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Survey and review launched for the ENISA Cloud Security Guide for SMEs

ENISA

Today, the 4th of July, the steering board of the European Cloud  Partnership will be meeting in Talinn. The European Cloud Partnership
(ECP) is one of the key actions under the EU cloud strategy (launched  by the European Commission in 2012) - subtitled  "Unleashing the  Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe" <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0529:FIN:EN:PDF> .

Resolution on MFF: vote result bodes badly for September MFF final negotiations

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

GUE/NGL MEPs have expressed their disappointment after a flawed resolution on the European Parliament's MFF position was voted through in plenary today.

Negotiations on free trade agreement with USA should be put on hold

THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE

On the eve of the vote on Parliament's resolution on the NSA spying scandal, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms called for a clear signal against opening negotiations with the USA on a free trade agreement:

"The EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht should not start negotiations with the US on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The negotiations must be put on hold until the NSA affair has been fully and openly discussed.

Conservatives and Liberals block stronger investor protection

THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE

The European Parliament today voted to revise draft EU legislation on investment funds (the UCITS directive), a sector that is valued at almost €6.3 trillion. The legislation, which is being shepherded through the European Parliament by Green draftsperson/rapporteur Sven Giegold, also included provisions on remuneration and performance fees, which were both narrowly defeated during the voting. After the vote, Sven Giegold, Green finance spokesperson, stated:

Eurometaux and Eurofer call for a robust methodology to assess the environmental footprint of products and companies and offer active contribution to the test assessment (pilot projects) of metals containing products starting later this year July 2013

Eurometaux and Eurofer support a life-cycle based footprinting assessment based on a robust methodology, harmonised at EU level and aligned internationally

The European Non-Ferrous and Ferrous Metals industries support the objective of moving towards more resource efficient production and consumption and believe that a sound and robust life-cycle based assessment of activities and products can provide useful information to improve resource efficiency.

MEPs offer lifeline to the ETS by voting in favour of backloading

WindEurope

EU climate policy got a strong signal of support today when the European Parliament voted in favour of 'backloading' - the temporary removal of permits to pollute under the Emissions Trading System (ETS).

Statement from GUE/NGL President Gabi Zimmer on France, Portugal and Spain's refusal to allow the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales Ayma, to enter their airspace

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

On Tuesday 2 July, France, Portugal and Spain did not allow the President of Bolivia's presidential plane, returning from Moscow, to enter their airspace or to land for technical reasons, putting the lives of the President and his team at risk. The plane was forced to land in Vienna, Austria.

Citadel on the Move Launches City Associate Scheme in Sunny Samos

European project "Citadel on the Move"

Samos, Greece, 29 June 2013 --  Citadel on the Move, an EU-funded Smart City project,[1] today announced the official launch of a new City Associate Scheme that will enable participating cities across Europe to open government data and test and deploy new cross border mobile applications. 

NSA and Europe: the US must provide full transparency. Axel Voss MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

The USA must provide full transparency about the activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) in relation to EU Institutions and EU Member States. "We have taken action and will actively work for a proper investigation into the American Secret Service activities. We call on the Obama Administration to reveal and explain. Full transparency is the only way to regain our trust", said EPP Group MEP Axel Voss ahead of today's debate in plenary.

Lithuanian Presidency must break away from austerity doctrine

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

In a plenary debate this morning in the European Parliament, GUE/NGL President Gabi Zimmer set out the Group's expectations for the Lithuanian Presidency.

Following Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė's opening address where she set out her top Presidency priorities, MEP Zimmer commented: "I welcome the fact that with your Presidency an eastern European country will be taking over for the next six months and I hope that you will be an honest broker between the different EU institutions."

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