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Another tough year, say banking economists: Mid-year Outlook for 2013-2014

EBF - European Banking Federation

The conjunction of recession and political turbulence offers challenging conditions for a euro area recovery. The Chief Economists who compose the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee[i] (EMAC) of the European Banking Federation (EBF) share a rather pessimistic view of the coming months in their Mid-year Outlook for 2013-2014, published today.

EU Capitals of Culture: a European success story to continue until 2033. Marco Scurria MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

"Given its success, the European Capital of Culture programme will continue until 2033, representing a great opportunity for the designated cities. However, it will be necessary to further strengthen the policy of the European dimension, very often overlooked, and give concerted attention to some long-term policies. In addition to a cultural programme, the cities must present a schedule of activities to attract funding", said Marco Scurria MEP, EPP Group Coordinator in the Culture Committee and Rapporteur of the European Capital of Culture Report.

 

EU-wide right to lawyer established; a breakthrough for basic rights

THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE

EU rules on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings were finalised in a final round of trialogue negotiations between the European Parliament and Council this evening. Green justice and home affairs spokesperson Jan Philipp Albrecht welcomed the deal, stating:

HOW TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR OF PUBLICATIONS” GREENING BOOKS Workshop

LEITAT

The LIFE+ project GREENING BOOKS, lead by LEITAT Technological Center aims at improving the environmental performance of the publishing sector, and reducing the environmental impact of books and magazines during all their life cycle.

VACCINES AGAINST CERVICAL CANCER AND RUBELLA TO BENEFIT HEALTH OF WOMEN AND GIRLS

GAVI Alliance

KUALA LUMPUR, 29 May 2013 – Two new vaccines that help protect against cervical cancer, measles and rubella are spearheading the GAVI Alliance’s commitment to improving the health of girls and women.

With GAVI support, over 30 million girls in over 40 countries will be protected against cervical cancer with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines by 2020, preventing over half a million deaths.

Dalligate: EU Commission must suspend OLAF Director-General. Inge Grässle MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

Ahead of a hearing of OLAF's Director-General Giovanni Kessler before the European Parliament's Budgetary Control Committee this Wednesday in the wake of the resignation of former European Commissioner John Dalli, the EPP Group Spokeswoman on the committee, Inge Grässle MEP, has called for a far-reaching reform of the EU's anti-fraud office. Grässle, who is the European Parliament's Rapporteur for the reform of OLAF's legal base, said: "The Dalli case has brought to light serious mismanagement of OLAF.

EU-Cameroon trade deal a threat to central African development

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

Citing concerns over development and integration in Central Africa, GUE/NGL MEPs today voted against the ratification of an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Cameroon in Brussels.

"If only one of the 7 countries of the Central African region, Cameroon, is signing with the EU, this is not an EPA with Central Africa as presented by the Commission, and shows that there is a problem with EU requests for access to the markets of these countries," Helmut Scholz said.

Green alternatives for Europe

THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE

When: Wednesday, 29 May 2013 @ 9:30

Where: Room ASP 5G2, European Parliament, Brussels

With: Rebecca Harms, co-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and Jürgen Trittin, president of the Green group in the German parliament (Bundestag)

Horizon 2020: serious threat to financing of EU 2014 research programmes. Christian Ehler MEP

EPP Group in the European Parliament

“I want to remind national research ministers, who are meeting tomorrow in the EU Competitiveness Council, that the timeframe to settle an agreement for the Horizon 2020 research programme is narrow. Failing to reach an agreement before summer could severely delay the start of the programme for 2014”, said Christian Ehler MEP, EPP Group Spokesman for Horizon 2020.

MINISTERS FACE A BIG DECISION ON THE EUROPEAN ‘DIGITAL GAP’

DIGITAL EUROPE

Brussels, 28 May, 2013 - On 29 May in Brussels Europe’s Competitiveness Ministers will meet to discuss the future of the European creative sector, and whether they will allow a ‘digital gap’ to continue to grow between Europe and other trading blocs. The current copyright levy system has created a situation where per capita spend on digital music is over four times greater in those markets that do not have a levy system such as in Japan and the USA(1).

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