Persberichten

• Persbericht - EP-leden uiten kritiek op beheer van humanitaire hulp door de EU

  donderdag 2 februari 2012

  Plenaire Vergaderingen : De Europarlementsleden hebben kritiek op het beheer van EU humanitaire hulp, en in het bijzonder op de manier waarop EU-fondsen via de VN worden uitgegeven. Dat staat in een niet-bindende resolutie die ze donderdag hebben aangenomen.
  
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• Persbericht - EP steunt nieuwe sancties tegen Iran en waarschuwt voor verdere escalatie

  donderdag 2 februari 2012

  Plenaire Vergaderingen : De Europarlementsleden steunen de nieuwe strenge EU-sancties tegen Iran, in een poging om Iran aan de onderhandeltafel te krijgen, maar ze waarschuwen dat de maatregelen de burgerbevolking zo min mogelijk mogen treffen. In een resolutie die het Parlement donderdag heeft aangenomen, eisen de EP-leden ook dat Iran stopt met zijn clandestiene nucleaire programma en veroordelen ze Iran's dreigement om de Straat van Hormuz af te sluiten.
  
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• Press release - Company mobility: Parliament asks Commission to table intra-EU migration rules

  donderdag 2 februari 2012

  Plenary sessions : Limited liability companies should be able to migrate anywhere within the EU, provided that employees are consulted, shareholders approve, and the move does not circumvent tax or social laws, says Parliament in a request, endorsed in a vote on Thursday, that the Commission table legislation to this end.
  
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• Persbericht - Sport: EU in aanval tegen hooligans, corrupte spelersmakelaars, illegaal gokken

  donderdag 2 februari 2012

  Plenaire Vergaderingen : De strijd tegen dopinggebruik, geweld in stadions, wedstrijdvervalsing en corrupte spelersmakelaars vraagt om beter gecoördineerde maatregelen op Europees niveau, volgens een niet-bindende resolutie aangenomen door het Parlement op 2 februari.
  
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• Press release - MEPs veto "misleading" food labelling changes

  donderdag 2 februari 2012

  Plenary sessions : The European Parliament has blocked changes to nutrition labelling that would have allowed new "percentage less" claims on sugar, salt and fat content. The new labels could have confused or misled consumers, said a resolution voted by MEPs on Thursday.
  
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• Persbericht - Nieuw verdrag is al beter, maar meer maatregelen voor groei nodig, aldus EP

  donderdag 2 februari 2012

  Plenaire Vergaderingen : Het pas gesloten verdrag voor meer begrotingsdiscipline was grotendeels onnodig om uit de crisis te komen. Het moet nu in overeenstemming worden gebracht met het bestaande wetgevingspakket voor meer economisch bestuur en gepaard gaan met onmiddellijke maatregelen om de kortetermijnproblemen van de eurozone aan te pakken, meldt een resolutie die het Parlement donderdag heeft aangenomen. De EP-leden zijn wel tevreden dat veel van hun voorstellen in het nieuwe verdrag zijn opgenomen.
  
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• Persbericht - Opening van de zitting: afscheid van twee EP-leden en agendawijzigingen

  woensdag 1 februari 2012

  Plenaire Vergaderingen : Voorzitter Martin Schulz kondigde het aftreden aan van EP-leden Diana Wallis (ALDE, UK) en Proinsias De Rossa (S&D, IE), en bedankte hen voor hun diensten aan het Parlement tijdens de opening van de miniplenaire van 1 en 2 februari in Brussel.
  
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• Press release - Environment Committee MEPs urge transition to low-carbon economy - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

  dinsdag 31 januari 2012

  The EU needs to improve its Emissions Trading System (ETS) and other policies to help its transition towards an economy less dependent on carbon, says a non-legislative report adopted by the Environment Committee on Tuesday.
  Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  
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• Press release - Trade MEPs back proposed EU concession to end hormone beef trade war - Committee on International Trade

  vrijdag 27 januari 2012

  A proposed EU concession to help put an end to the 20-year hormone beef trade war with the USA and Canada was unanimously endorsed by the International Trade Committee on Thursday. The proposal, which would raise the EU import quota for beef from animals not treated with hormones, will be put to a vote by Parliament as a whole on 13 March.
  Committee on International Trade
  
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• Press release - Danish Presidency priorities as presented in EP committees

  donderdag 26 januari 2012

  General : The priorities of Denmark's Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers are being presented to European Parliament committees by Danish ministers at meetings on 23-26 January. This compilation will be updated daily during this week.
  
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• Press release - Members elect chairs and vice-chairs of parliamentary committees

  donderdag 26 januari 2012

  General : After the election of a President, Vice-Presidents and Questors of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week, parliamentary committees convened this week in Brussels to elect chairpersons and their deputies for next two and a half years until the end of the legislature.
  
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• Press release - Trade MEPs call for action against child labour in cocoa production - Committee on International Trade

  donderdag 26 januari 2012

  As the world's biggest consumer of chocolate, the EU must take responsibility for the sustainability of the cocoa sector, said Parliament's International Trade Committee on Thursday. MEPs recommended that Parliament give its consent to a new International Cocoa Agreement, but also adopted a resolution calling for action against the use of child labour in the sector.
  Committee on International Trade
  
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• Press release - Constitutional Affairs Committee reiterates demand for electoral reform - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

  donderdag 26 januari 2012

  A pan-European constituency with transnational lists for European Parliament elections is among the proposals put forward by the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Thursday. MEPs called on the Council and the Commission to join in negotiations to reform the EU electoral system so as to boost voter turnouts.
  Committee on Constitutional Affairs
  
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• Press release - Fiscal union: EP representatives "cautiously optimistic" - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

  donderdag 26 januari 2012

  The draft international agreement on enhanced economic governance lacks measures to promote growth and alone would not solve the crisis, the three EP representatives on the drafting group said on Thursday. The MEPs were nonetheless "cautiously optimistic" that some of their demands would be included in the final version of the text.
  Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
  Committee on Constitutional Affairs
  
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• Press release - Non-EU skilled workers: common rules to ease intra-corporate transfers - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

  donderdag 26 januari 2012

  Non-EU skilled employees working for multinational companies should be easier transfer from a branch outside the EU to a division or subsidiary within the EU thanks to a draft law endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Thursday. MEPs also amended the draft to make it easier to move transferred workers between EU Member States and entitle their relatives to work in the host country, too.
  Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
  
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• Press release - Home loans: borrowers need better protection, says Internal Market Committee - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

  donderdag 26 januari 2012

  Mortgages should be subject to normal marketing and advertising rules, and lenders required to give prospective buyers specific information to enable them to assess the likely impact on their finances before signing up for one, said the Internal Market Committee on Wednesday. To this end, the committee amended a draft directive which aims to curb irresponsible mortgage borrowing, and also tighten up the supervision of lenders, whilst respecting existing lending practices in EU Member States.
  Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  
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• Press release - Trade MEPs back farm and fisheries deal with Morocco - Committee on International Trade

  donderdag 26 januari 2012

  The proposed EU-Morocco trade liberalisation agreement for farm and fishery products was approved by the International Trade Committee on Thursday. If approved by Parliament as a whole, the deal will immediately liberalise trade in 45% of EU exports (by value) to Morocco and in 55% of EU imports from Morocco.
  Committee on International Trade
  
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• Press release - Start EU talks with former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, recognise Kosovo

  dinsdag 24 januari 2012

  General : A date should be set for the start of accession talks with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the five EU Member States that have yet to recognise Kosovo's independence should now do so, said the Foreign Affairs Committee in two separate resolutions voted on Tuesday. Both resolutions are to be put to a plenary vote in March.
  
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• Press release - Concordia shipwreck: tighten up evacuation training checks - Committee on Transport and Tourism

  dinsdag 24 januari 2012

  MEPs voiced concern about evacuation procedure training on passenger ships and suggested limiting cruise ship size by law, in a Transport and Tourism Committee debate with Commissioner Siim Kallas on Tuesday. An investigation of the Concordia accident will help shape a revision of ship safety rules and new measures might be tabled before the end of 2012, Mr Kallas said. He also deplored EU Member States' "lack of enthusiasm" for stepping up the European Maritime Safety Agency's powers.
  Committee on Transport and Tourism
  
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• Press release - Mixed verdict on credit rating agency reform proposals - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

  dinsdag 24 januari 2012

  Stepping up supervision of credit rating agencies could help to eliminate their conflicts of interest, but obliging companies to "rotate" their use of them could actually reduce competition among agencies, argued experts at a public hearing held by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Monday and Tuesday.
  Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
  
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