The developments the last weeks underlines that there is no stability in dictatorships. True and real stability requires change rooted in democracy and human rights.… Läs mer »Press release: Democracy in the Arab world
Speech by MEP Gunnar Hökmark, president of the European Friends of Israel, at the opening of the 2nd EFI Policy conference, in Jerusalem, Israel, the… Läs mer »Speech at the opening of the 2nd EFI Policy conference, in Jerusalem
”Addressing and supporting the exceptional growth in mobile data traffic is pivotal to securing the EU’s competitiveness and global leadership in the digital economy”, said Gunnar Hökmark MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group responsible for the European Parliament’s Report on the Radio Spectrum Programme, following a Hearing on Radio Spectrum.Läs mer »Mobile data traffic: Exceptional growth pivotal to EU competitiveness. Gunnar Hökmark MEP
Strasbourg, 20 January 2011 Competition breeds competitiveness. Gunnar Hökmark MEP ”The United States is not the world’s biggest economy. Nor is China, at least not… Läs mer »Press release: Competition breeds competitiveness
”We can no longer accept that the authoritarian regime of Belarus would still take the advantages of being part of the Eastern Partnership which is designed to promote the Eastern neighbours of the European Union, while it still acts as a brutal dictatorship. The response of the Belarusian authorities on the demonstrations in the centre of Minsk on the Election Day is unacceptable and must be followed by a proper response from the European Union. Under these circumstances there is no room for Belarus in the Eastern Partnership and all of its components,” said Gunnar Hökmark MEP, the Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group responsible for the Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood Policy.Läs mer »Belarus: The EU should apply its principles. Press release.
”Enlargement has proved again and again that it is beneficial both for the accession countries as well as the EU. The goal must be to have mutually cooperating countries of the Western Balkans inside the EU” said Gunnar Hökmark MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group, at the European Policy Summit ”Beating the Balkan Blues” on December 9th 2010. Läs mer »European Policy Summit ”Beating the Balkan Blues”
”Europe must be ambitious and create the right framework for a sustainable growth of wireless communication services”, Gunnar Hökmark MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group responsible for Parliament’s Report on the Radio Spectrum Programme, said today.
Läs mer »Press release: Radio spectrum spearhead for competitiveness. Gunnar Hökmark MEP
”Both for the EU and for the region, it is important that the conditionality linked to a credible EU enlargement process remains a strong incentive for reform. In this sense, the Croatian case is very important for regional dynamics because it can swing the doors wide open for the rest of the region. The goal is to have mutually cooperating countries of the Western Balkans inside the EU. We also expect that Croatia, as a Member State, will be actively contributing to EU policy in the region” emphasized Gunnar Hökmark MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group, at the 12th meeting of the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which Mr Hökmark co-chaired with Croatian MP, Marija Pejčinović-Burić.Läs mer »Croatia: end of negotiations to join EU in the first half of 2011 a sound possibility.
”We must lay the ground allowing for the development of a real digital single market, to ensure a rapid and dynamic development of services, products and marketing on the… Läs mer »Speech by MEP Hökmark at SME Union Working Breakfast: A Digital Single Market