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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/social

Parliament calls for decent health care for older people

Brussels, 10/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - With its adoption, by show of hands in Strasbourg on Thursday 9 September, of the resolution put by Pervenche Berès (S&D, France) and Elizabeth Lynne (ALDE, UK) on long-term care for older people, the European Parliament:

- Called on the Commission and member states to take into account the needs of informal carers, who provide a significant proportion of care for older people, and to take concrete measures to support and safeguard this resource via...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Is the Community method truly in danger? Comments about warning from European Parliament and Barroso's plans
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU “lacks coherence and consistency” on China, Ashton says - Start of “Gymnich”
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council on Monday 13 September to be entirely devoted to preparation of next two European Councils
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Thomas Hammarberg does some adjusting after polemic comment
(EU) EP/KENYA: Parliament denounces Nairobi's refusal to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir
(EU) EP/SYRIA: Damascus is urged to release human rights lawyer Haytham al-Maleh
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/GERMANY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ACP: Foreign Affairs Council prepared to give Commission more leeway in EPA negotiations
(EU) EU/TRADE: Progress towards signing of free trade deal with South Korea
(EU) EU/TRADE: Unambiguous EU27 deal on preferential access for Pakistani textile exports
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council of Ministers discusses foreign investment
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Wide support for draft conclusions on improvements to be brought to dairy sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Special Committee on Agriculture celebrates 50th anniversary
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: De-stocking of 1,700 tonnes of skimmed milk powder
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: 12% rise in RASFF notifications in 2009
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Commission launches public consultation as part of review of PSI directive
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: EP wants European Year of Combating Violence against Women
(EU) EU/MINORITIES: Guy Verhofstadt says Commission must uphold EU treaties on Roma rights
(EU) EP/JHA: EU must take action against US tax on travellers
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls for decent health care for older people
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Six-fold increase in requests to European Globalisation Fund in 2009
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs concerned about impact of liberalisation of postal services on universal services and workers' rights
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Building societies want to be treated separately
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European banks happy with financial supervision agreement
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: Commission proposes integrated network on knowledge of marine enironment
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: EU strengthens academic cooperation with USA and Canada
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Member states confirm agreement on rail network for competitive freight
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission considers commissioners' current code of conduct works well
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Pilsen to be European Capital of Culture in 2015
(EU) EU/ECB/ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: General Court overturns Council measures freezing Stichting Al-Aqsa funds in EU
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
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