2012. 02. 09.

The EPP Group bets on accessible tourism to help end the crisis

"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.

2012. 02. 09.

Hungary: Sentencing before the end of the trial is the authoritarian method

"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.

2012. 02. 09.

Logistics is not solely the transportation of goods but a strategic economic sector

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.