(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, but subject to subsections (2.1) and (2.2), an application for a benefit, other than a death benefit, that would have been payable in respect of a month to a deceased person who, prior to the person’s death, would have been entitled on approval of an application to payment of that benefit under this Act may be approved in respect of that month only if it is made within 12 months after the death of that person by the estate, the representative or heir of that person or by any person that may be prescribed by regulation.

Hearing the case, the Landesarbeitsgericht (Higher Labour Court, Germany) asks the Court of Justice whether national legislation or practice which provides that, if the employment relationship ends because of the worker’s death, the entitlement to paid annual leave is lost without giving rise to an allowance in lieu of outstanding leave is compatible with EU law.

(Return tabled) Question No. 67 Mr. Sean Casey: With respect to the New Veterans Charter, the tax-free, lump-sum Disability Award, and the tax-free, lump-sum Death Benefit, between April 2005 and June 2011: (a) how many recipients of the lump-sum Disability Award or the Death Benefit filed a complaint with the Department of Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) about either benefit; (b) how many Disability Award or Death Benefit files have been forwarded to the Deputy Minister or Minister of Veterans Affairs' attention; (c) what was the nature of the problems associated with each case forwarded to the Minister in (b); (d) after receiving a lump-sum payment, how many recipients or their dependants requested additional funds; (e) has VAC experien ...[+++]ced cost savings associated with the granting of the lump-sum Disability Award and Death Benefit, as compared to other longer-term assistance measures such as, but not limited to, the disability pension and health care benefits; (f) has VAC reviewed or evaluated the lump-sum Disability Award and Death Benefit programs; and (g) what findings or conclusions have been made by any reviews or evaluations in (f)?

19. Calls for the Commission to introduce a European legislative framework for the safety and accessibility of tourism services; notes the strong links between tourism development and transport infrastructure; notes that one third of consumer complaints in the SOLVIT system concern passenger rights, and therefore urges the Commission to improve the enforcement of consumers and passengers rights; laments in particular the fact that road accidents are the most frequent cause of death among travellers; calls, therefore, for harmonised traffic regulations and safety standards, e.g. harmonised traffic rules for roundabout traffic;

3. Strongly condemns the use of force against protestors and deeply deplores the injuries and loss of life caused; urges the authorities to refrain from the use of violence against protestors and respect their right to assemble freely; stresses that those responsible for the loss of life and injuries caused should be held accountable and brought to justice; calls on the authorities to immediately release all political prisoners and all those detained in relation to their peaceful activities in the context of the protests;

The implementation of five harmonised key indicators – demand for treatment by drug users, drug-related deaths, mortality and causes of death among drug-users, the incidence of drug-related infectious diseases, the comparability of surveys of drug use, behaviour and attitudes towards drugs in the general population and finally, the comparability of the prevalence estimates of problem drug use – plays an important role in this context.