Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats
The European report on an EU-India Free Trade Agreement, which was adopted in March 2009, recognised that India has one of the highest rates of child labour in the world and asked the Commission to address the issue during the negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement.
Other Parliamentary questions
Louis Grech, MEP : Mobile phone rates - Malta
A recent study carried out by the Single European Electronic Communications Market shows that Maltese consumers are paying an average of 24 cents a minute for mobile calls, an exorbitant rate compared to the European Union average of just 13 cents a minute.
Glenis Willmott MEP and Arlene McCarthy MEP : Access to HIV antiretrovirals
Given that the Commission's stated action and goal in its communication COM (2009) 569
Mary Honeyball MEP : Osteoporosis
In an ageing Europe, osteoporosis has become one of the most common, debilitating and costly chronic diseases.
Csaba Tabajdi MEP : Complete ban on the use of cyanide mining technologies in the EU
In its resolution adopted on 5 May 2010 (P7_TA(2010)0145) by an overwhelming majority of its Members, Parliament called on the Commission to propose a complete ban on the use of cyanide mining technologies in the European Union before the end of 2011.
