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"This inititative was really needed”. These are the words said by participants of our Monday workshop on “JEREMIE- Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises – local and national experiences in preparatory phase for implementation”. The experts from almost all countries and regions sharing interest for the JEREMIE initiative, EC’s officials and representatives of the European Investment Fund came to Brussels on the 2nd of June for the workshop organised by the Information Office of Wielkopolska.
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In each EU Member State, European Commission Representations and EUROPE DIRECT Information Centres will organise over 500 events to celebrate Europe Day on 9 May. The main theme this year is intercultural dialogue. Through the celebrations thousands of people will be able to explore the many faces of the EU.
European Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström said: "Europe Day is an occasion for the EU Institutions to show their human face and for people to see that Europe is about people, and not just institutions or legislation."
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Marek Woźniak, Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region, was elected a member and a Vice President in the Bureau of the Committee of the Regions during the 74 Plenary Session, yesterday, 10 April 2008. The nomination allows to combine two important functions in this expert and consultative institution of the EU. Marek Woźniak, Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region, has been a Member of the Committee of the Regions since February 2006. He has been participating in works of two commissions: EDUC (Commission for Culture, Education and Rresearch ) and RELEX (Commission for External Relations and Decentralised Cooperation). Since October 2007 he has been also appointed a function of Vice President of the CoR and head of the Polish delegation ad personam.
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MEPs debated the situation in Tibet with some MEPs calling for a possible boycott of at least the opening ceremony of the forthcoming Olympic Games to be held in China this summer while others said that a boycott would be futile. Many MEPs called for freedom for Tibet and underlined the human rights abuses in China and called for maximum restraint. The House also debated the outcome of the last European Council of 13 and 14 March with Slovenian PM Janez Janša.
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In his opening address, European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering first welcomed several former presidents of the European Parliament, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, speakers of national parliaments and numerous other dignitaries.
