European Council

Statement by Commissioner Michel Barnier as proposals to create European funds for venture capital and social businesses are agreed by the European Parliament Brussels, 12-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “I warmly welcome the European Parliament’s vote on our proposals to create Europe-wide funds … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 7-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Immediately after the accident in the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan on March 11, 2011, the European Union decided to reassess the level of nuclear safety in all nuclear power plants in the EU. This was the first … Read the full press release →

Forum for the future of agriculture – session: sustainable intensification and resource efficiency Brussels, 6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mr Chairman, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to speak again at this conference. I appreciate your recognition of the importance of … Read the full press release →

6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Irish Presidency hopes to make progress on outstanding technical issues in discussions with the Parliament over the coming weeks. Agreement also reached on the “Two Pack” of economic surveillance measures for the Eurozone. There was broad … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 5-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, Latvia formally asked the Commission to deliver an extraordinary convergence report with the aim of joining the euro from 1st January 2014. The report will assess if the country has achieved the five convergence criteria as defined … Read the full press release →

28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  On Thursday February 28th the EU EPSCO Council meeting (EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers) will be jointly chaired by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton … Read the full press release →

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) Enda Kenny today met with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt in Dublin for a meeting dominated by Presidency matters. At the centre of the discussion was the contribution which … Read the full press release →

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, will chair the second meeting of the Agrifish Council under the Irish Presidency on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th February. In the agriculture area, Ministers will … Read the full press release →

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Energy Ministers discussed two key energy papers at today’s TTE (Energy) Council in Brussels: the Communication on the Internal Energy Market and the ‘ILUC’ legislative proposal amending the Directives on the promotion of the use of … Read the full press release →

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Simon Coveney TD, will be seeking agreement from his European colleagues at next week’s Fisheries Council on when and how introduce an effective discards ban in the context of the reform … Read the full press release →

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Tánaiste (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore TD, met Mr Alain Lamassoure, Chair of the European Parliament’s Budgetary Committee, in Dublin today to discuss the future of the EU’s … Read the full press release →

22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, will chair a one day meeting of the TTE Council (Energy) in Brussels tomorrow, during which EU Ministers for Energy will discuss a range of issues … Read the full press release →

Speech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, Nova School of Business and Economics and the Banco de Portugal, Lisbon, 22 February 2013 Portugal, Lisbon, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Introduction [1]   Dear Governor Costa, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great … Read the full press release →

22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — If it is to avoid a further loss of global influence, the EU must use its existing foreign policy tools much more efficiently and it must devise a new security strategy, said MEPs on Thursday. They were … Read the full press release →

Brussels, Monday 25 February 2013 – Justus Lipsius building 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — INFORMATION FOR THE MEDIA Registration: Media representatives wishing to attend the EU-Ukraine Summit, and who do not have a permanent inter-institutional EU press card, should register by e-mail … Read the full press release →

19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — After the 2014 elections the European Parliament must have 751 members, i.e. 15 fewer seats, so as to comply with the Lisbon Treaty. To keep member state’s losses to a minimum, 12 EU countries would each lose … Read the full press release →

Policy highlights from the Presidency’s first 50 days 19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today is the 50th day of our Presidency of the Council of the EU, which in practical terms involves the chairing of at least 1600 meetings, 180 of which … Read the full press release →

19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Leading MEPs set the stage for negotiations on the EU’s long-term budget in a debate with the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Monday. Most parliamentarians consider the recent deal … Read the full press release →

José Manuel Durão Barroso – President of the European Commission European Parliament Open Conference of Presidents/Brussels Brussels, 18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mr President, Honourable members, Thank you for the invitation and the opportunity to discuss the outcome of the meeting of the European … Read the full press release →

Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Brussels Brussels, 18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Madam Chair, Honourable members of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, It is a pleasure to be back here in Parliament and in front of your Committee … Read the full press release →