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The EU’s Council of Economic and Finance Ministers to take place in Brussels on Tuesday, 14 May at 11.00

Posted on 13, May 2013 by

Preparation of Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 14 May Brussels, 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU’s Council of Economic and Finance Ministers will take place in Brussels on Tuesday, 14 May at 11.00. The European Commission will be represented by Olli … Read the full press release →

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EU responds to Syria crisis with more emergency humanitarian aid

Posted on 13, May 2013 by

Brussels, 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is announcing today an additional €65 million in response to the rapidly growing scale of the humanitarian crisis resulting from the conflict in Syria. With more intense fighting in Syria and just three months … Read the full press release →

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Cecilia Malmström: Europe should give migrants the opportunities they deserve

Posted on 10, May 2013 by

Cecilia Malmström – EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Speech by Commissioner Malmström at the State of the Union Conference:  State of the Union Conference Florence, Italy, 10-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today is 9 May 2013. If we look 30 years ahead, on 30 … Read the full press release →

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Seminar “Welcome to the EU, Croatia” in Prague

Posted on 10, May 2013 by

Commissioner Štefan Füle – Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Speaking points of Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle at the seminar “Welcome to the EU, Croatia” organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech … Read the full press release →

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EC, ECB and IMF on the Tenth Review Mission to Ireland

Posted on 9, May 2013 by

Brussels, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Dublin during April 23rd – May 2nd, 2013 for the tenth review of the government’s economic programme and met with … Read the full press release →

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Algirdas Šemeta: Tax evasion and avoidance: time for ambitious actions

Posted on 9, May 2013 by

Algirdas Šemeta – Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, Statistics, Audit and Anti-fraud European Parliament Economic Committee on Taxation Brussels, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very happy to be here with you today. I would like to … Read the full press release →

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Expert hearing on plans to open up the EU’s national rail passenger markets to competition

Posted on 8, May 2013 by

8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An expert hearing on plans to open up the EU’s national rail passenger markets to competition will be held by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday. Experts representing passengers, rail workers, operators and infrastructure managers will … Read the full press release →

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EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas & International Maritime Organization Mr. Koji Sekimizu to work together towards safer and more environmentally friendly shipping

Posted on 8, May 2013 by

Brussels, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas and the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization Mr. Koji Sekimizu met today in Brussels and reaffirmed their common goal to work together towards safer and more environmentally friendly shipping. The … Read the full press release →

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NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: Europe must stop the cuts in defence spending

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “Soft power alone is no power at all,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told foreign affairs, security and defence MEPs and national MPs on Monday. Speaking in favour of “holding the line on defence spending” in … Read the full press release →

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Progress on 2013 annual budget paves way to start long-term budget negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the President of the European Commission met in Brussels on 6 May to discuss budgetary matters. They agreed on key points … Read the full press release →

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Syngenta: EU Member States again fail to agree restriction on key crop protection technology

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

Basel, Switzerland, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Syngenta acknowledged that European Union (EU) Member States for the second time failed to agree on the European Commission’s proposal for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. The latest decision should compel the Commission to return to … Read the full press release →

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Europe on Track, Spanish youth media project, awarded first prize at the 2013 Charlemagne Youth Prize ceremony in Aachen University

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

Aachen, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Europe on Track, a Spanish youth media project, was awarded first prize at the 2013 Charlemagne Youth Prize ceremony on 7 May in Aachen University. The second prize went to the photo contest Discover Europe from Poland … Read the full press release →

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Legal Affairs Committee to reform EU audit services to win back investors’ confidence

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Obliging companies to switch auditors regularly and prohibiting auditors from supplying certain non-auditing services are among the changes voted by the Legal Affairs Committee on Thursday to a draft law to open up the EU audit services … Read the full press release →

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Vice-President Viviane Reding held Citizens’ Debate about the Future of Europe in Brussels

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

Brussels, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As the debate about the future of Europe and the consequences of the economic crisis is gathering pace, the European Commission is reaching out to different European towns to listen to citizens, their concerns and hopes for … Read the full press release →

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EC launches the deployment of SESAR, EU’s flagship project aiming to modernise the Air Traffic Management (ATM)

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

Brussels, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission has adopted today a new Regulation establishing governance and incentive mechanisms to facilitate the effective and timely deployment of SESAR, the Union’s flagship project that aims at modernising the Air Traffic Management (ATM) system and … Read the full press release →

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EC paves the way for more ambitious Single European Sky performance targets

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

Brussels, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission adopted today revised implementing Regulations on performance and charging, setting the framework for the upcoming negotiations on targets for the second reference period (2015 to 2019) of the SES Performance Scheme. The Scheme sets … Read the full press release →

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The EC approved liquidation aid for the Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATE Bank)

Posted on 6, May 2013 by

Brussels, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that liquidation aid granted by Greece in favour of Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATE Bank) was in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the Commission found that the aid was … Read the full press release →

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New Heads of EU Delegations to Azerbaijan, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Sri Lanka and Kyrgyzstan

Posted on 6, May 2013 by

Brussels, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, announced today the appointment of new Heads of EU Delegations to Azerbaijan, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Sri Lanka … Read the full press release →

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László Andor at Leuven Conference: We can restore and maintain prosperity in Europe if we invest in our human capital, from cradle to old age

Posted on 6, May 2013 by

Brussels, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The key role of social investment for the modernisation of national welfare systems and for overcoming Europe’s employment and social crisis was underlined by László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the conference … Read the full press release →

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