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Political Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

European Commissioner for Education and Culture Androulla Vassiliou pledges support for Jeremy Irons campaign against plastic waste

Brussels, 8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — European Commissioner for Education and Culture Androulla Vassiliou met the Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons today (7 March 2013) to discuss his recent film documentary, Trashed, which highlights the huge impact of global waste on the environment and human … Read the full press release

President Barroso: “The logic of interdependence and its consequences”

José Manuel Durão Barroso – President of the European Commission Building Bridges Conference/Brussels 8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Mr President, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour and pleasure to welcome to Brussels President Shimon Peres. I am glad he has accepted … Read the full press release

The European Union and its Member States move to improve conservation measures for Polar Bears

8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Union and its Member States announced today (Thursday 7th March), at the 16th meeting of the Parties to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) that it was tabling a new proposal … Read the full press release

Icelandic and EU local authorities join forces for Iceland’s road to Europe

Brussels, 8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The newly-established Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) between the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Icelandic local authorities held its inaugural meeting today in Reykjavík, Iceland. The JCC, which brings together local and regional representatives from the EU Member States … Read the full press release

Karel De Gucht: EU-Vietnam Trade Negotiations: Renovation and Openness

Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration / Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam,  8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Professors, Students, Ladies and gentlemen, More open economies and more open societies are the reality of today’s world. Faster and radically innovative communications … Read the full press release

Štefan Füle welcomed the deal on Ljubljanska Banka (Slovenia-Croatia)

Brussels,  8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle welcomed the news from Ljubljana and Zagreb that a mutually acceptable solution to the Ljubljanska Banka issue has been found. “I consider this to be a good … Read the full press release

EU citizens think more women in power in developing countries would make a positive difference

Brussels, 7-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the eve of International Women’s Day 2013, a new Eurobarometer shows that 78% of Europeans think that having more women in positions of political power in developing countries would ‘make things better’. In fact, over three … Read the full press release

EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs will discuss a number of measures aimed at increasing border security in Europe

6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs will discuss a number of measures aimed at increasing border security in Europe at a two-day meeting in Brussels this week. Ministers are also expected to approve proposals agreed with … Read the full press release

International Women’s Day: Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation

Brussels, 6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and Commissioner Cecilia Malmström have today joined human rights campaigners to call for zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM). The Commission organised a … Read the full press release

Janez Potočnik Speech: Agriculture and the Environment

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

Statement by VP Almunia on Microsoft’s fine of 561 million euros

Joaquín Almunia – Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy Brussels, 6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the Commission adopted a decision sanctioning Microsoft for its failure to comply with the legally binding commitments which it made to the Commission. The … Read the full press release

Viviane Reding and Ilse Aigner see European data protection reform as ‘historic opportunity’

EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding and German Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner see European data protection reform as ‘historic opportunity’ Brussels, 6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU Justice Commissioner and Vice President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, and the German Federal … Read the full press release

Minister for Health, James Reilly TD, concluded a successful meeting of EU Health Ministers as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Packed agenda also focused on childhood obesity, smoke-free environment & children with complex developmental needs 6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Minister and his European counterparts dealt with a range of important health issues.  In particular, they discussed the impact of the … Read the full press release

Broad political support at today’s ECOFIN Council on the Capital Requirements Directive IV compromise package

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

Alan Shatter TD: Victims of domestic violence and other vulnerable people at risk of violence will gain an additional layer of protection following agreement in Brussels this week

6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on Friday, 8 March, 2013 Ministers are expected to formally approve a deal reached with the European Parliament on the European Protection Order.  This new EU Regulation will mean … Read the full press release

Latvia and the euro

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

International Women’s Day 2013: events at the European Parliament on women and the economic crisis

The European Parliament is marking International Women’s Day this year by hosting a workshop for journalists and a discussion between MEPs and national MPs on women and the economic crisis 5-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Workshop for journalists on “Women and the … Read the full press release

Speech: Making education fit for the digital age

Androulla VASSILIOU – Member of the European Commission for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth The Grand Coalition ICT skills and job Conference/Brussels, 5-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — I’m delighted to be here with you for the second day of our Conference launching the Grand … Read the full press release

European Commission launches Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs

Brussels, 4-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Commission President José Manuel Barroso today called on Europe’s digital businesses, governments, training and education sectors to join a Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs to address up to 900 000 job vacancies expected to exist in Europe … Read the full press release

Roundtable meeting on homelessness agrees six principles to inform EU policy

4-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Minister for Housing and Planning Jan O’Sullivan, TD, today welcomed the positive outcomes of the EU roundtable meeting on homelessness. Minister O’Sullivan co-chaired the meeting of EU ministers with responsibility for homelessness policy with Commissioner for Employment, … Read the full press release