Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 43 winners of the European Citizen’s Prize 2013 attended an official event in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday at the European Parliament, where they met its President Martin Schulz. They had already received medals … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged Alexander ALVARO, Annemarie Jorritsma, Anni PODIMATA, Brussels, cross-border cooperation, Enrique BARÒN CRESPO, EU citizens, EU integration, EU project, European Citizen's Prize 2013, European citizenship, European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Isabelle DURANT, László SURJÁN, Maja OREL SCHWARZ, medals of honour, official event, Othmar KARAS, Peter Matjašič, President Martin Schulz, Sanne DE RYCK
African Development Bank Asian Development Bank European Bank for Reconstruction and Development European Investment Bank Inter-American Development Bank International Monetary FundWorld Bank Group Washington, D.C., United States, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia on 3-6 December … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, International Trade, Politics
Tagged African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Bali, EBRD, EIB, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, IMF, Indonesia, Inter-American Development Bank, International Monetary FundWorld Bank Group, statement, trade, trade facilitation assistance, Washington, World Bank, World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting, WTO, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Washington D.C., United States, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Yesterday (2013-10-13), on the occasion of the 2nd annual meeting of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon met with IDFC CEOs. During their meeting IDFC members discussed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, Politics
Tagged 2014 Climate Summit, Ban Ki-moon, climate financing, Dr Charis Pöthig, Dr. Ulrich Schröder, green finance commitments, IDFC, KfW, KfW Group, Secretary-General of the United Nations, The International Development Finance Club, UN Secretary-General, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Washington
23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding will be in Helsinki with Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Sirpa Pietikäinen tomorrow to hold a debate on the future of Europe with about 300 citizens. The debate will take place on 24 September between 10:00 and 12:00 (9:00 and 11:00 … Read the full press release
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Tagged Alexander Stubb, André Noël Chaker, Debate, EU citizens, EU Citizens' Dialogues, EUDeb8, Finnish citizens, Finns, Future of Europe, Future of Europe Debate, Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 3, Mina Andreeva, Natasha Bertaud, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Vanha ylioppilastalo, Vice-President Viviane Reding, Viviane Reding, World Economic Forum's global competitiveness index
23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — 10th Yalta Annual Meeting, in Yalta, Ukraine I am glad to be here, in Yalta, for the fourth time! What do you want? … That was the question I asked, if you remember, at the end of … Read the full press release
Metropolis Conference/Tampere, Finland, 16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of this important event with such a wide and dynamic composition of researchers, policy makers and practitioners from all over the world. Tampere can truly be … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Finland, Government, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged asylum, Cecilia Mamlström, Common European Asylum System, EU asylum policies, EU Commissioner, EU migration, EU migration policy, Freedom, GAMM, Global Approach to Migration and Mobility, Home Affairs, intra-corporate transferees, intra-EU mobility, Justice, legal migration, Metropolis Conference, MIGRATION, mobility, seasonal workers, SECURITY, Tampere
13-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurogroup ministers got back to business today in Vilnius in their first meeting since the end of the summer break. There was good news from Cyprus, where work has started in earnest on reforms designed to get the … Read the full press release
Vilnius, 13-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurofi Financial Forum Mr. De Larosière, Ladies and Gentlemen, Five years ago, on 13 September 2008, some of you here in this room were probably in Nice for the informal Ecofin. It is precisely on that day in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Lithuania, Politics
Tagged CRD 4, cross-border derivatives, EMIR, Eurofi Financial Forum, financial markets, financial reforms, G20, Michel Barnier, OTC derivatives, Short-selling Regulation, Single Resolution Mechanism, Single Supervisory Mechanism, Vilnius
12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the European Parliament adopted amendments to the EU visa rules (Regulation 539/2001), including a new visa waiver suspension mechanism to ensure that visa free travel does not lead to irregularities or abuse. “The new visa waiver suspension mechanism will contribute … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Travel
Tagged Cecilia Malmström, EU visa, EU visa rules, VISA, visa waiver suspension mechanism, visa-free regime
06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Representing the European Union at the G20 in Saint Petersburg, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy made the following statement on the summit outcome: “The G20 has proven its worth, in … Read the full press release
Appearing in front of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee today, the Eurogroup President took the opportunity to clarify the situation with regard to the Greek programme and Greece’s financing needs. 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — He welcomed the real progress … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Investment, Politics
Tagged Eurogroup, Eurogroup President, European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, Greece's financing needs, Greek fiscal sustainability, Greek programme, Greek public sector, Greek structural reforms, Jeroen Dijsselbloem
The impact of US National Security Agency and other surveillance programmes on EU citizens’ privacy and media freedom and the lack of democratic oversight of these programmes were the key concerns voiced by MEPs and key journalists on Thursday, in … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Media, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged Carlos Coelho, Civil Liberties Committee, Civil Liberties Committee MEPs, Claude Moraes, Cornelia Ernst, David Miranda, EU citizens, fundamental rights, Isabel Teixeira NADKARNI, Jacob Appelbaum, Jacques Follorou, journalists, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, media freedom, MEPs, Natalia DASILVA, NSA snooping, privacy, Sophia in't Veld, spying, surveillance programmes, The Guardian, UK anti-terror laws, US National Security Agency
Joint press conference/Saint Petersburg 05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Good afternoon, The European Union comes to this summit with a message of confidence. The EU delivered on its commitments made last year, but the global recovery still remains fragile. There are positive signs … Read the full press release
Mobile 360 Connected Europe conference (GSMA) / Brussels To add your comment to this speech, see the social version of the speech here 05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Smart cities mean better urban services, less waste, and citizens empowered to make a difference. This … Read the full press release
04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Improving confidence in the global economy, making decisive progress on the way to sustainable and inclusive global growth, countering protectionism and stepping up the fight against tax avoidance and evasion worldwide: these should be amongst the main results … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Government, Politics, Russia
Tagged anti-corruption, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, CANADA, CHINA, Climate, development, Dirk Volckaerts, Employment, ENERGY, EU, fight against tax avoidance, France, G20, G20 leaders, G20 Summit, Germany, Herman Van Rompuy, INDIA, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jens Mester, José Manuel Barroso, Koen Doens, Mexico, Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, protectionism, Republic of Korea, RUSSIA, Saint Petersburg, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will visit Lithuania on 5-10 September to support the Lithuanian EU Presidency’s push to ensure that quality education and opportunities for young people are at the top of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Government, Lithuania, Politics
Tagged Algimanta Pabedinskienė, Algirdas Butkevicius, Androulla Vassiliou, Comenius, CULTURE, Dainius Pavalkis, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Dennis Abbott, Dina Avraam, Education, ERASMUS, EU Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, EU Youth Conference, Grundtvig, Leonardo da Vinci, Lifelong Learning programme, Lithuanian EU Presidency, Multilingualism, Seimas, Vilnius, YOUTH
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Serbia is making one more step forward on its way to the EU membership. On 1 September the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Serbia enters into force, bringing concrete benefits in trade relations … Read the full press release
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement today: “I would like to express my strong concerns regarding the escalation of violence in … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, European Union, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged African Union Special Representative, Catherine Ashton, Congolese territory, EU Senior Coordinator, Gisenyi, Goma region, M23, M23 attacks, Martin Kobler, MONUSCO, Rwanda, Sebastien Brabant, Tanzanian UN peacekeeper, UNSG Special Envoy, US Special Envoy
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with three leaders from the Ukrainian parliamentary opposition: Vitaliy Klichko (UDAR), Oleh Tiahnybok (Svoboda) and Arseniy Yatsenyuk (Batkivshyna) to take stock of the EU reform related agenda … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Ukraine
Tagged Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Arseniy Yatsenyuk (Batkivshyna), Batkivshyna, EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, EU-Ukraine DCFTA Agreement, Oleh Tiahnybok, Oleh Tiahnybok (Svoboda), Štefan Füle, Svoboda, UDAR, Verkhovna Rada, Vitaliy Klichko, Vitaliy Klichko (UDAR)
Munich, 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “No one, not China, not the United States, will wait for 28 different opinions to come out of Europe on important regulations concerning the global economy,” says the Allianz chief economist in our video interview, responding to a … Read the full press release
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