At a time when all EU member states are being hit with tight budgetary restrictions, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe appreciates that the European Parliament attempts to introduce austerity when it presents its needs for the 2011 budget, which was voted on today during the Strasbourg plenary session.
Welcoming proposals to ensure that Member States grant equal maternity leave and social protection rights to self-employed women and spouses or life partners of the self-employed, Swedish GUE/NGL MEP and Chair of Parliament's Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee, Eva-Britt Svensson, said the revision of existing legislation was necessary to combat the discrimination faced by self-employed women.
Edward McMillan-Scott MEP (UK, Lib Dem) will be formally joining the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group in the European Parliament today. He will continue to sit in the parliament’s Bureau, as an independent Vice-President.
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader welcomed the new Member to the group:
We build web applications, or “apps”, to make it simpler for people to share information and get things done together. Gmail, Google Calendar, Blogger and Google Docs help people communicate and collaborate more easily.
Ukraine: EPP President Wilfried Martens expresses his strong concern regarding re-opening of old Kuchma time politically motivated case against opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko
In a decision adopted today upon a request lodged by more than 60 members of the French Parliament, the French Constitutional Council today recognized that it is not competent to assess whether a new French law on online gaming and betting is compliant with EU law (see
The EU Agency, ENISA, (European Network and Information Security Agency) launches comprehensive study: European countries are highly varied in how prepared they are for dealing with the cybercrime, attacks and network resilience. This is a key finding of an updated and extended 2nd edition of ‘Country Reports’, published today. The Reports provide a comprehensive 750 pages-plus overview of the status of Network and Information Security [NIS] in 30 European Countries, including identification of stakeholders and trends.
Last weekend's dramatic 11th hour rescue of the eurozone from the threat of a loss of market confidence due to spiralling indebtedness has helped focus minds on the perils of Member States acting alone and delaying decisive action when faced with a crisis.
"The European Union needs to sharpen its crisis management mechanisms and agree that the quickest and most effective response to market pressure on the euro is a Community one. Olli Rehn's proposals today for strengthening economic governance will be key to avoiding or containing a further crisis."