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HYDROGEN ENERGY : PARLIAMENT TO BACK COMMISSION'S HYDROGEN PLANS.: Following the support of the Industry Committee, in April, for establishment of a Joint Initiative JTI for fuel cells and hydrogen, the European Parliament is likely to back the European Commission's plans. In Strasbourg, the Parliament is set to debate the hydrogen JTI in plenary, on...; Tags: commission, European Commission, European Parliament, hydrogen, SALES; Research articles 2008-05-28
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT : MEPS LIKELY TO BACK COMPULSORY REGISTER OF LOBBYISTS.: At its plenary session in Brussels, on 8 May, the European Parliament is expected to call for a mandatory public register for lobbyists. If it does so, it will be following the recommendations of its Committee for Constitutional Affairs, which voted to that effect, on 1...; Tags: European Commission, European Parliament, lobbyist, register, SALES; Research articles 2008-05-22
GALILEO : MEPS GIVE THEIR AGREEMENT, CALLS FOR TENDER BEING PREPARED.(Brief article): Though almost a formality, on 23 April the European Parliament's plenary session voted overwhelmingly in favour of the agreement concluded with the Council of EU Ministers on the implementation of the deployment and operation phases of Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, by 607 vote for,...; Tags: agreement, European Commission, European Parliament, NETWORKING, satellite; Research articles 2008-05-13
EP APPROVES SWISS PARTICIPATION IN MEDIA 2007.(European Parliament )(Brief article): The European Parliament approved Switzerland's participation in the European programme to support the audiovisual industry MEDIA 2007 on 19 February in Strasbourg consultation procedure. The Council had given its backing to the European Commission's proposal for a decision in September last year. Switzerland was already participating...; Tags: EP, European Commission, European Parliament, FINANCE, MARKETING, media, Strategy, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-03-03
INTERVIEW WITH MEP CATHERINE TRAUTMANN ON THE REVISION OF EU TELECOMS REGULATIONS : "THERE IS A PROBLEM OF COHERENCE AND OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS".: Catherine Trautmann (PES, France) is the European Parliament's rapporteur for the draft framework directive on electronic communications. In her view, the European Commission has to take account of the difficulties created by its proposals, tabled on 13 November, the Council has to make its positions more...; Tags: EP, European Commission, European Parliament, Government, Regulations, regulator; Research articles 2008-03-03

EMF DIRECTIVE DEADLINE DEFERRED.: The European Parliament approved, on 19 February, the deferment of the deadline for the transposition of Directive 2004/40 on the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields to 30 April 2012. This amendment of the directive accurately resumes the European Commission's proposal of October (see Europolitics 3402)....; Tags: directive, European Commission, European Parliament; Research articles 2008-02-21
ENERGY-CLIMATE PACKAGE : PRESIDENCY GETS DECISION-MAKING BALL ROLLING.: On 24 January, Janez Podobnik, Slovenia's environment minister and president-in-office of the EU Council, kicked off the decision-making process on the energy-climate package presented by the European Commission the day before. He convened an informal meeting in Brussels with representatives of the next three EU Presidencies...; Tags: agreement, decision-making, delegation, environment, European Commission, European Parliament, minister, Sweden; Research articles 2008-02-07
PROBLEM BETWEEN EGYPT &EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT A STORM IN A TEA CUP: Head of the European Commission in Egypt Klaus Ebermann described the problem between Egypt and the European Parliament as a storm in a teacup Ebermann called on the European and Egyptian parliament to open a dialogue to contain this problem. Both sides must sit together to put an end to...; Tags: Egypt, European Commission, European Parliament; Research articles 2008-01-23
Campaigners meet EU Environment Commissioner to discuss primate test ban.: M2 PRESSWIRE-16 January 2008-Animal Defenders International: Campaigners meet EU Environment Commissioner to discuss primate test banC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16012008 A delegation of supporters and sponsors of a European Parliament Declaration calling for an end to primate research, which...; Tags: European Commission, European Parliament, SALES; Research articles 2008-01-16
Miffed by MiFID?: Starting the new year, it might be useful to take a brief look at Article 65 of MiFID and the Committee of European Securities Regulator's recent draft work plan for the fourth quarter of 2007-2008. By looking at these you can get a better idea of what...; Tags: European Commission, European Parliament; Research articles 2008-01-10
SOLIDARITY FUND IN THE UK.: The European Commission will soon propose to the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament that the EU Solidarity Fund is mobilised in favour of the United Kingdom, due to the severe flooding which affected the country in the summer of 2007. Following a meeting with...; Tags: Brussels, commission, European Commission, European Parliament, SALES, U.K.; Research articles 2007-11-16
GALILEO : COMMISSION OUTLINES FINANCING PLANS.(European Union. European Commission): The European Commission confirmed on 19 September that it wanted to use only EU financing for the deployment phase of the European satellite navigation programme Galileo. The scenario it proposes, which has been submitted to the European Parliament and the Council under the co-decision procedure, requires...; Tags: Branding, commission, European Commission, European Parliament, FINANCE, financing, Investment, MARKETING, positioning, SALES; Research articles 2007-10-03
CULTURE : EUROPEAN DIGITAL LIBRARY PROJECT GETS SUPPORT IN PARLIAMENT.: Plans to develop a European digital library met with unequivocal support in the European Parliament, on 26 September. In a vote of 481 in favour, 26 against and three abstentions, MEPs adopted an own-initiative report by Marie-Helene Descamps (EPP-ED, France), which recommends setting up such a...; Tags: EP, European Commission, European Parliament; Research articles 2007-10-03
AIR FLIGHT CREWS : SOCIAL LAW INVITES ITSELF INTO THE THIRD AVIATION PACKAGE.: The report on the overhaul of the third aviation package, adopted by the European Parliament at its 11 July plenary session, gave MEPs the opportunity to draw attention to the question of social law applicable to airline flight crews. The resolution that accompanies the amended legislative...; Tags: aviation, European Commission, European Parliament; Research articles 2007-09-13
European Union external trade policy: multilevel principal-agent relationships.(Report): Trade policy throughout the developed countries is increasingly characterized as an area of contentious politics. One need only think of the numerous antiglobalization protests and vociferous calls for more transparent policy to see that there is a transnational movement to make trade and other areas of...; Tags: agent, agreement, commission, Council, European Commission, European Parliament, G., Government, government, incentive, M., negotiation, Principal, Treaty; Research articles 2007-08-01
UN DEBATES LATEST KOSOVO DRAFT.(United Nations)(Brief article): The European Commission reiterated on 16 July its call, expressed by Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn last week in the European Parliament, on the Security Council members to resolve the Kosovo status problem without further delay and on all parties involved in the Kosovo status negotiations to...; Tags: European Commission, European Parliament, FINANCE, SALES, security; Research articles 2007-07-23
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.: On 12 July, the European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Georgs Andrejevs (ALDE, Latvia), with 607 votes in favour and two against, with amendments, which is calling on the European Commission and member states to tackle the leading cause of death in Europe: cardio-vascular disease....; Tags: European Commission, European Parliament, SALES, tobacco; Research articles 2007-07-20
LAYING DOWN THE LAW: EU law can have a big impact on buyers. And, while it can be complex, Antony Barton explains its processes and how to get involved Criticised by some for creating red tape, applauded by others for improving trade conditions, the European Union EU shapes all our working lives....; Tags: European Commission, European Parliament, payment, procurement, U.K.; Research articles 2007-05-24
FISHERIES : EP WANTS TO BOOST SUPPORT FOR OUTERMOST REGIONS.: Members of the European Parliament want to increase by 2 million a year the budget for outermost regions to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products, due to increases in energy and transport costs. With its adoption...; Tags: Benefits, compensation, European Commission, European Parliament, marketing; Research articles 2007-05-11
FISHERIES : EP WANTS TO BOOST SUPPORT FOR OUTERMOST REGIONS.: Members of the European Parliament want to increase by 2 million a year the budget for outermost regions to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products, due to increases in energy and transport costs. With its adoption...; Tags: Benefits, compensation, European Commission, European Parliament, MARKETING; Research articles 2007-05-04