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PRESS CONFERENCE Liberal leaders meeting on 28 June 2012

Thu, 06/28/2012
At the invitation of Sir Graham Watson MEP, President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, the following will meet at the Concert Noble in Brussels ahead of the European Council meeting on 28 June :
  • Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister, Estonia
  • Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice President, Commissioner for Transport
  • Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice President, Commissioner for Digital Agenda
  • Andrei Marga, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Romania
  • Birgitta Ohlsson, Minister for European Affairs, Sweden

Colloque européen « Promouvoir la coopération administrative transnationale en Europe »

Thu, 06/28/2012 to Fri, 06/29/2012

EUMICON 2012: International Mineral Resources Community to meet in Leoben, Austria

Wed, 09/19/2012 to Fri, 09/21/2012
Austria will be the hottest spot in the minerals and mining world this September! Top political and business decision-makers and leading academics will congregate in Leoben, Austria, for the EUMICON 2012 European Mineral Resources Conference, to be held from 19–21 September 2012.
 

Another Road for Europe: A joint forum supported by the Greens/EFA

Thu, 06/28/2012
The Appeal “Another Road for Europe”
invites civil society organisations, social movements, networks, Trade Unions and political forces to a one-day discussion at the European Parliament in Brussels on the ways out of the European crisis.
 
The Forum
“Another Road for Europe”
will be held on June the 28th, 2012, h.9.00 -18.30
at the European Parliament in Brussels
Room ASP 3G3

Data Protection for the Digital Age: A Greens/EFA hearing

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 09:30
PROGRAMME
 
9:30 
Welcome and introduction
Jan Philipp Albrecht, MEP
 
9:40
Panel 1: The Right to be Forgotten, or: How to Exercise User Rights?
 
Topics / Questions:
    How to enhance and enforce user rights on data protection in the information age? 
    Which rights do we need to have a technology-neutral approach that holds for the next 20 years? 

Green ports, Green shipping: A Greens/EFA hearing

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 15:00
PROGRAMME
15:00-15:10
MEP Nikos Chrysogelos (GREENS/EFA), Welcome speech
 
Session 1 – Green Ports
15:10-15:30
Patrick Verhoeven and Antonis Michail (European Sea Ports Organisation), ESPO initiatives on greener ports
 

Kickstart social Europe: Beyond austerity

Wed, 06/27/2012
The EU is currently battling with the most severe crisis in its recent history. The social consequences for European citizens are dramatic. The European Union has put in place a series of initiatives to try to curb public deficits, commonly referred to as austerity measures. The solutions currently proposed - a policy mix of spending cuts, raising taxes and structural reforms - are exacerbating the crisis. What will the social consequences be if Europe continues down this path?

An Emerging e-Fortress Europe?: Border Surveillance, Frontex and Migration Control

Tue, 06/26/2012 - 09:30
The European Union is significantly stepping up the surveillance of its external borders. Three policy proposals are currently on the table: the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR), „Smart Borders“ and EU-PNR. They are geared towards curbing irregular migration and terrorist threats by turning the Mediterranean Sea into a zone of heavy surveillance, by establishing one of the biggest fingerprint databases in the world and by increasing the surveillance of all passengers crossing EU external borders.
 

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