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EPP TV On the spot: Daul congratulates Van Rompuy

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

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EPP Group Bureau Meeting : An Identity of Values for Europe

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

'Atomium Culture' and President Giscard d'Estaing to be welcomed in the European Parliament. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, and Gunnar Hökmark MEP

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

On 27 November 2009, President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing will come back to the European Parliament in Brussels to publicly present 'Atomium Culture' to Europe.

Somalia: EU has real opportunity to consolidate its political dimension. Ioannis Kasoulides MEP

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

The EPP Group in the European Parliament today conducted a public hearing on the need for a global solution to maritime piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin. "The specific nature of the Somali situation gives the EU a real opportunity to consolidate its political dimension. The EU must confirm its status as a global player on the world stage by making use of all of the tools at its...

EU Budget 2010: Agreement between European Parliament and Council. Alain Lamassoure MEP

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

"The agreement reached on 18 November between the European Parliament delegation and the Council of Budget Ministers under the Swedish Presidency paves the way to the adoption of a good budget for Europe for 2010," said Alain Lamassoure MEP, Chairman of the Budgets Committee in the European Parliament and Vice-Chairman of the French Delegation to the EPP Group.

EP Delegation achieves its goals: €300m for the milk crisis. László Surján MEP

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

A delegation of the European Parliament negotiated yesterday with the European Council on the 2010 EU Budget. László Surján MEP, Rapporteur of the 2010 Budget and leader of the EP delegation, hailed the negotiations as a great success.

Public Hearing - Quality and safety of organ donation and transplantation must be ensured in all Member States. Miroslav Mikolášik MEP

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Miroslav Mikolášik MEP, Rapporteur on the Commission's proposal for a Directive on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation, chaired a public hearing today (19/11/09) on the issue together with fellow MEP Andres Perello Rodriguez.

EPP Party Press Release: EPP congratulates Herman van Rompuy (EPP) and Catherine Ashton (PES) for Council President and Foreign Policy High Rep nominations

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

EPP Party Press Release: EPP congratulates Herman van Rompuy (EPP) and Catherine Ashton (PES) for Council President and Foreign Policy High Rep nominations

White Smoke from the European Council: EPP is reconfirmed as the major political force in Europe. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Welcoming the outcome of the special summit on the European Council today, Joseph Daul MEP said: "The Heads of State and Government have decided: Europe finally has a stable European Council Presidency and a figure to represent it."

Somalia: EPP Group Hearing on finding a political solution. Ioannis Kasoulides MEP

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

With the launch of Operation Atalanta in December 2008, the European Union has declared itself the standard bearer of the international fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden, thus also renewing the international community’s interest in Somalia. For the EPP Group in the European Parliament EPP Vice-President Ioannis Kasoulides is organising an in-depth expert hearing with the aim of searching...

Lisbon Treaty makes national parliaments major players. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, and Paulo Rangel Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

"The Lisbon Treaty gives, for the first time, the role of major players to national parliaments in the European legislative system, as it significantly reinforces the legislative powers of parliaments", said the Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, Joseph Daul MEP, opening the 11th Summit of the Chairmen of the EPP Parliamentary Groups in the EU that took place on 16 and...

Labelling on textile products: Members of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee visit Milan. Lara Comi MEP and Andreas Schwab MEP

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

On the initiative of the EPP Group Shadow Rapporteur Lara Comi MEP, a delegation of Members of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament will go to Milan from 19-21 November on a working visit related to the Regulation on textile labels. The MEPs will discuss the current legislative proposal with the textile industry association, anti-counterfeit association,...

European Commission: EPP Group demands. Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, and József Szájer , Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

The EPP Group calls for a strong Commission that works in close partnership with the European Parliament, as proposed by President Barroso himself, as well as with the Council of Ministers.

Joint Parliamentary Meeting: Building a Citizens' Europe

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

'Building a Citizens' Europe, the Stockholm Programme 2010-2014, the Parliamentary Dimension of a European Area of Freedom, Security and Justice', this is the title of the Joint Parliamentary Meeting of Members of the European Parliament and Members of National Parliaments that will take place today and tomorrow, 16-17 November, at the European Parliament in Brussels starting at 15.00 hrs.

EU External Action Service must be part of budgetary control process. Inge Gräßle MEP

EPP ED (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

"The EU's future External Action Service must be subject to the European Parliament's authority over budgetary control", the spokeswoman of the EPP Group in the Budgetary Control Committee, Inge Gräßle MEP, said. "There are still difficulties with the existing concept for the external action service", which is due to be created once the Lisbon Treaty enters into force....