2010. February 27.
EPP Group Bureau meeting, Budapest 4-5 March: Time for jobs and growth.
The EPP Group will hold its next Bureau meeting in Budapest on 4-5 March. The meeting will discuss several aspects of the EU's economic, social and cohesion policies. The Bureau meeting will be opened by Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, Pál Schmitt MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and József Szájer MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group. more


2010. February 25.


Memorial Day for the Victims of Communism in Hungary
Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, Fidesz EPP MEPs – On the occasion of the Memorial Day for the Victims of Communism in Hungary (25 February), Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, and the Fidesz Members of the EPP Group will pay homage to those who were deprived of their lives and personal freedom by the totalitarian communist regimes of the past century in Hungary and beyond. more


2010. February 12.


Microenterprises and Social Inclusion: Aid becomes reality
Traian Ungureanu MEP and Csaba Őry MEP – The efforts of the EPP Group have led to a new opening in the fight for social inclusion and against unemployment. Today, 11 February 2010, is the starting point of the European Progress Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion, as the final vote in the European Parliament took place. more



Towards a fair European tax policy
Press Release of MEP Enikő Győri – The Report "Promoting good governance in tax matters" was accepted by the European Parliament at today's plenary session. As a result of this adoption, the current poor level of tax recovery ratio on cross border business activities - 5% - will be significantly boosted. more

"Candidate countries must be involved in the EU's Roma inclusion strategy"
Lívia Járóka's press release – The European Parliament held a debate on the 2009 progress reports of Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey. In her remarks, Lívia Járóka MEP (European People's Party) urged the earliest involvement of candidate countries into the EU's strategy on Roma inclusion. more

New resources for housing intervention in favour of Roma
Press Release of MEP Lívia Járóka (Fidesz/EPP) – The European Parliament held a debate on the regulations governing the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities. In her speech, Lívia Járóka MEP (Fidesz/EPP) welcomed the amendments and urged a community action plan aiming the development of disadvantaged regions and combating the social exclusion of Roma. more

Fidesz' commitment to Roma integration. Lívia Járóka MEP
"As the only Roma Member of the European Parliament, I strongly object to the recent accusations against Fidesz - the Hungarian Civic Union - suggesting that members of my party have regularly expressed anti-Roma sentiments. Among the more than 140 parties of the 27 Member States represented in the EP, Fidesz was the only political formation to delegate an MEP of Roma origin. more

Commissioner Hearings: Šefčovič has to explain his previous anti-Roma remarks next week. Lívia Járóka MEP
Lívia Járóka MEP held a press conference today on the anti-Roma remark of Commissioner-Designate Maroš Šefčovič in which he claimed that Roma were the "exploiters of the Slovakian welfare system". Járóka, the only Roma Member of the European Parliament, said that such a collective condemnation of Europe's most vulnerable minority was unacceptable. She said that Šefčovič would have the opportunity to explain the issue at his Hearing next week in Strasbourg. more

Schöpflin György MEP
2010. January 19.
2010. February 01.
Sign of the times Deaf MEP Adam Kosa wants to use his term in office to champion the rights of all disabled people. Martin Banks reports



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