Welcome to the EPP-ED Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ITRE website.
The purpose of this initiative is to outline our main aims as well as providing an insight into the work of your EPP-ED MEPs in the European Parliament. EPP-ED members in ITRE are responding to the concerns of industry and SME's in the EU.
We are campaigning for a stable and favorable entrepreneur-friendly framework in order to improve competitiveness and create growth and jobs, as well as assisting industry and SME's in tackling the current challenges of globalization, technological advances and climate change.
We have always played a key role in simplifying the regulatory process, cutting red-tape and reducing administrative burdens.
We are convinced that the EU should build on its competitive advantages by focusing on human capital, creativity, R&D, innovation, entrepreneurship and quality. This is why we are committed to establishing a genuine single market in knowledge and research.
Our major goals within the ITRE Committee also include the common energy policy where we are working towards a less import dependant low carbon economy and also ensuring fair prices and more choice for EU consumers. As a result we are focusing particularly on energy efficiency whilst stressing the need to promote further use of renewable energy sources and nuclear energy.
I hope you enjoy your visit.

Giles Chichester MEP (United Kingdom)
EPP-ED Coordinator on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

PRESS RELEASES

09/07/2008	Low emission technologies - the solution to fighting climate change. Jerzy Buzek MEP
03/07/2008	EPP-ED Study Days: A coherent energy policy for Europe - Photos available
19/06/2008	Face à la hausse du prix du pétrole, Jean-Pierre Audy, MdPE, demande en session plénière que l'idée de Nicolas Sarkozy soit étudiée et propose la création d'un instrument européen de régulation annuelle des prix du pétrole
18/06/2008	Marché intérieur de l'électricité - Les députés européens UMP votent contre l'approche dogmatique et simpliste du rapport Morgan. Dominique Vlasto MdPE
04/06/2008	Car Industry and CO2 Emissions Hearing Chaired by EPP-ED Vice-Chairman Gunnar Hökmark MEP

EPP-ED HEARINGS

EPP-ED Group Hearing on Galileo/EGNOS Thursday, 12 June 2008... Photos available... The event was transmitted live on the EPP-ED website

Healthy development of children "Chances for the healthy development of children - a European Challenge" is the topic of the hearing organised by Marie Panayotopoulos MEP and Chairwoman of the Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy, Angelika Niebler MEP (Germany) on Thursday 12 June 2008 in the European Parliament...

POLICY

The EU policies covered by the ITRE Committee are numerous and diversified, namely:

1. Industry (including SME and space policy such the Galileo project);
2. Research and Innovation;
3. Telecommunications, Information Society and Information Technology;
4. Energy.

DESCRIPTION

Description of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament