The approval of the amended regulation, the text of which has already been agreed between Parliament and Council, would entitle all 27 Member States to use the ERDF funds, in addition to other sources, to renovate the existing houses of their marginalised communities or to replace them with new ones, irrespective of where they are located (i.e. whether urban or rural areas).
Priekšlikums par tiesību aktu, kas palīdzētu aizsargāt medicīnas darbiniekus no bīstamām infekcijām, kuras rodas no savainojumiem ar šļirču adatām vai citiem asiem medicīnas instrumentiem, nav jauns: Eiropas Parlaments tādu jau prasa vairākus gadus, no 2006.gada jūlija, kad tas pieņēma rezolūciju šajā jautājumā.