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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Automatic eCall system in cars will save lives but undermines privacy
The European Parliament has adopted today the introduction of an eCall system for all new passenger cars from 1 October 2015. In case of a serious accident the system would automatically be activated and send an emergency 112 call, enabli…
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,Internal Market and Industry,IMCO :: Internal Market and Consumer Protection,Consumer Protection
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Yorkshire MEPs back thalidomide survivors’ call for justice
Liberal Democrat MEPs for Yorkshire and the Humber, Rebecca Taylor and Edward McMillan Scott, yesterday attended a cross-party meeting with EU health Commissioner Tonio Borg to discuss finding a resolution to the on-going thalidomide drug scandal. Thalidomide was created by …
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4th Railway Package: one step forward, two steps back
Today the majority of the European Parliament adopted the fourth Railway Package composed of six amending legislative proposals which aim to improve low passenger satisfaction levels, increase efficiency and competitiveness, remove barrie…
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,,TRAN :: Transport and Tourism,Trains
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Jobless youth should not be left behind
In early 2013, the EU member states endorsed a plan to establish Youth Guarantees at national level, one of many EU measures to tackle the massive youth unemployment problem. The Youth Guarantee focuses on measures that aim to ease young …
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Tagged The Week Ahead,Press Release,,Growth & Jobs,Recovery strategy,EMPL :: Employment and Social Affairs,Employment
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Respectable MEPs should not hide how they vote – Duff
The European Parliament will vote tomorrow (Wednesday) on whether to open up its legislative procedures to better public scrutiny. MEPs will decide on whether to follow the proposal of its constitutional affairs committee to make roll cal…
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,,AFCO :: Constitutional Affairs,EU Transparency
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Ukraine: Verhofstadt launches call for action to support democratic change
During the press conference today in Strasbourg with Ukrainian singer and civil activist Ruslana Lyzhychko, Guy Verhofstadt ALDE Group leader launched a call for action in support of democratic changes in Ukraine.
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World,Democracy promotion,AFET :: Foreign Affairs
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Verhofstadt launches call for action to support democratic change in Ukraine
During the press conference today in Strasbourg with Ukrainian singer and civil activist Ruslana Lyzhychko, Guy Verhofstadt ALDE Group leader launched a call for action in support of democratic changes in Ukraine.
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World,Democracy promotion,AFET :: Foreign Affairs
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EU should be united in fighting violence against women
The European Parliament today gave support to Antonyia Parvanova’s (NMSP,Bulgaria) call for a European action plan aimed at combating all forms of Violence against Women, including trafficking against women. Every year 3.000 women in the …
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,FEMM :: Women's Rights and Gender Equality
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European Semester: Continue reforming to open prospects to future generations
The European Parliament adopted today three reports in the framework of the fourth European Semester launched by the Commission for next year, setting as priority: “strengthening the recovery”.
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Tagged The Week Ahead,Press Release,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs
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Modernised European trade mark protection
A proposal to obtain trademark protection for goods will be made easier and quicker with new rules being discussed in the European Parliament today.
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,,JURI :: Legal Affairs
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