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

17/12/2008	Renewable energy: Europe takes the lead. Werner Langen MEP
17/10/2008	CO2-Einlagerung ermöglicht klimaschonende Weiternutzung der Kohle/ Carbon storage to secure environment-friendly use of coal. Christian Ehler MEP
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

EVENT

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy visit research centres in Italy From 27 until 29 October a delegation of the parliamentary committee on Industry, Research and Energy participated in a study visit to Frascati, Milan and Ispra in Italy. The EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament was represented by Giles Chichester MEP (United Kingdom), Werner Langen MEP (Germany), Christian Ehler MEP (Germany), Paul Rübig MEP (Austria) and Etelka Barsi-Pataky MEP (Hungary)...

EPP-ED HEARING

EPP-ED Group Hearing on the Regulation on Roaming II Thursday, 8 January 2009 The EPP-ED Group is holding a hearing on Thursday 8 January 2009 in the European Parliament in Brussels on the Regulation on Roaming II. Programme

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