Notes made by David Harley during his activities as Deputy Secretary General of the European Parliament (EP) concerning: Financial Times/City of London meeting on future of financial services: root cause of crisis was debt-fuelled binge. Solution depends on providing /raising equity for investment. Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician – people only tend to accept change if they feel they have security.
Security and access to House of Commons
Václav Havel's, President of Czech Republic, farewell speech
Paul Heardman: staff issues
Secretary General/Management Team meeting
Meeting with US Ambassador William Kennard on transnational objectives in US-EU friendship: TEC, innovation dialogue, economic growth, climate change: supporting tax credits for companies developing renewable energy and promoting energy efficiency. China and climate change. Russia and energy policy
Meeting with Stephen Kinsella: Steering Group for 1000 Club
Labour Party energy meeting
ACE Conference Birmingham
Wider Europe Conference: changes in EU System of external relations post-Lisbon, eastern neighbours, role of EP
Meeting with Graham Watson, MEP where GW discussed Mikhail Khodorkovsky (Russian politician and businessman) strategic error in ordering second trial as now seen as martyr. GW says there is no difference between Chinese and Russians
Further exchanges on Mikhail Khodorkovsky. EU concerns about Belarus. Loss of business confidence in Russia
Meeting with Olaf Cramme: re-emergence of 2-tier/speed Europe
Meeting with John Denham: aim to get sense of EU process especially from business perspective; Labour Party commitment to EU; external trade: Brussels against small players
Energy meeting

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