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EUFORES Presidents ask for strong National Renewable Energy Action Plans

EUFORES - European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources

Press Release EUFORES

Brussels, 8th March 2010

EUFORES Presidents ask for strong National Renewable Energy Action Plans EUFORES Board of Presidents, Claude Turmes (EUFORES President, Member of the European Parliament - MEP), Fiona Hall (EUFORES Vice-President, MEP) and Anni Podimata (EUFORES Vice-President, MEP) call upon Member States to submit ambitious National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) to the European Commission in June this year.

ACCA and EFAA Joint Position Statement

ACCA

The proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC

Our position
In advance of the vote in the European Parliament on the report to amend Directive 78/660/EC on the annual accounts of certain types of company, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and EFAA (the European Federation of Accountants and Auditors for small and medium-sized enterprises) wish to make the following comments on the proposal.  

Exempting Europe's micro enterprises from a financial reporting requirements: frequently asked questions on the views of ACCA

ACCA

Q: Why is ACCA opposing an initiative to reduce red tape for small businesses?
A. ACCA actively supports the reduction of the administrative and other burdens that regulation imposes on small businesses. Through our SME Unit and ACCA’s SME Committee, we have constantly sought to give voice to the cause of reducing burdens on small businesses.  Through our publications, our events, our research and our networks we have consistently urged opinion formers and policy makers to Think Small First.  

Catholic development agencies and partners worldwide demand better cooperation with the European Commission

Caritas Europa

4 March 2010, CIDSE & Caritas Europa Press release –

BRUSSELS - Today in the European Parliament, the two networks of Catholic development
agencies, CIDSE & Caritas Europa, presented a unique set of recommendations to the
European Commission (EC) in an attempt to improve cooperation between the Commission
and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). After discussion with Commission officials, CIDSE &
Caritas prepared a joint statement on the challenges the networks and their partners in Africa,

Relentless EU dismantling of postal services will hit both workers and customers

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Brussels 04-03-2010

Opening today's GUE/NGL group conference on the liberalisation of postal services, Irish MEP Joe Higgins said citizens were being hit hard by the Commission's ongoing drive to privatise Europe's postal services. 

The 3rd “Copper and the home” design competition is now up and away!

European Copper Institute

Closing date for submissions: 30 November 2010

CEEP: Strong and effective public services are essential for success of EU 2020

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

“CEEP is glad that the EU 2020 strategy sets the right course of actions, starting from the
need to give a concrete response to the crisis and build on that the strategy for tomorrow”.
“CEEP has always asked to learn from the crisis, and therefore we are glad that this element
is taken into account by the Commissions’ proposal” said Ralf Resch, General Secretary of
CEEP, in a first reaction to the text published today.

The success and effective implementation of each of the three priorities is depending from

European Movement International (EMI) welcomes the launching of the “Europe 2020 Strategy” by the European Commission.

EMI - European Movement International

EMI Seminar on Europe 2020 Strategy, 3 March 2010

This morning the EMI held a seminar on the Europe 2020 Strategy in the premises of the Czech Permanent Representation to the EU, gathering leading experts, social partners, the Presidents of the European political parties, as well as a wide range of civil society representatives.

Commission's two-faced rush to approve GM potato flouts public opinion

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

With the statement that Mr Barroso does not intend to impose GM crops and will follow the policy guidelines set by the European Commission on licensing genetically modified crops from February 10th still ringing in our ears, the Commission has approved the cultivation of the GM potato Amflora.
Having already tabled an oral question on the issue for discussion in next week's Strasbourg plenary session, GUE/NGL MEPs Nikolaos Chountis and Kartika Liotard said "it is sadly typical that despite the denials, Barroso brought the approval in through the back door". "

CIAA celebrates five years of boosting research for competitiveness

FoodDrinkEurope

(Brussels, 3, March 2010) 

CIAA, the Confederation of the food and drink industries of the EU, today hosted a stakeholder event in Brussels to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the European Technology Platform (ETP) Food for Life entitled, “Boosting research for competitiveness: A vision for Europe 2020”.  

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