European Council

30-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On January 1st 40 years ago, the United Kingdom joined what has since become the European Union. It has been a membership characterised by ambivalence, ups and downs, perhaps never more so than at present when traditional … Read the full press release →

28-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed today with EUROBANK a EUR 100 million line of credit for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the fields of industry, tourism, and services in Greece. This is the first line … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 20-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today adopted seven new priorities for the digital economy and society. The digital economy is growing at seven times the rate of the rest of the economy, but this potential is currently held … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 18-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission’s Task Force for Greece has presented its third quarterly report on technical assistance for Greece. The report describes the assistance provided by the Task Force, the Member States, international organisations and other specialist bodies to … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —   This is a good week for the European Union, a week to be remembered. On Monday we were in Oslo. This morning the Finance Ministers agreed on a Single Supervisory Mechanism for banks, and a decision … Read the full press release →

adopted on 14 December 2012 Brussels, 14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Roadmap for the completion of EMU 1. In the light of the fundamental challenges facing it, the Economic and Monetary Union needs to be strengthened to ensure economic and social welfare as … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Council today¹ set out its position on two proposals aimed at establishing a single supervisory mechanism (SSM) for the oversight of credit institutions. Agreement in the Council will enable the presidency to negotiate with the European Parliament with … Read the full press release →

13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — MEPs on Wednesday criticised the “summitry” with which EU leaders are attempting to build economic and monetary union, saying that it was leading nowhere and was far removed from the spirit and ambition which won the EU … Read the full press release →

Address by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council & José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize Award to the European Union/Oslo Oslo, 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — [President Van Rompuy takes the floor] … Read the full press release →

10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A EUR 60 million finance contract to complete phase two of the LGV Est-Européenne high-speed rail project was signed by Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Jean-Pierre Masseret, President of the Lorraine … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 8-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The prize will be conferred in Oslo on 10 December. The European Union will be represented by the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Parliament. Please … Read the full press release →

José Manuel Durão Barroso — President of the European Commission VOKA conference/Brussels Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here today. The impressive turnout shows that Flemish entrepreneurs mean business when they talk … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Measures to help Member States tackle unacceptable levels of youth unemployment and social exclusion by giving young people offers of jobs, education and training have been proposed by the European Commission. “High youth unemployment has dramatic consequences … Read the full press release →

Štefan Füle – European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Joint Session of the Foreign Affairs and European Affairs Committees of the French Senate / Paris Paris, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Monsieur le Président, honorables membres, Je suis honoré d’avoir l’occasion de … Read the full press release →

Viviane Reding — Vice-President of the European Commission Centrum für Europarecht an der University Passau / Passau Passau, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — “If you really want sound budgetary policies over the long term, you need a European finance minister answerable to the European Parliament … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The second annual Convention of the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion will take place in Brussels on 5-7 December 2012. Commission President José Manuel Barroso, President Herman Van Rompuy of the European Council, Isabelle Durant, Vice-President of … Read the full press release →

3204th TRASPORT, TELECOMMUICATIOS and EERGY Council meeting Brussels, 3 December 2012 4-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Council adopted the following conclusions: “THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION RECALLING that the objective to achieve a share of 20% of renewable energy sources (RES) … Read the full press release →

The EU’s Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels, 3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Presidents Valcárcel and Barroso call for a decent compromise on the EU budget 2014-2020 The Committee of the Regions (CoR) in the presence the President of the European Commission, José Manuel … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What is the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP)? Over the first decade of Economic and Monetary Union, a number of EU Member States witnessed a build-up of macroeconomic imbalances. These vulnerabilities proved to be highly damaging once the … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — European Commission President José Manuel Barroso today hosted a meeting with representatives from philosophical and non-confessional organisations in the Commission’s headquarters in Brussels, under the motto “Intergenerational solidarity: setting the parameters for tomorrow’s society in Europe”. Herman … Read the full press release →