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Development: EPP Group calls for stronger involvement of private sector in development agenda. Filip Kaczmarek MEP and Gay Mitchell MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

The EPP Group today welcomed the Outcome Document of the Special Event on Millennium Development Goals adopted on 25 September by the UN General Assembly. The agreement among UN members was reached with the strong participation of the EU. The Outcome Document was agreed on after lengthy negotiations which will chart the way forward towards the post-2015 development agenda.

PlasticsEurope welcomes the European Commission’s annual European Competitiveness Report

PlasticsEurope

BRUSSELS, (25 September 2013): PlasticsEurope, the trade association representing European plastics manufacturers, welcomes the publication today of the 16th edition of the European Competitiveness Report, which addresses some pressing policy questions regarding industrial recovery and sustainable competitiveness in the EU.
 

EurActiv most read media in the European Parliament

ComRes

BBC, FT and The Economist all widely read by Brussels influencers

The most recent wave of media consumption research, conducted regularly by ComRes using its unique Europoll™ methodology, shows that EurActiv is the most read media source among MEPs, followed closely by European Voice.  The BBC, FT and The Economist all score highly among Brussels opinion elites.

FCS RF extends illegal and unfounded TIR restrictions to Ural Customs region

IRU - International Road Transport Union

Further to the information dated 13 September, the IRU was informed that the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation (FCS RF) has extended the scope of its illegal restriction on TIR guarantees to the Ural Customs region, defying the UN’s conclusion that this action is in breach of the TIR Convention and hence international law.  

Georgia must abide by the rule of law. Gunnar Hökmark

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"Georgia is a welcome partner to the European Union, but must live up to the standards of rule-of-law and freedom of the media. It is not acceptable to use the judiciary to apply selected justice directed at representatives of the opposition. We have today visited the former Prime Minister of Georgia and leader of the opposition, Vano Merabishvili, jailed in pre-trial detention.

FEP September press release

FEP - European Federation of the Parquet Industry

The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry met on 18 September 2013 and discussed amongst others both the parquet situation and recent economic indicators on the European market.

There was some positive news: the latest Economic Sentiment Indicator of the EC continued its upward trend, increasing sharply both in the euro area and in the EU. The indicator rose for the fourth successive month in both regions, marking a two-year high in the EU.

What do the German election results mean for the EU?

MERKEL TRIUMPHANT, NOW THE SEARCH STARTS FOR COALITION PARTNER

It comes as no surprise that Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic CDU (Christlich Demokratische Union) are the winners of the German federal elections. However, the margin of her victory was unexpected, with the CDU in the preliminary official results attaining 311 seats, only 5 seats short of a majority in parliament. A performance described as a “show of force” by Die Zeit and as a “triumph” by Der Spiegel.

Caritas Europa to world leaders: Show commitment to end the scandal of hunger

Caritas Europa

At this year’s General Assembly, the United Nations must call for sustainable and equitable world economies as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015. The scandal of hunger must come to an end, with food security at all times.

Illegal Roma police register in Sweden: a breach of fundamental rights of the highest order

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

The GUE/NGL Group condemns Swedish police for collecting information on thousands of Roma and calls on the Commission to make a statement on the matter at Parliament's next plenary session.

Swedish GUE/NGL MEP Mikael Gustafsson said: "Collecting data on people, many of whom have never committed any crimes, and many as young as two years old, is a clear breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Join acumen public affairs in a countdown to the 2014 institutional changeover

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