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GUE/NGL candidate Edward Snowden makes Sakharov finalist list

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

MEPs on Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Development committees have designated GUE/NGL candidate Edward Snowden a Sakharov prize finalist.

GUE/NGL MEP Marie-Christine Vergiat said: "Edward Snowden had the courage to reveal the extent to which citizens' rights are being violated when it comes to data protection, confirming what we had long suspected. It is one of the major scandals of our times. The European Parliament must protect all whistleblowers who stand up to states that violate human rights and fundamental freedoms in any way whatsoever."

"Democracy package": More cooperation needed for true peace and democratisation in Turkey to succeed

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

The so-called "democratisation package"* presented by Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan is a step in the right direction", according to GUE/NGL MEP Jürgen Klute (Germany), but "cannot be seen as a substitute for the urgently needed constitutional reform" in the country. 

MEPs support the universal mobile phone charger

ANEC - The European Consumer Voice in Standardisation

On 26 September, the Internal Market & Consumer Protection Committee of the European Parliament unanimously adopted MEP Weiler’s report on the proposed directive on radio equipment. ANEC welcomes the support of MEPs for an amendment intended to see the introduction of a universal charger for all mobile phones.

It’s your digital life. Being safer online-citizens in focus of 1st European Cyber Security Month

ENISA

The EU’s cyber security agency ENISA, together with the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, is launching the first fully fledged European Cyber Security Month campaign. During the month of October, more than 40 public and private stakeholders will promote cyber security among citizens and children, and advocate for a change in the perception of cyber-threats.

European Commission Vice President and Commissioner Neelie Kroes’ video message

 

Tax, lies and videos The French way of setting up new taxes on ICT products

DIGITAL EUROPE

On September 18 in Brussels, the French socialist MEP Françoise Castex presented a partial draft resolution to the European Parliament[1], challenging the report of the former Commissioner Antonio Vitorino delivered earlier in February on private copy levies.

European students want to “Help Erasmus”

Fraternité 2020

Brussels (30/09/2013) – More than 50 students from 28 European states have launched a petition to promote the EU student exchange programme ERASMUS. The initiative called “Help Erasmus” focuses on a fictional Erasmus of Rotterdam, the 16th century Dutch philosopher and patron of the programme. On their homepage they display Erasmus as a bored student who decides to participate in the exchange programme. Soon afterwards he eats paella in Spain, drinks beer in Prague, and goes jet skiing in Greece.

EU-FUNDS 2014-2020: HOW TO GROW AND HAVE INFLUENCE IN EUROPE - PROGRAMS

EURACTIV IT

Rome, October, 4th 2013 9.00 AM

Scuderie di Palazzo Altieri - Via di Santo Stefano del Cacco, 1

ROME - Determining whether Italy, and especially the south, can escape the financial crisis will depend largely on efficient use of European program funds for 2014-2020, which represent an unmissable opportunity. Fabrizio Barca, Gianni Pittella and Antonio Tajani will discuss this topic in a public debate.

EU tobacco legislation and industry lobbying

THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE

When: Thursday, 3 October; 11.00

Where: European Parliament, PHS building Room 1C51 - Brussels

With: Green public health spokesperson and tobacco directive shadow Carl Schlyter and Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms

FONDI UE 2014-2020: I PROGRAMMI PER CRESCERE E CONTARE IN EUROPA

EURACTIV IT

ROMA - Un treno da non perdere: la via d’uscita dalla crisi e il riscatto del nostro Paese, in particolare del Mezzogiorno, dipendono dall’uso dei fondi europei nella nuova programmazione 2014-2020, che rappresentano un'opportunità irripetibile.

E’ questo il tema al centro di una conferenza con Fabrizio Barca, Gianni Pittella e Antonio Tajani.

EU pre-accession assistance in enlargement countries. Monica Macovei MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

The Budgetary Control Committee of the European Parliament today unanimously adopted Monica Macovei's Report on the budgetary management of European Union pre-accession funds in the areas of judicial systems and the fight against corruption in the candidate and potential candidate countries.

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