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    • Greetings from the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz : Welcome to the website of the European Parliament Liaison Office with US Congress focussing on transatlantic relations. These relations have become ever more important as legislators on both sides of the Atlantic face increasingly similar global problems. Whether we are considering financial reforms, international trade, intellectual property rights, cyber security, product standardisation, aviation security, e-mobility or food safety, it is clear that the decisions of individual political entities - even entities as large as the United States or the European Union - are no longer sufficient to tackle the threats that our citizens, companies and governments may encounter.The transatlantic relations have become ever more important as legislators on both sides of the Atlantic face increasingly similar global problems. Whether we are considering financial reforms, international trade, intellectual property rights, cyber security, product standardisation, aviation security, e-mobility or food safety, it is clear that the decisions of individual political entities - even entities as large as the United States or the European Union - are no longer sufficient to tackle the threats that our citizens, companies and governments may encounter.
    • Building a true Transatlantic parliamentary partnership by Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament : At precisely the same moment on Tuesday October 4th, parliamentary hearings started on each side of the Atlantic on the very same issue. Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, began his testimony on the economic outlook to the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress, just as his then counterpart in Europe, Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, started his regular evidence session with the Economic and Monetary Committee of the European Parliament.
  • Resolutions
  • Press releases : This is a selection of press releases issued by the press service of the European Parliament and by the office of the President of Parliament
    • The week ahead
      • 7 March - 11 March 2011 : International Women's Day Parliament will debate reports on female poverty and gender equality, before formally marking the 100th International Women's Day. In addition, EP President Jerzy Buzek will join Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and EP Women's Rights Committee chair Eva-Britt Svensson for a press conference on the issue, and Parliament's press service is organising a related seminar for journalists (Tuesday). Turkey and Montenegro Parliament holds its regular debates and votes on the progress made by these countries aiming for EU membership (debates Tuesday, votes Wednesday). Roma in Europe MEPs will adopt their position on how to encourage inclusion of Roma communities into wider European societies, ahead of a forthcoming Commission plan (debate Tuesday, vote Wednesday).
      • 28 February - 6 March 2011 : EP President - Vatican. Jerzy Buzek makes an official visit to Vatican City, including an audience with Pope Benedict. While in Rome, he will also meet Mario Draghi, governor of the Bank of Italy (Monday). GMOs - national restrictions. The Environment Committee discusses legislation which would allow Member States more scope to ban cultivation of genetically modified crops (Monday). North Africa and the Middle East. The Foreign Affairs Committee will hear from Egyptian opposition figure Ayman Nour (Monday, with Human Rights Subcommittee), and from Commissioner Stefan Füle and EEAS Secretary General Pierre Vimont about the EU's response to the uprisings (Monday). The Civil Liberties Committee will hear from the Council Presidency and EU borders agency Frontex on migration issues (Tuesday). Kyrgyz President. Rosa Otunbayeva, President of Kyrgyzstan, will meet the Foreign Affairs Committee and Jerzy Buzek (Tuesday).
      • EP this week. financial transaction plan and food aid : The proposal for a financial transaction tax will be discussed on Monday when financial experts appear before the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. The tax is being touted as a way to discourage rampant speculation capable of disrupting the economy. The Committee will also hold its first debate on draft legislation to combat market abuse, insider dealing and market manipulation.
    • Issues with impact in the US
    • EU-US relations
      • EU - US relations 2011
        • December
          • EU and US legislators meet in Jacksonville : Fighting the economic crisis with joint initiatives and improving transport security without compromising privacy are high on the agenda as European and American legislators meet in Jacksonville, Florida, 3-4 December. Further topics include cybersecurity, raw materials, as well as the Arab Spring and Middle East.
          • EU and US legislators step up their cooperation : The debt crisis requires "a strong and coordinated transatlantic policy response", said lawmakers of the European Parliament and the US Congress meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, on 3-4 December. The legislators agreed to develop transatlantic working groups focussing on the financial markets and transport security.
          • Congressman Stearns concludes 71st interparliamentary meeting of the transatlantic Legislators dialogue in Jacksonville : "The United States and the European Union share many interests, especially in overcoming this period of slow economic and sluggish job growth," said Rep. Cliff Stearns R-Sixth) Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue (TLD). "With a combined population slightly over 818 million or about 12% of the world's population, the two partners produce around 50 percent of the world's GDP. In hosting this meeting, I appreciated this chance to showcase Jacksonville for member of the European Parliament. I look forward to building upon the progress we made today in global cooperation."
        • November
          • EU and the US should address "Palestinians' legitimate demand", MEPs say : The EU and US should step up their cooperation to promote peace and democracy, trade, investment, growth and job creation. This includes pushing for a resumption of talks between Israel and the Palestinians and supporting emerging democracies in North Africa, say MEPs in a resolution passed on Thursday, ahead of the EU-US summit to be held in Washington on 28 November.
          • Building a true Transatlantic parliamentary partnership by Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament : At precisely the same moment on Tuesday October 4th, parliamentary hearings started on each side of the Atlantic on the very same issue. Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, began his testimony on the economic outlook to the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress, just as his then counterpart in Europe, Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, started his regular evidence session with the Economic and Monetary Committee of the European Parliament.
          • EU-U.S. Summit joint statement : At the annual EU-US Summit in Washington, DC, leaders announced the establishment of a high-level working group to boost job creation and economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic.
          • EU and US Boost Economic Partnership : The European Union and the United States strengthened transatlantic economic ties through a number of new initiatives. At the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC), senior EU and US leaders agreed to facilitate their customs procedures, to strengthen their cooperation on electric vehicle and smart grid research and in the fields of new technologies, such as cloud computing, and raw materials. The leaders also discussed a number of strategic economic questions, in particular transatlantic economic cooperation in the Southern Mediterranean and in emerging economies. Furthermore, the EU-US Summit yesterday tasked the TEC to establish a new High-Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth to identify options to further enhance EU-US economic relations.
        • Buzek on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks : "Terrorism was not born on 9/11 and it is not over with the death of Osama, but the world has changed in the last decade, and for the better. [...] Over the last 10 years, we have often been confronted with the question of the delicate trade-off between freedom and security", said President Buzek.
          • Class action the EU way: to be used, but not abused : Imagine a European Erin Brockovich - someone to protect the consumer against large companies who misbehave. That might be on the cards with proposals for EU rules on collective redress. But don't expect to get rich. The EU wants to learn lessons from the US and avoid abusive and excessive practices, as well as punitive damages.
        • September
          • Buzek on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks : "Terrorism was not born on 9/11 and it is not over with the death of Osama, but the world has changed in the last decade, and for the better. [...] Over the last 10 years, we have often been confronted with the question of the delicate trade-off between freedom and security", said President Buzek.
            • US Attorney General: "We all want to protect privacy, but in our own ways" : Both Europe and the USA want to protect their citizens' security and civil liberties, even though their legal systems differ greatly, US Attorney General Eric H. Holder told the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday. Replying to MEPs' remarks about the two sides' different ways of handling data protection, Mr Holder said "We must recognize that our systems protect civil liberties, including privacy, effectively, but in our own ways".
        • June
        • May
          • Buzek on the death of Osama Bin Laden : The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, said in a first statement on the death of Osama Bin Laden: "We have woken up in a more secure world. Although the fight of the international community against terrorists is not over, an important step has been made in the fight against al-Qaeda, to give security to millions of people: Christians, Muslims, all those who believe in peaceful coexistence."
        • Shortcut to Europe : The EP Liaison Office took active part in the EU Delegation's Open House in Washington on Saturday, May 7th. Over 2,000 people passed through the doors, and many more hopped on the shuttle buses taking people to the 27 EU embassies around Washington.
        • Shortcut to Europe : The EP Liaison Office will be taking part in the EU Delegation's Open House in Washington on Saturday, May 7th. For details of what's on offer that day, go to www.europe-in-dc.com
        • March
          • SWIFT implementation report: MEPs raise serious data protection concerns : US requests for EU citizens' banking data under an EU-US counter-terrorism data-sharing deal are too general and abstract to allow Europol to check whether they meet EU data protection standards, and Europol seems to be merely rubber-stamping them, said worried Civil Liberties Committee MEPs debating a watchdog report on the deal's first six months on Wednesday. This should be borne in mind when Parliament is asked to approve other data transfer agreements, they added.
      • EU-US relations 2010
      • EU-US relations 2008
    • Previous Press Releases
      • Transfer of air passengers' data to the US - What's at stake? : A new agreement on the transfer of EU air passengers' personal data to the US Department of Homeland Security will be voted by the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday. The deal sets the legal conditions for the transfer of this data and covers issues such as storage periods, purpose of the data use, data protection safeguards, administrative and judicial redress. The agreement is intended to replace another deal applied provisionally since 2007.
      • US secret prisons in Europe: a "law of silence" among governments : Further evidence is emerging of the possible complicity of some European governments in the CIA's secret detention programme. At a public hearing of experts on Wednesday, Civil Liberties Committee MEPs deplored the lack of cooperation from EU Member States and are preparing a new report.
      • Civil Liberties Committee green light for air passenger data deal with the US : A new agreement on the transfer of EU air passengers' personal data to the US Department of Homeland Security was approved by the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday. The deal sets the legal conditions for the transfer of this data and covers issues such as storage periods, purpose of the data use, data protection safeguards and administrative and judicial redress. The agreement is intended to replace another deal applied provisionally since 2007.
      • MEPs battle it out over controversial agreement to transfer air passenger data to the US : MEPs will on 19 April 2012 decide the fate of the controversial EU-US agreement on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to the US Department of Homeland Security. Although the data can be used to fight terrorism, critics fear their use will affect people's civil rights. The EP's civil liberties committee recommends approving it, but Parliament's political groups remain divided. We asked two MEPs on opposite sides of the issue why they feel so strongly about it.
      • Parliament gives green light to air passenger data deal with the US : A new agreement on the transfer of EU air passengers' personal data to the US authorities was approved by the European Parliament on Thursday. The deal sets legal conditions and covers issues such as storage periods, use, data protection safeguards and administrative and judicial redress. The agreement will replace a provisional deal in place since 2007.
    • EU-US relations 2009
    • Week_ahead
      • Week Ahead: Committees meet in Brussels : - Reinhard BÜTIKOFER's (Verts/ALE, DE) report on an Efficient Raw Materials Strategy for Europe will be voted in the COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY, RESEARCH AND ENERGY on 30 June 2011 - COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND MONETARY AFFAIRS organizes a Public Hearing on Global economic Governance on 27 June 2011
      • MEPS and Members of Congress to meet in Budapest : Budapest this week hosts the first Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue (TLD) meeting since the opening of the 112th Congress in January this year.
      • The Parlamentarium, the European Parliament's Visitors' Centre has just opened in Brussels : Dynamic, interactive multimedia displays guide our visitors through the journey of European integration and the impact this has on our everyday lives. The Centre caters to all 23 official languages of the European Union and admission is free. The facilities have been designed to make them fully accessible to those with special needs.
      • 2012_week_ahead
        • EP this week: car noise, secret CIA prisons, preparations for the plenary : MEPs will meet in political groups to prepare for next week's plenary session in Strasbourg. In addition several EP committees will convene to discuss alleged CIA prisons in Europe, new capital rules for banks and how to make cars less noisy.
        • This week in the EP: borders, ACTA, economy and Arab Spring : Temporarily reintroducing border controls in the Schengen area will be examined by MEPs on Wednesday. Also in Parliament this week, three committees will discuss ACTA , while EP president Martin Schulz will discuss the agreement with Parliament followers on Facebook this Thursday. In this week’s other business, the euro takes centre stage on Wednesday in a series of debates, while experts brief MEPs on justice and human rights in the Arab Spring countries one year after the revolution.
    • Plenary_sessions
      • 2012_sessions
        • 16-19 January 2012 - Strasbourg plenary session : - Parliament to elect new President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors - Priorities for international agreement on economic union and economic governance - Debate on recent political developments in Hungary - Danish Presidency to present its work programme - European space strategy: adequate funding for Galileo and GMES programmes
        • 13-16 February 2012 - Strasbourg plenary session : - Situation in Syria - Recent political developments in Hungary - Elections in Russia - What next for Eurobonds? - Preparing for the European Council - Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti in plenary
        • 28-29 March 2012 - Brussels plenary session : - Clamping down on the derivatives trade - Turkey's progress: MEPs to call for better treatment of journalists - Progress of Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro towards joining the EU - MEPs to urge Commission to strengthen air passenger rights - EU resettlement programme for refugees - EP budget 2013 to be frozen in real terms - Parliament to call for more sanctions against Belarus - Parliament to approve €1.6 million in aid to redundant workers in Spain - Future of food aid for the needy: MEPs to quiz Commission - Special committee on organised crime: membership - MEPs to call for better protection for EU citizens' basic rights
        • 17-20 April 2012 - Strasbourg plenary session : - Parliament to have final say on air passenger data deal with the US - Human rights: MEPs to call for more monitoring of internet censorship - Combating the economic crisis and tax evasion - MEPs to discuss Syria, Mali, Myanmar and Black Sea strategy with Catherine Ashton - Formal sitting with King Abdullah II of Jordan - Compulsory common corporate tax base plan - EU deals with Armenia and Azerbaijan must help end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - EU deals with Armenia and Azerbaijan must help end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - MEPs to back fight against illegal rain forest logging in Africa
        • Brussels plenary session 9-10 May: roaming charges, piracy and Arab Spring : - Europe Day address by President Schulz - New deal to cut mobile roaming prices, including data services - MEPs to call on the EU to help regional airports to boost local economies - MEPs to call for international maritime piracy court and release of hostages - Trading for change in Arab countries - Anti-fraud vetting of Member States' spending of EU funds - Cross-border defamation by the press - Patentability of conventionally-bred plants and animals - MEPs set to favour strict rules for dangerous chemical exports
        • 21-24 May 2012 - Strasbourg plenary session : - Growth and SMEs in the spotlight - No half measures for a financial transaction tax - Cut resource waste to boost the economy - Homophobia: MEPs to vote resolution, as draft EU law is still blocked in Council - Gender pay gap: MEPs to call for stricter sanctions - Stricter rules to save bluefin tuna - More sustainable EU-Mozambique fisheries agreement - Assessing China's investment in Europe - New investigatory powers for MEPs? - Harnessing the single market to deliver growth and jobs - No EU cash for undemocratic neighbours - Stepping up internal security while protecting fundamental rights - Human rights and democracy resolutions
        • 10 things we learnt in the May Strasbourg plenary : This week in Strasbourg MEPs approved proposals for a financial transaction tax and more protection for blue-fin tuna and voted for equal pay between men and women. Also on the agenda were justice in Ukraine, EU-China trade relations, youth opportunities, growth and SMEs. Ahead of the informal EU summit, MEPs debated growth and fiscal consolidation on Tuesday. Yulia Tymoshenko's daughter, Yevgenia, visited the EP on the same day.
      • 4-7 July Strasbourg plenary session : - Poland takes over at the helm of the EU from Hungary - Passenger data: Commission to be quizzed on talks with Australia, Canada, USA - MEPs gear up for talks on derivatives, short selling and investor compensation - GMO cultivation: the right to a red light - Strict safeguards for body scanning at airports - Parliament eyes CO2 cuts beyond 20% - Arab spring: latest developments in Syria, Yemen and North Africa
      • 12-15 September 2011 - Strasbourg plenary session : - Energy: wholesalers may have to disclose deals - Debate on the Eurozone crisis - Libya, Syria and famine in East Africa - Counter-terrorism policy: weighing costs and benefits - Offshore drilling: call to step up environment protection
      • 26-29 September 2011 - Strasbourg plenary session : - Less horse trading, more transparency for future economic governance - MEPs to debate Palestine's bid for statehood at the UN - Boosting trade with the Palestinian Authority - Barroso to give State of the Union address in Parliament - Plenary to debate Eurozone issues with Jean-Claude Juncker - Rio+20 sustainable development targets
      • post_plenary_session
        • Some high points from 2nd September plenary : José Manuel Barroso announced a proposal to tax financial transactions during his "State of the Union" address to Parliament, a high point of September's second plenary session. MEPs also approved stricter budgetary surveillance for member state while, Palestine was also in the spotlight. Read about these and other subjects dealt with during the plenary.
      • 12-13 October 2011 - Brussels plenary session : - MEPs to debate on American Job Act - MEPs to discuss the situation in Yemen and Bahrain - Schengen: MEPs to call for fair decision on whether Bulgaria and Romania can join - New rules on firearms exports
      • 14-17 November 2011 - Strasbourg plenary session : - EU-US summit debate - Parliament to debate Commission strategic priorities for 2012 - Parliament keeps up the pressure on economic governance - Cutting down sovereign debt speculation and certain short selling practices - Future of cohesion and farm policies - MEPs to call for strong EU position at UN climate summit
      • How the plenary works : Every month MEPs gather in Strasbourg to debate issues and vote on proposals affecting all Europeans during the plenary session. It is when months of preparatory work by the political groups and parliamentary committees finally come to a head. But how does it actually work? How do they decide on what to debate and vote on and how do they make sure all views are heard when there are more than 750 MEPs? All that and more will be revealed in this five-minute guide to plenary proceedings.
  • Newsletter : Main Topics: - Women's issues high on US agenda - In US this week - Hearings in Senate - News from Parliament: * Bank capital rules * Fiscal policy * President Schulz in Greece - Parliament plenary (floor) session this week - MEPs in US media - EP visitor in DC: Francisco Guerra - More news from DC and EP: * Republicans on Eurozone * US priorities for G8 * EP President on phobias
    • Newsletters 2010
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 02/11 : Main topics: TLD cares Noblesse oblige LIBE in Washington (27-30 April 2010) DROI in Washington (25-27 May 2010) CRIS in Washington (7-11 June 2010) Other events planned for June/July 2010 Administrative cooperation
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 03/11 : Main topics: Who's been in DC? - Committees Who's been in DC? - Vice Presidents MEPs in the US Media More EP in the US Media Who's been visiting Brussels? Building contacts in DC Issues in Parliament with echoes in America What's on in the Parliament? A word from the Head of Office
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 04/11 : Main topics: Big Changes in Congress Congress: What Next? Latest news from Committees: Hearing on Data Protection What's next in the European Parliament? - Committees What's next in the European Parliament? - Plenary Building contacts in DC MEPs in the US Media More MEPs in the US Media Post-election Comments from the Leaders
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 05/11 : Main topics: European Parliament sets out the priorities for EU-US Summit EU Budget Talks + Hedge Funds Rules MEPs&EP in the US Media What's next in Congress? What's next in the European Parliament? - Plenary Coming up next from the Liaison Letter & a PS
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 06/11 : Main topics: EU Budget Talks - News from the European Parliament Senate vote on Food Safety - News from Congress What's next in the European Parliament? - Plenary Preparing Cancun Latest Results from Congress MEPs in the US Media Who's been in DC? Who's been in NY? And finally...
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 07/11 : Main topics: Preparing Cancun - the European Parliament Cancun - US Delegation & Official Website What's next in the European Parliament? - Committees Latest News from the European Parliament Latest from Congress MEPs in the US Media Financial Crisis - EU & US Responses Coming Next: Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue And finally...
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 08/11 : Main topics: Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue - San Francisco Preparing San Francisco US Ambassador on EP-Congress relations What's next in the European Parliament? Latest from DC MEPs in the US Media Latest from Cancun Who's been in DC? - Top EP Staffer And finally...Xmas Tree, Toilets, Social Media
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 01/11 : Main topics: News from Congress - Committees Season's Greetings Sakharov Prize to Cuban Dissident Who's been in DC? - Transatlantic Economic Council Latest from US Executive Agencies More News from the European Parliament MEPs in the US Media Coming up next in the European Parliament And finally...Filibusters + 111th Congress Stats
    • Newsletters 2011
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter : Main Topics - EP Civil Liberties Committee in DC - More MEPs in the US this week - MEP speech to transatlantic aviation conference - MEP in DC to look at agencies' work - House Europe Sub-Committee hearing - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from the European Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally, US budget; House committees on the moveMain Topics - EP Civil Liberties Committee in DC - More MEPs in the US this week - MEP speech to transatlantic aviation conference - MEP in DC to look at agencies' work - House Europe Sub-Committee hearing - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from the European Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally, US budget; House committees on the move
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 01/11 : Main topics: - New House - New Rules - EP President statement on Arizona shooting - New food safety rules in the US - New report on EP-Congress relations - MEPs in the US media - And finally...The House gavel, The Constitution, new Greens colleague
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 02/11 : Main topics: - Health on the Agenda: in Congress & Parliament - House Resolution on Arizona Shooting - Oil Spill Commission Findings - What's next in Congress? - MEPs in the US media - EU Presidencies - What's on in Parliament? - European Parliament Online - And finally...The Euro & US Flags & State of the Union
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 03/11 : Main Topics - Committees in Action - in Congress & Parliament - Free Trade agreements - House Committee Organizationals - House Committee - Policy Business - Senate Committees - Americans in Parliament this week - What's on in Parliament? - Committees - MEPs in US Media - And Finally...The State of the Union
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 04/11 : Main Topics - House Committees - Chairs and Ranking members - Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission - Free Trade Agreements - What's on in Congress this week? - State of the Union - EP Committee hearing on spectrum policy - Other highlights in Parliament - European Parliament in US media - More House Committee Chairs and Ranking members
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 05/11 : Main Topics - Hearings in the House - What's on in the European Parliament? - Belarus - Americans in the European Parliament - Latest news from the EP - New media - EP staffers in DC & NY - Building contacts - George Washington University - MEPs in US media - More House Committee Hearings
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 06/11 : Main Topics - Hearings in the House of Representatives - What's on in the European Parliament? - Hearings in the Senate - Regulation - Deregulation - Resignations and shifting majorities in the House - Rare Earths - EU-US Co-operation - Prince Charles in Parliament - MEPs/EP in US media - And Finally...Foreign Affairs & Bananas
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 07/11 : Main Topics - Derivatives trading/Korea trade - in Congress & Parliament - US budget or government shutdown? - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - This week in the European Parliament - An American in Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally...Small business & women in power
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 08/11 : Main Topics - Women in business - European action ahead? - US budget and Mrs Clinton - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - Treasury Secretary Geithner on the global economy - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from EP committees - MEPs/EP in US media - And finally...Germaneness, patents & Erin Brokovitch
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 09/11 : Main Topics - News from Congress: Trade, Europe - Transatlantic Democracy Dialogue, March 14th-15th - Parliament/Congress - converging agendas - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - EU Data Protection Supervisor in DC - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from the EP (Turkey, Libya, short-selling) - MEPs/EP in US media - And finally...Patents, Products, Protocol
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 10/11 : Main Topics - USA - On parliament's mind this week - Budgets - The European and American ways - Parliament plenary agenda - Online privacy - News from Congress; link to Europe - Transatlantic Democracy Dialogue - This week in European Parliament committees - Latest news from the European Parliament (Terrorist Finance Tracking) - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally...Looking ahead
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 11/11 : Main Topics - An American in Brussels: Gensler attends ECON Committee - EP debate on Wikileaks and data protection - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - MEPs in US media - This week in European Parliament committees - Latest news from the European Parliament (air transport, consumer rights, financial watchdogs) - More MEPs/EP in US media
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 12/11 : Main Topics - Financial Crisis - Mr Angelides goes to Brussels - Mortgages - Action on both sides of the Atlantic - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - Transatlantic Minority Conference - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from the European Parliament (cloned food; lobbyists) - MEPs/EP in the US media - Budgets, visit to the US - Obama on energy
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 13/11 : Main Topics - US financial crisis commission chair in Brussels - Who's in DC this week? - Hearings in the House - More hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from the European Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally... budget numbers; EP numbers; agenda overlaps
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 14/11 : Main Topics - EP Civil Liberties Committee in DC - More MEPs in the US this week - MEP speech to transatlantic aviation conference - MEP in DC to look at agencies' work - House Europe Sub-Committee hearing - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from the European Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally, US budget; House committees on the move
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 15/11 : Main Topics - MEPs in Silicon Valley - page 1 - House Speaker Boehner meets EP President Buzek - page 1 - Hearings in the House - page 2 - Hearings in Senate - page 2 - Reactions to Bin Laden killing - page 3 - Who's been in DC? EP rapporteur on Kosovo - page 3 - In the European Parliament this week - page 3 - MEPs/EP in the US media - page 4
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 16/11 : Main Topics - Pakistan on the agenda in EP and Congress - 2,000+ attend Washington's EU Open House day - Converging agendas:- transparency; financial crisis; Afghanistan; border enforcement; carbon capture - Hearings in the House this week - Hearings in Senate this week - Systemic risk - Latest from the European Parliament - In the European Parliament this week - MEPs/EP in the US media - counter-terrorism; Bin Laden; new border controls? - And finally: more from Open House Day; Royal visits
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 17/11 : Main Topics - Senior Senator endorses EP/Congress links - Resolutions in Congress on passenger information (PNR) - Converging agendas: Pakistan; oil and gas; Administration priorities for Europe - Hearings in the Senate - Who's been in DC? Former German Chancellor Schroeder - Mobile phones/cyber-security - Latest news from the European Parliament: Lobbyists; Pakistan trade; cloned foods - MEPs/EP in the US media: border controls; passenger information; trade; Syria & Facebook - And finally: President Obama; Hillary Clinton; Eurovision
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 18/11 : Main Topics - Converging agendas - Farm reform: debates on both sides of the Atlantic - Obama foreign policy speech - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - Europe Hearing in the Senate - This week in the European Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally, new report on Transatlantic relations
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 19/11 : Main Topics - Senate pro-forma - Converging agendas - Derivatives: Committee votes on both sides of the Atlantic - Cybersecurity- hearings in Parliament and Congress - Hearings in the house - More hearings in the house - Who's been in DC? Danny Cohn-Bendit MEP - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from the European Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally... Auto-signature; new Member; Standing ovations
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 20/11 : Main Topics - New Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue co-chair appointed (Rep. Stearns) - Democrats appoint Rep.Sanchez - Hearings in the Senate - This week in the European Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 21/11 : Main Topics - MEPs in DC this week (AGRI; EPP; VP Mauro; Mr Albrecht) - Guantanamo - EP vote - Converging agendas this week: Agriculture; international financial oversight; rare earths; pipeline/oil/gas safety - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - Food safety: New US report; EP debate - This week in the European Parliament - Latest news from the European Parliament (Nuclear stress tests; EU mid-term budget; EU trade with Canada) - MEPs/EP in the US media (E.Coli; aviation emissions; contract law) - And finally: caucuses/intergroups; interns/stagiaires
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 22/11 : - Farm reform top of the bill in MEPs' visit to USA - Alzheimer's - a transatlantic concern? - Converging agendas - economic governance; nuclear waste - Hearings in the House (continued on page 6) - Hearings in the Senate - Former US Ambassador to the EU speaks - This week in the European Parliament - committees - This week in the European Parliament - plenary (continued on page 6) - Latest news from the European Parliament - New ECB head; children and privacy; phosphates - Data protection rapporteur in DC - EP/MEPs in US media - Middle East; Draghi hearing; Cybercrime; Schengen; Seals - And finally: EP loss is Greece's gain; Golf in the news; Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue
      • Transtlantic Liaison Letter 23/11 : - MEPs/Members of Congres to meet in Budapest - Hillary Clinton on Afghanistan - Hearings in the Senate - This week in the European Parliament - Patent reform: latest from Congress...and the EU - Latest news from the European Parliament - economic governance; ECB President; nwe consumer rights - More news from the EP - farm reform; nuclear waste; aviation safety/Canada - MEPs/EP in US media - net neutrality; internet freedom; online shopping; e.coli - And finally: - EU public opinion; Facebook chat; July the 4th
      • Transtlantic Liaison Letter 24/11 : - Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue - July the 4th in Washington - Hearings in the House - Members of Congress in the EP - Transport - MEP in DC - Afghanistan funding - This week in the European Parliament (continued on page 5) - MEP Code of Conduct proposed - MEPs/EP in US media (Credit rating agencies; Polish Presidency of EU; Strasbourg; ACTA) - Profiling our interns: Nura Sediqe; Chase Foster
      • Transtlantic Liaison Letter 25/11 : - Polish PM addresses the European Parliament. - Congressional staffers visit the EP - Converging agendas: investor protection; oil & gas safety; counterterrorism policy; child protection; phone bills - Hearings in the House - Hearings in Senate - MEPs in DC this week - This week in the European Parliament - includes US Assistant Labor Secretary at EMPL Committee; LIBE Committee discussion of EU-US data protection agreement - Latest news fromm the EP:- body scanners; food labelling; derivatives, short-selling, investor compensation; (continued page 5:- genetically-modified crops) - MEPs/EP in the US media:- mobile roaming; data protection; Russians - travel ban; (continued on page 5:- consumer contract law) - profiles of two EPLO interns
      • Transtlantic Liaison Letter 26/11 : - MEPs in DC - Transatlantic Week in DC - The debt discussions (US) - Hearings in the Senate - Hearings in the House - Latest news from the European Parliament - Oil & gas safety; child abuse/internet; counter-terrorism - An American in Brussels - Asst Secretary of Labor to EMPL - MEP/EP in US media - Telecoms; child protection/internet; terrorist tracking - More MEPs/EP in US media - Alexander Lambsdorff MEP interveiw; Turkey/Kurds; Poland - Social media on both sides of the Atlantic - Presidential Twitter; Europarl mobile; EP on Facebook
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 27/11 : Main Topics - Aviation Emissions - Online gambling - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally, e-waste; US media react to EU Summit
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 28/11 : Main Topics - Converging Agendas - EP Staffers in DC - Debt Deadlines - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - MEPs/EP in the US media - And finally, Cybersecurity, Definitions, Business Directory Scam, Recess
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 29/11 : Main Topics - Back to work on both sides of the Atlantic (debt crisis; mortgage markets; offshore energy; counterterrorism) - Latest news from the European Parliament (economic governance; trade with Palestine; mortgage markets)- Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - This week in the European Parliament - MEPs/EP in the US media (on the debt crisis) - And finally: staffers in DC; missing natural disasters; Time for a 'rentrée'?
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 30/11 : Main Topics: - European Parliament remembers 9/11 - Converging agendas: counter-terrorism - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - Latest news from Congress: Obama on jobs; patent reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - This week in the European Parliament (raw materials, counter-terrorism, oil & gas; Polish President; Eurozone crisis; Libya/Syria) - Latest news from the European Parliament (Kosovo; sustainable development) - EP/MEPs in US media (Energy markets, ACTA, music copyright) - EPLO marks 9/11 - More MEPs in media (9/11; ECB member) - And next? ECON committee visit
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 31/11 : Main Topics: - Offshore oil & gas (on the agenda on both sides of the Atlantic) - Converging agendas:- offshore oil & gas; rare earth raw materials; net neutrality; financial stability & debt crisis - Internet privacy and the EU - report on a House hearing - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate (includes "Europe and the debt crisis") - House Foreign Affairs on Palestine - This week in the European Parliament (includes US Attorney General - Tuesday) Stop press Monday: All EP meetings cancelled due to a power cut in Brussels - Latest news from the European Parliament - debt crisis; new Human Rights chair; Sakharov Prize< - MEPs/EP in US media - debt crisis; Eurozone; UBS trader; cloud computing - From DC to EP (US Attorney General); from EP to DC (EP Economic Committee) - More news from Congress and the Beltway - Parliamentary Forum; By-elections for the House; Net neutrality; Patent reform
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 32/11 : Main Topics: - EP Economic Committee in DC - US Attorney General in the EP - Senate hearing on European debt crisis - Latest news from Congress: Federal budget; Environment Agency; Passenger name records; net neutrality - EP in the US media: bilateral investment agreements; biofuels/aviation - This week in the European Parliament - EP President on Troy Davis - MEPs in the US media: US Attorney General; Patriot Act/data; Schengen - More from the Attorney General visit to the EP
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 33/11 : Main Topics: - EP adopts economic governance six-pack - Jimmy Carter to visit Parliament - Converging agendas - MEPs/EP in US media - Latest news from the European Parliament - This week in the European Parliament - committees - More MEPs/EP in US media - Coming up... - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 34/11 : Main Topics: - EU and US Central Bank leaders in hearings on same day - Jimmy Carter spoke on election observation in Parliament - House hearing on rare earths - Hearings in the House - Senate hearings / More news from Congress - This week in the European Parliament - committees - This week in the European Parliament - plenary - MEPs / EP in US media - New faces in the Liaison Office - Greeting from the Director - Latest news from the EP
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 35/11 : Main Topics: - Obama's American Jobs Act faces tough times in Senate - MEPs criticize American Jobs Plan of protectionism - Growing concern on Iran in Congress - American Energy Initiative - Upcoming hearings in the Senate - News from the EP - plenary votes on 13 October - This week in the EP - committees - Gulf of Mexico disaster debated in the House - Space news: Europe launches the Galileo Satellites - Miscellaneous from the EP and DC: * Euro debt crisis event in DC * New investigatory powers for MEPs? * EP against death penalty * Kids Euro Festival in DC!
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 36/11 : Main Topics - Cybersecurity: Building stronger EU-US ties - Factbox on two current EP and House cybersecurity topics - Revamping US housing markets - Hearings in the House - Converging agendas - Highlights of EP plenary in Strasbourg - EP committee news - MEPs/EP in US media - A transatlantic video bridge on Arab Spring - More news from the EP
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 37/11 : Main Topics - US House rejects EU Emissions Trading System - Key MEPs for transatlantic relations in DC - Shale gas concerns on both sides of the Atlantic - Hearings in the House and Senate - Oil spills: US preparedness and response - News from Parliament: - Constituency week - Sakharov Prize to Arab Spring - MEPs/EP in US media - Fact-box: The United States Congress - More news from Parliament: - Buzek on eurozone summit - PNR deal with Australia - EU-US satellite deal - Converging holidays
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 38/11 : Main Topics - US Congress reactions to the euro debt crisis - Nuclear waste management raises questions in House - Internet gaming: pros and cons debated in House - Upcoming hearings in the Congress - What's on in the European Parliament - Factbox on the US Senate - MEPs/EP in the US press - EU film showcase in DC - Veterans Day in the US
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 39/11 : Main Topics - EU emissions trading system discussed in two Parliament committees - Human rights policies after 9/11 - PNR deal one step further - Senators briefed on security of transportation - Wide House support for bills on capital funding - House assesses Green jobs programme - Senators concerned of US liquefied natural gas exports - MEPs/EP in the US media - This week in the European Parliament - plenary - Parliament's EU-US Delegation meets - Hearings in the US House and Senate - Fact box on the House of Representatives - More news from the European Parliament: * Farm policy reform * EU funds in Afghanistan * EU budget lacks funding
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 40/11 : Main Topics - Parliament sets its targets for EU-US summit - Parliament: EU has to take lead at UN climate summit - Congress reconsidering aid to China - Both Congress chambers hold hearings on energy - Foreign judgements: US and EU state-of-play - Holocaust and SNCF role debated in House - Hearing on protecting health information - MEPs/EP in the US media - News from the European Parliament: * Ban on debt speculation * Stop to illegal online gambling * New code of conduct * Kiev must respect rule of law * Deal on EU budget for 2012 - This week in the EP - committees - PNR text finalised - Fact box on the European Union - More news from Parliament: * Human rights event in EP * MEPs to Togo ACP meeting - Thanksgiving Day Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving!
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 41/11 : Main Topics - Superweek of transatlantic relations - Supercommittee fails - News from the EP: * 18 new members of Parliament * MEPs discussed eurobonds * EU-wide "Letter of rights" * EU patent one step closer * Transport 2020 - EP this week: plenary session - MEPs/EP in the US media - Highlights of US House hearings this week - Highlights of Senate hearings - MEP letter on Bradley Manning - Human rights event in EP
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 42/11 : Main Topics - EP and US legislators step up cooperation - Senate adopts rules on terrorist suspects - Iran: Senate adopts sanctions on CBI cooperation - House rejects requirement for balanced budget - Congress intensifies work on cybersecurity - More news from the Congress: * Financial Transaction Tax * Election campaign funding - Highlights of the House hearings this week - Hearing highlights continued (House, Senate, joint) - News from the EP / plenary (floor) votes 1 December - Parliament this week / committees 5 December - MEPs/EP in the US media - Fact box on the European Parliament - More news from Parliament: * MEPs to Durban summit * Committees adopt single permit * EU-wide protection order * Young EU, Israel and Palestine
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 43/11 : Main Topics - EP delegation on climate summit deal: Time for action - Sanctions on Iran: Rift between Senate and White House - Keystone XL pipeline divides Congress - Online gaming: To bet or not to bet? - House discussed Jihadist use of social media - Partisan split on the Visa Waiver Programme - Agencies assisting Congress in budget making - Highlights of the Congress hearings - President of EP opens plenary session - Highlights of EP plenary this week - MEPs/EP in the US media - Fact box on the European Commission - More news from Parliament: * Buzek at EU summit * Greener motorbikes
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 44/11 : Main Topics - Parliament wants assessment of counter-terrorism policy - Bill on ETS introduced to Senate committee - House bill to promote internet freedom - Senate votes down balanced budget requirement - Senate debates financial regulation - Congress concerned of expansion of domain names - Congress votes on defence, Iran and Turkey: * Defense Authorization Bill * Sanctions against Iran * Christian Heritage in Turkey - Hungarian media law one year later - Pipelines in Congress pipelines - USA in farewell speech of President Buzek - Afghanistan aid: EP concerned of US reports - News from Parliament's plenary session: * Russian elections * Assad must step down * ITER gets €1.3 billion - Parliament this week - EP in the US media - Congress-Parliament survival glossary - More news from Parliament: * Sakharov Prize awarded * MEPs tackling debt crisis
    • Newsletters 2012
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 1/2012 : Main Topics - After-holiday life - Senate mulls Russia relations - Congress adopted Belarus sanctions - News from Parliament: * EU patent * Eurozone crisis * Cross-border payments - Highlights of Parliament this week - MEPs in the US media - Fact box on the US elections 2012 - More news from Parliament: * Presidential issues * Presidential candidates * US trainees in EP
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 2/2012 : Main Topics - Mid-term changes in EP - New EP President: Martin Schulz - US House Representatives back on Capitol Hill - Library of the Congress and CRS - Hearings in the House this week - European Central Bank Head in EP committee - News from Parliament: * Financial transaction tax * Budgetary surveillance * New fiscal union - Highlights in Parliament this week - MEPs/EP in the US media - Faces of EPLO: Piotr Nowina-Konopka - More news from EP and DC: * Hungary's constitution * Domain name expansion * New US trainees in EPLO
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 3/2012 : Main Topics - Congress online piracy bills cause major uproar - What's cooking in US politics this week - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - German foreign affairs minister on EU-US relations - News from EP plenary session last week - Highlights in EP committees this week - MEPs in US media - Faces of EPLO: Steffi Bryson - More news from Parliament: * Space policy * Danish EU Presidency * Busy week for President
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 4/2012 : Main Topics - President Obama delivers State of the Union Speech - Trade MEPs want to end beef war with US - Update on Republican primaries - Hearings in the House - Hearings in the Senate - EU member states' alleged assistance to the CIA - Data protection: EU-US Safe Harbour Agreement - Bill Gates urges Parliament to retain development aid goals - News from EP committees - EP plenary highlights this week - MEPs in US media - Faces of EPLO: Sanna Kangasharju - Visitors and the Designated survivor: * MEP visits to Washington * Parlamentarium 100 days * Designated survivor
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 5/2012 : Main Topics - Lead MEP rejects passenger data deal - In the US this week - US approach to UN reform - Energy and environment news in short - US-Egyptian relations - News from think-tank events in DC - Hearings in the House - Hearings continued - EP stresses cooperation with US on BRICS policy - News from Parliament's plenary session last week - Parliament this week - MEPs in the US media - Faces of EPLO: David Wayne - More news from Parliament - and Super Bowl: * EU patent vote postponed * Low-carbon economy * President and Super Bowl
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 6/2012 : Main Topics - Senate held hearing on eurozone - Congress adopts new text on EU airline emissions - In the US this week - Senate hears Eugenia Tymoshenko on Ukraine - US annual assessment of world wide threats - Maritime security: 100% scan target not achieved - Update on Congress energy issues - Hearings in the Congress - News from think-tank events in DC - News from Parliament - Parliament plenary session this week - MEPs in US media - Faces of EPLO: Clare Wells-Shaddad - More news from DC: * Financial transaction tax * Money laundering * Bubbling under...
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 7/2012 : Main Topics - ACTA in the US - Constituency week - New chair for Parliament's US delegation - Senate and Parliament voice concern on Syria - Senate committee examines EU debt crisis - Social media monitoring worries in House - MEPs on Egypt: NGO criminal charges to be dropped - News from Parliament's plenary session - MEPs in US media - Faces of EPLO: Hanne Bursch - News from think thank events in DC
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 8/2012 : Main Topics - US trade priorities for 2012 - House committee discusses international standards - What's up in DC and EP? - Human rights in Cuba: EU indifferent? - Syria causes concern on both sides of the Atlantic - House committee adopts Iran bill - Hearings in Congress - News from EP committees (ACTA, Economic issues, Energy savings, Roaming) - MEPs in US media - Super Tuesday coming up! - More news from EP and DC: * EU-US passenger data deal * Airline emissions * Health data privacy * Transatlantic relations
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 9/2012 : Main Topics - Bernanke on US and EU economies - EU-US beef war may end soon - DC this week - Senate committee assesses R&D situation - US aviation security: 3-4 guns detected daily - Hearings in Senate - Libyan prime minister optimistic on country's future - EP plenary session this week - MEPs/EP in US media - Faces of EPLO: Rémi Piérot - More news from DC: * Update on primaries * Congress statistics * Summer time...
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 10/2012 : Main Topics - EP backs aviation emission rules - Parliament Civil Liberties Committee in DC - This week in US - News from DC think-tank events - Hearings in House - Hearings in Senate - News from Parliament plenary session - Parliament this week - MEPs in US media - Faces of EPLO: Jean-Luc Robert - More news from DC and EP: * Senators on Syria airstrikes * Mafia committee * Surprise in Library
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 11/2012 : Main Topics - MEPs discuss data privacy in DC - Congress passes bill on insider trading - This week in US - George Clooney at Senate Sudan hearing - US Security measures hurting tourism - Positive news from European economy - US policy in Afghanistan - Hearings in House - More hearings in House + Senate hearings - News from Parliament - Parliament this week - MEPs/EP in US media - Faces of EPLO: Polona Car - More news from DC and EP: * Super-PACs spend millions * Croatian observers to EP * Cherry trees in DC!
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 12/2012 : Main Topics - House representatives critical of ETS - Parliament debates secret CIA renditions - This week in DC and EP - House hears experts on eurozone - Energy hearing on Canadian oil sands - Europe over-regulates in data privacy? - Future of mobile payments in US - Bad day for China in the House - Bills in Congress - EP committee clears US passenger data deal - News from Parliament - MEPs in US media - Health care reform in Supreme Court - More news from DC and EP: * MEPs in Washington * Citizens' initiative * Easter egg roll!
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 13/2012 : Main Topics - MEPs discuss secret CIA renditions - MEPs have final say on EU-US passenger data deal - DC this week - Congress statistics - Hearings in House - Hearings in Senate - How to follow hearings? - News from Parliament: * Maritime safety * Insider trading - Parliament plenary session this week - MEPs/EP in US media - Faces of EPLO: Eva Palatová - More news from Parliament: * Americans in Brussels * Schulz on North Korea * EP US Delegation to meet
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 14/2012 : Main Topics - Cybersecurity tops lawmakers' agenda - US counterterrorism policies - In US this week - Hearing on the world's largest library - House hearings - Senate hearings - New committee in EP - News from Parliament: * PNR deal approved * Call on Guantánamo bay * Argentina dispute - Parliament this week - MEPs in US media - Fact box on House committees - More news from EP and DC: * Farm policy reform * Diesel tax advantage * MEPs in DC * EPLO 2 year anniversary!
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 15/2012 : Main Topics - EU-US talks on jobs and growth - Twelve MEPs to participate in Transatlantic Week - In US this week - House approves four cybersecurity bills - Farm bill passes Senate committee - Energy update: * Bills in Congress * Transatlantic energy mix - Hearings in House - Hearings in Senate - Events on drones - MEPs call for probe on alleged CIA prisons - News from Parliament - Parliament this week - MEPs in US media - Faces of EPLO: Christian Maurin de Farina - More news from EP and US: * ECB President in EP * Death penalty in US * EU Open House in DC!
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 16/2012 : Main Topics - MEPs prepare transatlantic meeting - Cyber-threat information sharing: European view on the Hill - In US this week - EU Commissioner Tajani in Washington - Hearings in House - Senate hearing - News from Parliament: * Roaming price cut * Arab Spring countries * Maritime piracy - MEPs in US media - Faces of EPLO: Isaura Ferro Tomé - More news from Parliament: * Cybersecurity upgrade * No MEPs to Rio+20 * You can drop uro arl!
      • Transatlantic Liaison Letter 17/2012 : Main Topics - Women's issues high on US agenda - In US this week - Hearings in Senate - News from Parliament: * Bank capital rules * Fiscal policy * President Schulz in Greece - Parliament plenary (floor) session this week - MEPs in US media - EP visitor in DC: Francisco Guerra - More news from DC and EP: * Republicans on Eurozone * US priorities for G8 * EP President on phobias
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