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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 12-10-11
CONTENTS
[01] Europarl's SEDE Subcommittee to visit Cyprus
[02] Interparliamentary meeting in Brussels addresses data protection
legislation reform
[01] Europarl's SEDE Subcommittee to visit Cyprus
Á delegation of the European Parliament`s Security and Defence
Subcommittee (SEDE) is in Cyprus until October 13 for a working visit
in the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European
Union.
During their stay the SEDE delegation members, headed by its Chairman
Arnaud Danjean, will be received by Cyprus House of Representatives
President Yiannakis Omirou and will attend a working dinner hosted by the
President and the members of the Cypriot Parliament`s Defence Committee.
[02] Interparliamentary meeting in Brussels addresses data protection
legislation reform
Reforming the EU's personal data protection legislative framework will
contribute in boosting the competitiveness of European enterprises and
stimulate the digital economy, President of the Committee on Legal Affairs
Ionas Nicolaou said, while addressing an interparliamentary meeting on
Data Protection, in Brussels.
The meeting, organized by the European Parliament's Committee on Civil
Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), was concluded on Wednesday.
According to an official announcement, Nicolaou, representing the Cyprus
House of Representatives, took the floor during the first day of the
meeting and explained the reasons a reform of the existing legislation
on data protection was necessary.
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