISABILITY AND JEWISH ORGANISATIONS STAND TOGETHER...
27 January 2014 | On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the European population recalls the genocide perpetrated by the Nazi regime and its allies of millions of Jews and Roma, and the massacre...
View ArticleEU must end partisan strategy on Ukraine
As the social and political crisis in Ukraine continues, GUE/NGL MEP Helmut Scholz has called for an end to EU partisanship on the issue. From tomorrow, Scholz will take part in the official European...
View ArticleFTA calls EU leaders to address trade barriers with Russian authorities
Brussels, 27 January 2014. Ahead of the EU-Russia Summit to be held on 28 January, the Foreign Trade Association (FTA), representing European retailers and traders, calls upon the EU leaders to address...
View ArticleEurope Leaders to Examine EC’s Ambitious Goal — 20% Market Share of Global...
ISS Europe to explore trends, market opportunities, critical technologies and associated risks to help drafting strategic business plans, in light of the EC initiative.
View ArticleRecord offshore figures conceal slow-down in new projects
418 offshore turbines came online in 2013 in Europe, making a record 1,567 Megawatts (MW) of new capacity. This is one-third more than the capacity installed in 2012. This makes a new total of 6,562...
View ArticleEuropean parquet market still awaiting stabilisation
After a year in which the overall consumption figures of the European parquet Industry contracted by 5.88%, the first forecasts for 2013 seem to follow a similar trend. Indeed FEP’s (European...
View ArticleETNO marks EU Data Protection day with call for speedy adoption of draft...
Bussels, 28.01.2014 – ETNO welcomes Vice-President Reding’s call, made during the course of the EU Data Protection Day, for a speedy completion of the legislative work on the EU data protection...
View ArticleHuawei and Imperial College London to open data science innovation lab
London, UK, January 27, 2014: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, and Imperial College London today announced they are to collaborate and...
View ArticleAn untimely proposal for banks’ structural reform at the expense of financing...
The European Banking Federation (EBF) is deeply concerned over the Commission’s proposal released today on structural reform of the EU banking sector and calls on policy-makers to carefully consider...
View ArticlePortuguese government must stop attack on shipyard workers!
GUE/NGL MEPs have expressed their indignation with the Portuguese government's plans to privatise a strategic public shipyard in Viana do Castelo, which would see over 600 workers lose their jobs....
View Article'Too big to fail' dogma still dominates Barnier's latest...
GUE/NGL MEP Jürgen Klute has criticised Commissioner Barnier's latest proposals on structural reform of the EU banking sector. He commented: "Barnier’s proposal does not even address the 'too big to...
View ArticleBanking sector reform Proposals on separation fall short of what is needed to...
The European Commission today presented proposals on structural reform of the EU's banking sector. The Greens expressed regret that this crucial and long-awaited legislation will fall short of...
View ArticleSeed market regulation New study highlights concentration in seed market and...
The Greens/EFA group today presented a new study highlighting the concentration of the European seed market (1). In contrast with claims by the European Commission that market concentration is not a...
View ArticleCLOTURE DU WOMEN’S FORUM BRUSSELS : APPEL EN FAVEUR D’UNE GOUVERNANCE...
Intégrer pleinement les femmes dans la vie sociale, politique, et économique européenne pour réinventer une croissance durable et inclusive Bruxelles, 29 Janvier 2014 – Le Women’s Forum Brussels...
View ArticleWOMEN’S FORUM BRUSSELS CLOSES WITH A CALL FOR MORE INCLUSIVE EUROPEAN...
Speakers say fully integrating women at all levels of decision-making will promote sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe Brussels, 29 January 2014 – The Women's Forum Brussels closed yesterday...
View ArticleWish you were here? ANEC critical of tourism services within Europe
Travelling within Europe is not always easy, according to research published today by ANEC. In our survey of almost 6000 consumers, more than a quarter reported having problems when using cross-border...
View ArticleImproved safety with new rules on maximum weight and dimensions for trucks
With the upcoming shadows’ meetings on weights and dimensions for trucks and busses, FIA Region I calls on MEPs to make full use of the legislation’s potential to make large vehicles safer and more...
View ArticleBrussels Think Tank Dialogue 2014
Brussels, 30 January 2014 – For the fifth consecutive year, ten leading Brussels-based think tanks have joined forces to assess the state of the European Union and discuss ways on how to improve EU...
View ArticleSCENIHR preliminary opinion finds margin of safety for polycarbonate and...
The Polycarbonate/Bisphenol A Group and the Epoxy Resin Committee of PlasticsEurope group note the publication of the preliminary opinion on the safety of the use of BPA in medical devices prepared by...
View ArticleCEEMET Advocates a Universal Approach to Chemicals at EU Level
CEEMET advocates simplifying the existing EU regulatory system for chemical substances so that this results in greater understanding, more consistency and predictability for employers and SME’s who...
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