Cedefop’s latest report on policy marks the transition to the Europe 2020 agenda by reviewing the entire eight-year period of the Copenhagen process. The report will be available for download from Cedefop’s website from 7 December.
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The use of Europass documents has far surpassed expectations, confirming the relevance of this initiative to learners and workers in Europe.
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You have to "Hands" it to politicians…….
“My campaign for UK expats to be able to vote in UK embassies abroad gained ground today. More news later!“
In the spirit of fairness, perhaps Greg is just putting his ‘hands’ up in answer to the question: “Who believes his existence is totally unnecessary”?
Afterthought: This could come back and bite him in the place where he keeps his brain – especially if all expats decided to vote UKIP!
http://witteringsfromwitney.blogspot.com/2010/11/you-have-to-hands-it-to-politicians.html
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All the details are available from our website (by country and by policy area).
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See the details on page 12.
More "political guidance"
“It is certain, that all parts of Europe which are enslaved, have been enslaved by armies; and it is absolutely impossible that any nation which keeps them amongst themselves can long preserve their liberties; nor can any nation perfectly lose their liberties who are without such guests. And yet, though all men see this, and at times confess it, yet all have joined in their turns to bring this heavy evil upon themselves and their country.“
Cato’s Letters – No:95
“Under the plans councils are to be put in charge of encouraging healthier lifestyles and local public health directors will be moved out of the NHS and into local government. Ministers believe the wider remit of councils in areas such as housing, transport and leisure puts them in a stronger position to tackle smoking, drinking and obesity in England.“
“And don’t even get me started on the myriad networks of taxpayer funded fake charities that lobby, cajole and lie to get many of these policies pushed through by social engineering.“
“We certainly owe much of our liberty today; and the fact that we do not need and I hope will never need to resort to armed resistance; to the fact that some 200 or 300 years ago there were people who found it necessary to take up arms against the State.“
Parliamentary Debates [1920]
Update: England Expects posts on yet more “social engineering” – yet another example of an attempt to ake us change our habits sub-conciously!
http://witteringsfromwitney.blogspot.com/2010/11/it-is-certain-that-all-parts-of-europe.html
ECTA Regulatory Conference, Brussels, 30 November 2010
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A new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
instrument is now installed and in early
commissioning stages at the
JRC-ITU. This unique facility will focus
on determining the chemical and magnetic properties of radioactive solid-state
samples and will contribute to ITU’s research on
actinides.
The minimisation of the long-term radiotoxicity of high level nuclear
waste is a high priority in advanced nuclear fuel cycle concepts for the new
generation of nuclear power reactors. Separation from spent fuel and the
subsequent recycling of Plutonium and Uranium as fuels, and the transmutation of
minor actinides in fast reactors are deemed necessary steps in achieving this
goal. The JRC-ITU is involved in a joint
project with the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI,
Japan) devoted to the study of minor
actinides-containing fast reactor metal fuels. The new NMR instrument will
greatly aid researchers in their analysis of this fuel at different stages of
the nuclear fuel cycle.
On 8-12 November 2010 the Police Training Centre in Vienna hosted the 5th seminar for SIRENE Operators within the CEPOL framework. Continuing on from previous seminars in Lyon (FR) and Maribor (SI), this seminar attracted 35 participants from 22 Member States and CEPOL Associated Countries Norway and Switzerland.
CEPOL, aware that Bulgaria and Romania join Schengen in 2011, organised these seminars to allow officers from across Europe to be trained in cooperation and exchange of data in the increasing Schengen Area.
After the welcome speech given by Gerhard Haberler, representative of the Austrian CEPOL team and of the hosting institute, Andreas Wagner, Austrian Schengen content expert, introduced the history of Schengen followed by the development of the Schengen Legal Base and the Schengen Information System.
Split into four groups, led by experts form Austria, Hungary, Slovenia and Spain, the participants then concentrated their efforts on the following articles of the SIRENE Manual in order to get to grips with some of the more complex aspects of procedures and best practices:
Marius Daniel Constantin, Romanian SIRENE Operator, attending a CEPOL SIRENE seminar for the first time, said: “I would like to emphasise that I am very glad to see that all tasks implemented in our offices are very similar to those implemented in the other operational Member States. The seminar was very useful for me and the others, because we got to see how procedures are applied. Now I can connect theory to practice. My experience was enriched by the know-how of other SIRENE Operators.”
Dr Edmond Gégény, SIRENE Bureau Hungary, stated: “The organisers created a good atmosphere and good learning environment for the participants. It was also very important professionally for the trainers to acquaint themselves with the different approaches taken in the Member States. Being able to enlarge our network and working relationships is always an advantage.”
On the last day of the seminar, an excursion to the Austrian SIRENE Office was organised where the participants were given the possibility to see how the information system is used by Austrian colleagues. Participants also had the possibility to reflect on and discuss with the officers on duty their experiences and problems in their daily work.
The next “Training for SIRENE Officer (Basic)” seminar is planned for the second quarter of 2011 in Slovakia.
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After having met with some of the Israeli ministries and Parliament, President Nilsson continues his mission by meeting the Palestinian Prime-Minister and both Palestinian and Israeli economic and social councils.
The 16th Meeting of the Parties to the Climate Convention will take place in 2010 in Cancun (Mexico). Negotiations will largely be based on the future climate system (post-2012). Contributions made by both industrialised and developing countries to the global effort and financing will make up the core of these complex negotiations, during which the issue of adapting to climatic changes will also be raised, together with the role of technology and measures being taken to prevent deforestation.
The UN Framework Convention on Climatic Change came about in 1992. It was rounded off with the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialised signatories made a commitment for the 2008-2012 period to reduce yearly emissions by at least 5% in relation to 1990, the starting year. Negotiations towards post-2012 climate policy began in Montreal in 2005, and were intensified in Bali, 2007. These negotiations were expected to conclude in Copenhagen in 2009. In spite of progress made, the positions of the Parties remained too distant to enable them to draw up a new climate policy.
The negotiations will focus on the central issue of the contributions made by both industrialised and developing countries to the global effort to reduce emissions, and how the latter are financed. Other issues will also be dealt with, particularly flexible mechanisms (carbon market), adapting to climate changes, strengthening capacities, technologies and measures to halt deforestation in tropical regions.
In view of the Copenhagen experience, the Cancun Conference is not expected to result in a conclusive end to the work. The objective remains to advance as much as possible in certain areas, while aiming for a binding agreement by 2011.
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Website
Provisional agenda and annotations – COP 16
Democracy? – just where do you think decisions are made?The British public are still under the illusion that they live in a democracy. We are told that because we get to vote for elected representatives, that is democratic. Well that’s true, to an extent. It only becomes true if … Continue reading →
http://pjcjournal.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/democracy-just-where-do-you-think-decisions-are-made/
Every year several hundred thousand people are believed to be trafficked into the EU or within the Union itself. To come to terms with this serious crime and gross violation of human rights, members of the Civil Liberties’ and Women’s Rights committees on Monday backed an agreement with European governments on new tougher rules. The aim is to create a more hostile environment for the human traffickers, stronger protection for the victims and more rigorous prevention.
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The European Environment Agency (EEA) released today its fourth Environment State and Outlook report — SOER 2010 — a comprehensive assessment of how and why Europe’s environment is changing, and what we are doing about it. SOER 2010 concludes that a fully integrated approach to transforming Europe to a resource-efficient green economy can not only result in a healthy environment, but also boost prosperity and social cohesion.
Recent deadly attacks on Christian communities by suspected Al-Qaida militants in Iraq drew condemnation by the European Parliament on Thursday (25 November). The worst in a series of attacks was the attack on the Syrian Catholic Cathedral in Baghdad at the start of November which left up to 50 worshippers dead. In a resolution MEPs condemned this and other atrocities against minorities. MEPs also called on the Iraqi security forces to do all it can to protect religious communities.
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The European Development Days constitute a unique forum for exchanging ideas about current development-related issues. 5,000 people from all over the world will gather to debate and learn more about the latest hot topics in the domain of international cooperation. Belgium, the current holder of the EU Presidency, will be organising the fifth edition of the event in Brussels, working closely together with the EU institutions.
The stakes were high: to discuss the future European environment policy for the next ten years. The European conference that has just come to an end was therefore of great importance.
Flemish Minister for Environment, Nature and Culture Joke Schauvliege will soon be departing to Cancún (Mexico) for the annual UN Summit on Climate Change. As chairwoman of the European Environment Council, she will be coordinating and defending the European climate position.
In April 2000, all of the Heads of State and Government from Africa and the EU gathered for the first time at the Cairo Summit. Since then, the relations between the EU and Africa have evolved at both the institutional and political level . Africa has become an international challenge, in political terms as well as in terms of development and economy.
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