http://www.ladysilvia.org http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/15816/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/15816/e-government/0/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:19:28 +0200 Why 112? As European citizens travel more often to other countries, for business or pleasure, a single emergency number is needed. It should be the same number throughout the European Union (EU), so that citizens no longer need to remember several numbers, but only one, wherever they are. What happens when you call 112? People calling 112 are connected to an operator. Depending on the national civil protection system, the operator (who may be part of the police for example) will either deal with the request directly or transfer it to the appropriate emergency service (ambulance, fire brigade, etc.). In many cases, operators are able to answer in more than one language. Is 112 available throughout ]]> http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/15489/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/15489/e-government/0/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:40:00 +0200 http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/14400/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/14400/e-government/0/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:52:39 +0100 Bruxelles: For years, lorries and freight trains have enjoyed border-free travel in the EU. Not so for ships. Even if they sail directly from one EU country to another, ships still have to go through customs, a costly process that causes major delays. Now the commission has put forth a plan to simplify the process. It includes several legislative measures to cut red tape and recommendations to reduce administrative fees. Transport minister Antonio Tajani believes the plan will make maritime transport more competitive, in turn benefiting the overall economy. An important source of jobs and revenue for Europe, ships carry about 40% of the EU's ]]> http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/13415/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/13415/e-government/0/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:37:42 +0200 Brussels: The second Equality Summit, organised jointly by the French Presidency and the European Commission, was opened on Monday 29 September by Xavier Bertrand, the French Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family and Solidarity, in his role as president of the Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection Council (EPSSCO), and Vladimír Špidla, the European Commissioner for Employment. They were joined by Dzamila Stehlikova, the Czech Minister for Human Rights, Ethnic Minorities and Equality, and Claire Roumet, the Vice-Presidentof the Social Platform, representing the European NGOs working in the social sector, and by Louis Schweitzer, the President of the French High Authority to Fight Against Discrimination and For Equality (HALDE).This summit was ]]> http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/13414/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/13414/e-government/0/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:37:11 +0200 Brussels :The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission are organising a second summit on equality on 29 and 30 September 2008 in Paris at the Institut du Monde Arabe. It follows on from the first summit on equality organised by the German Presidency in 2007 and the closing conference of the European Year of Equal Opportunities hosted by the Portuguese Presidency. This summit will bring together 400 high-ranking delegates and representatives from the field of equal opportunities around a single aim: effectively applying the principles of non-discrimination in the European Union. The delegations present will reflect the diversity of the people working in the field of equal opportunities, including institutional partners, local community representatives, ]]> http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/12706/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/12706/e-government/0/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:37:16 +0200 The EU's blue flag with gold stars was flying high in Paris and the Eiffel Tower was lit up with the EU colours for the first day of France’s EU presidency.Commission president José Manuel Barroso met with French president Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris ahead of a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe.Barroso welcomed France’s leadership, saying “what we need most today is political courage and candour and Nicolas Sarkozy lacks neither.”France had planned to concentrate on four main areas after it took over from Slovenia on 1 July, namely ]]> http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/9775/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/9775/e-government/0/ Tue, 01 May 2007 01:36:10 +0200 Work experience on the agenda as EU civil servants go behind the scenes in small companies across Europe to see what businesses really need.Invoices left unpaid, unwieldy tax systems hampering investment, rigid employment laws making it hard to hire and fire are just some of the problems facing small companies as they try to keep their heads above water.Now the EU has launched a scheme to get under the skin of small businesses and find out what could make their lives easier.From the defence sector to the fashion industry, the project aims to place 350 EU officials in small business across Europe by 2009, each ]]> http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/9677/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/9677/e-government/0/ Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:03:55 +0200 Brussels: on Ladysilvia; "If we want to reach the Lisbon targets by 2010, we must make labour market arrangements more flexible, but workers must not lose out in the process. Their call for greater security has to be taken on board," underlined Vladimír Špidla, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. He added: "However, the security which workers enjoy must be in line with 21st century economy. This means increasingly providing employment security, rather than job security. That's the core of the flexicurity approach aimed at balanced outcomes which can help secure broad support for such reforms".The high level of interest in the conference reflects the importance of the debate to all stakeholders. The event will encourage a lively discussion ]]> http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/9444/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/9444/e-government/0/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:14:38 +0200 EU Dichiarazione del Consiglio su Ladysilvia; The report, drawn up by Simon Coveney (EPP-ED, IE), says China's human rights record is still a matter of "serious concern" and should thus "receive more focus in the build-up to the Beijing Olympic games". Members urge the Council and Commission "to raise the question of Tibet" in talks with the Beijing government. The Union's trade relations with Beijing, they add, should be contingent upon human rights reform. Expressing its "deep concern regarding the deterioration of the human rights situation" in Iran the committee "calls on the Council to express concern [...] in all its contacts with the Iranian government". It also calls on the Commission to use the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) to ]]> http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/239/e-government/0/ http://www.ladysilvia.org/ladysilvia/239/e-government/0/ Tue, 09 Apr 2002 00:22:19 +0200 Il Governo Italiano in collaborazione con le Nazioni Unite organizza il 10 e 11 aprile prossimi a Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni, la Conferenza Internazionale E-GOVERNMENT PER LO SVILUPPO. All'incontro hanno già aderito 83 paesi e circa 400 tra ministri ed esponenti governativi, responsabili di organizzazioni internazionali e non governative nonché presidenti e amministratori delegati di imprese italiane e straniere. Lucio Stanca, Ministro per l'Innovazione e le Tecnologie, presiederà i lavori che verranno chiusi dal Presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, in una sessione finale insieme a Sua Maestà Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, Re di Giordania, Muhammad al-Ghanoushe, Primo Ministro della Tunisia, Pandeli Majko, Primo Ministro dell'Albania, Pascoal Mocumbi, Primo Ministro del Mozambico e ]]>