Stronger involvement of Roma communities is necessary 2012. 02. 10. Vice-President Viviane Reding presented the European Commission's work programme for 2012 in the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs yesterday. In her presentation Commissioner Reding highlighted the necessity of effectively implementing the European Roma Strategy and expressed her appreciation for the work done by Rapporteur Lívia Járóka. In her speech MEP Járóka urged the stronger involvement of Roma and marginalized communities into decisions affecting their lives.
The EPP Group bets on accessible tourism to help end the crisis 2012. 02. 09. "Europe has started to invest in tourism as a means to help end the crisis. Its destinations, its infrastructure and its communication tools must become fully accessible to people with disabilities, so that they become tourists not only in name, but in their own right and increase their travel requests. This does not only represent the protection of a right but also the investment in a very strategic area of the economy and I am glad that I have proposed a pilot project on accessible tourism which will soon become a pilot project of the Commission' " noted Carlo Fidanza EPP Group MEP, at the closing of the hearing chaired by Adam Kosa MEP and Rosa Estaras Ferragut MEP - with the participation of the Vice President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani - on the new opportunities that a valid and accessible tourism policy in Europe will create for all EU citizens.
Hungary: Sentencing before the end of the trial is the authoritarian method 2012. 02. 09. "The EPP Group calls for the respect of the ongoing negotiations between the Hungarian Government and the European Commission. Neglecting this process, triggering groundless political hysteria and threatening with sanctions are irresponsible", declared Kinga Gál MEP and Vice Chair of the LIBE Committee and Simon Busuttil EPP Group Coordinator on Justice and Home Affairs on today's hearing on Hungary.
Logistics is not solely the transportation of goods but a strategic economic sector 2012. 02. 09. A conference titled 'How can logistics improve people's lives?' has been organized today in Brussels by EPP Group MEP Ádám Kósa (Fidesz) and the European Logistics Association (ELA). The aim of the event was to let European institutions, experts and the civil society reflect together on the future of logistics and the potential that lies in it, and to find out how logistics could become a main engine of the European economy in accordance with the EU2020 strategy.
International conference on Roma Holocaust – We shall remember 2012. 01. 25. The European Roma Information Office held a conference today in Brussels titled "Remembering the Forgotten Roma Holocaust". Participant MEP Lívia Járóka reminded in her speech, that the ignorance concerning Roma history expressed by the majority society has contributed to a lot of prejudice and it could also represent an obstacle of their acceptance and inclusion. She urged therefore to support researchers in raising awareness of the centuries-long common history that majority societies share with Roma.
Remarks on the debate on Hungary 2012. 01. 20. Lívia Járóka MEP - I was shocked to hear in the debate this week on the situation in Hungary that some of my colleagues used the situation of Roma in a manipulative way stating that Roma live in fear in Hungary and that they blame the Fidesz government for that.
Buzek on the 55th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution 2011. 10. 24. The President of the European Jerzy Buzek made the following statement on the 55th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
New monitoring regime in EU energy markets 2011. 10. 03. The EU is suffering from an increasing need for a robust monitoring regime for its energy markets, says András Gyürk
European Citizens’ Initiative in the sake of women’s rights 2011. 09. 22. Femmes d’Europe, a Belgian association promoting women's rights organized a conference today in the European Parliament to discuss the European Citizens' Initiative, an instrument introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. In her speech Lívia Járóka, Chairwoman of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality recommended to initiate legislation on policy fields such as the reconciliation of work and family life or improving the situation of Roma women, where there is still a room for improvement despite the undeniable achievements of the EU regarding gender equality.