– having regard to the study published by the Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department A: Economic and Scientific Policy of the European Parliament in June 2011: Impacts of shale oil and shale gas extraction on the environment and on human health,

- Madam President, we were originally promised a full-blown employment summit this week but, instead, what we have is a half-day troika.

6. Urges therefore the HR/VP to go beyond the practise of gender mainstreaming and make substantial and highly visible commitments with regard to staffing, financial resources and organisational hierarchy; calls of the HRVC to appoint at least five women for the EEAS ten top jobs and apply a 50% quota for senior posts; urges the HRVP to form an organisational unit within the EEAS on women, peace and security within the thematic department and to make sure that in each geographical department and EU Delegation at least one full time post is dedicated to women, peace and security and that these persons are part or closely linked to the E ...[+++]U Task Force;

We welcome Sweden as an environmentally friendly presidency, but Sweden would be acting completely out of character if it were to send MOX fuel to Sellafield.

The evolution of the innovation concept - from the linear model having RD as the starting point to the systemic model in which innovation arises from complex interactions between individuals, organisations and their operating environment - demonstrates that innovation policies must extend their focus beyond the link with research.

In common with the majority of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, I believe that the strategy should be focused on the protection of the environment and of human health and that the point of departure for the Commission’s White Paper should be the debate in the Council and the growing unease about the fact that current chemicals policy cannot offer adequate protection of the environment and of human health.