Strasbourg, 20 January 2011 Competition breeds competitiveness. Gunnar Hökmark MEP ”The United States is not the world’s biggest economy. Nor is China, at least not… Läs mer »Press release: Competition breeds competitiveness
För det första är det ett oavvisligt krav för att europeisk bas- och tillverkningsindustri ska kunna konkurrera globalt. Inte minst tillgången på el till låga… Läs mer »Artikel i DI: Europa måste söka sig nya vägar för att trygga den långsiktiga energiförsörjningen
I går inleddes toppmötet mellan USA och Kina. Den kinesiske presidenten Hu Jintao kommer vara där i fyra dagar med diskussioner kring ekonomi, handel, valutor… Läs mer »Ett tomrum för demokratiska krafter
”If Europe is not to be outrun by other global actors, we must allocate more frequencies for mobile internet solutions. Delivering the highest possible speed… Läs mer »Radio Spectrum Programme: High speed and capacity indispensable for digital society
Den 12 januari 1991 reste ordföranden i det litauiska parlamentets utrikesutskott till Sverige. När han landat hade hans hemstad Vilnius bokstavligen ockuperats av sovjetiska OMON-trupper.
Syftet var att krossa självständighetssträvandena och att göra människor rädda. Natten till söndagen den 13 januari kom att bli den blodiga natten då de sovjetiska trupperna med stridsvagnar gick till attack mot demonstranter som stod i vägen till det viktiga tv-tornet. Det kostade 14 unga människor livet.Läs mer »Isolera den vitryska regimen – artikel i SvD
”We can no longer accept that the authoritarian regime of Belarus would still take the advantages of being part of the Eastern Partnership which is designed to promote the Eastern neighbours of the European Union, while it still acts as a brutal dictatorship. The response of the Belarusian authorities on the demonstrations in the centre of Minsk on the Election Day is unacceptable and must be followed by a proper response from the European Union. Under these circumstances there is no room for Belarus in the Eastern Partnership and all of its components,” said Gunnar Hökmark MEP, the Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group responsible for the Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood Policy.Läs mer »Belarus: The EU should apply its principles. Press release.
Today, Minister of State for Infocommunications Zsolt Nyitrai, representing the Hungarian EU Presidency, Neelie Kroes, EU Commission Vice-President responsible for the Digital Agenda, and Gunnar Hökmark, the European Parliament’s chief rapporteur for spectrum met in Budapest to discuss the EU’s most immediate legislative dossier in telecoms, the proposed Radio Spectrum Policy Programme.
The participants agreed that more spectrum should be made available to foster a rapid increase in broadband deployment, particularly in remote areas, and that a smart and coordinated approach to the use of spectrum across the EU was essential.
Läs mer »Press release: Smart spectrum strategy needed for further telecoms growth
The reason for lending boom was the lack of cross-border surveillance, and Swedish banks cannot be blamed for starting the economic crisis, considers the European… Läs mer »Baltic News Network: Bank activities – not the cause of crisis