Published Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 17:40
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On October 6 in the
European Parliament PES president Poul Nyrup Rasmussen will speak
on the New Social Europe and the importance of “Decent and
affordable housing in European cities” in a meeting which is
organised in Brussels by the International Union of Tenants (IUT). Registration
is required until September 15, please find the full invitation
attached.
The IUT – an NGO with the purpose of safeguarding the interests of tenants and promotion of affordable healthy housing throughout the world – is organising a conference on housing on European cities.
The IUT is a non-party political organisation, working along democratic guidelines. It has a consultative status with the ECE, Economic Commission for Europe.
IUT objectives include the right of everyone, both to good housing and to a sound and healthy residential environment with an affordably and fair rent. IUT promotes amongst others residential democracy and a right to participation while it opposes discrimination with regard to sex, racial, ethnic and religious grounds. That’s why on each first Monday in October the IUT co-ordinate activities for the UN World Habitat Day to highlight its aims.
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File:
IUT World Habitat Day 2008 Preliminary Invitation BS.pdf,
Registration Form.pdf
Published Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 11:35
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in New Social Europe (743 views and 1 comments)
For International Workers' Day Yourspace welcomes the European Trade Union Confederation - or ETUC in short - to have their say! Advisor Ronald Janssen shares ETUC's visions for the PES manifesto:
Read the written contribution from ETUC here.
What do you think is the most significant challenge for workers'
rights in Europe?
Published Friday, April 25, 2008 at 15:40
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in EU in the world (824 views and 0 comments)
Published Friday, April 11, 2008 at 15:31
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Published Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 15:12
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The world is facing
an energy and climate crisis. Globally, the energy sector emits 26
billion tonnes of CO2 each year and electricity production alone
accounts for 41% of emissions. The International Energy Agency
expects CO2 emissions in 2030 to have increased by 55% to reach
more than 40 billion tonnes of CO2. The share of emissions coming
from electricity production will increase to 44% in 2030, reaching
18 billion tonnes of CO2. Europe is going to be importing a growing
share of its energy at unpredictable but most likely higher prices,
from unstable regions, in ever-fiercer competition with the rest of
the world and at staggering environmental cost. Spare electricity
generating capacity is at a historic low. Europe has to invest in
new capacity to replace ageing plants and meet future demand. In
the period 2005-2030, the EU needs to install 862 GW of new
electricity generating capacity. 427 GW of generating capacity will
be retired in the EU and an additional 435 GW will be needed to
satisfy the growing demand for power. The required capacity exceeds
the total capacity operating in Europe (723 GW). Satisfying our
energy needs over the coming decades will be a big challenge. For a
region that currently imports 56% of its energy – and is on track
to reach 70% in the next 20 to 30 years – the challenge is big. Our
own...
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Published Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 16:19
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Euro Coop
is the European community of consumer cooperatives and one of
many NGOs who is giving their ideas for the PES manifesto. In the
video below Secretary General Rodrigo Gouveia gives the
highlights of Euro Coop's contribution to the PES manifesto:
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