European Parliament

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Key Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting 18/19 October 2012 European Parliament/Strasbourg 23 October 2012 Strasbourg, 24-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — President of the Parliament, President of the European Council, Honourable Members, Last … Read the full press release →

Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ Vice-President of the European Commission Responsible for Interinstitutional Relations and Administration Joint debate on Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 Joint debate on Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 Strasbourg,23 October 2012 Strasbourg, 24-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Dear members, Thank you for the … Read the full press release →

24-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Draft banking supervision legislation tabled in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Monday would give national supervisors a greater role than do earlier Commission proposals, while at the same time retaining the European Central Bank’s power … Read the full press release →

Public perception across the EU of the current economic situation and quality of life indicate major variations not only at national level but even more so at a regional level. Results also show that representatives from all levels of government … Read the full press release →

24-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The economic and monetary affairs committee voted on Monday to express its dissatisfaction with member states for repeatedly refusing to recognise the need for a better gender balance within the European Central Bank (ECB). It adopted a … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 23-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The deadline for submitting entries to become European Green Capital 2015 is now closed and the following cities have entered the competition: Bristol (UK) Brussels (Belgium) Bydgoszcz (Poland) Dublin (Ireland) Glasgow (UK) Kaunas (Lithuania) Kutahya (Turkey) Ljubljana (Slovenia) EU … Read the full press release →

PUBLIC DELIBERATIO’S/PUBLIC DEBATES¹ Luxembourg, 23-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — MEETI’G O’ MO’DAY 22 OCTOBER 2012 +/- 10.10 The deliberations concern the following A items (without discussion): – Amendments of the European Parliament to the Council’s position on the draft budget for 2013 – … Read the full press release →

Brussels,  22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Herman VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council, will have the following schedule beginning 22 October 2012: Monday 22 October 10:30 Meeting with Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Augustin Matata Ponyo (photo … Read the full press release →

The EESC is pleased to learn that, even though belated, a European banking union will come to life. It is crucial that the Member State governments have the breadth of vision to create more Europe, handing over some powers and … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What are biofuels? Biofuels are liquid or gaseous transport fuels made from biomass. The most important biofuels today are bioethanol (made from sugar and cereal crops) used to replace petrol, and biodiesel (made mainly from vegetable oils) used to replace diesel. There are two distinctive categories of … Read the full press release →

Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade The European Union – Republic Of Korea Free Trade Agreement: One Year After Its Entry Into Force European Parliament Workshop/ Brussels 16 October 2012 Brussels, 22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Professor Moreira, Minister Bark, ladies and … Read the full press release →

20-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Erasmus programme enables students in higher education to spend between 3 and 12 months in another European country – either for studies or for a placement in a company or other organisation. Any student enrolled in … Read the full press release →

Free movement of capital / Free movement of goods / Free movement of persons / Free movement of services 20-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Involving citizens in the single market, better informing them of their rights, building trust, countering retrenchment tendencies in member states, making existing rules work … Read the full press release →

20-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A start on future economic and monetary union can be made now, by finalising laws already in the pipeline and making the most of what the current EU system already allows, said Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee … Read the full press release →

Luxembourg, 19-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the Council took a further step1 towards the adoption of new rules for EU cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 period by agreeing on a third partial general approach2 (14287/2/12 REV 2). The purpose of cohesion policy is to … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — 20 young people, all 20 years of age, will today be awarded prizes they have won in the ‘Generation 1992’ creative competition, in which young people from all over Europe born in 1992 (the year in which … Read the full press release →

From words to action: making “More Europe” a reality Nicosia, Cyprus, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen It is a pleasure to be here today with so many distinguished parliamentarians. As I have said many times before, I am firm … Read the full press release →

16-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On 2 October 2012, the European Economic and Social Committee hosted the first meeting of the EU-Montenegro Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), a consultative body with the task of monitoring the negotiations on Montenegro’s accession to … Read the full press release →

Riga, 16-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — I would like to thank Prime Minister Dombrovskis for his hospitality and for the good discussion we have had and which will continue after this conference. I would also like to say that it is a pleasure … Read the full press release →