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Political Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Defence Ministers to focus Dublin discussions on Mali, the Horn of Africa and the EU-UN partnership.

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An Informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers will take place in Dublin 12-13 February, chaired by Minister for Justice Equality and Defence Alan Shatter TD. The Secretary General of NATO and a senior UN peacekeeping official will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Defence, European Union, Government, Politics, Society

EU representatives at the Informal EaP dialogue in Tbilisi

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Brussels / Tbilisi, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid will take part in the second Foreign Ministers meeting of the Informal Eastern Partnership … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Society

European Citizens’ Initiative hits 1 million signatures

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Brussels, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Organisers of the Right2Water initiative have announced that they have collected more than one million signatures: it could be the first European Citizens’ Initiative to succeed in collecting the necessary number of statements of support. Organisers of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Non Profit, Politics, Society

EU Data Protection Reform: Major Telecoms Operators Support Push for Level-Playing Field

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Brussels, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, Vice-President Viviane Reding is meeting Luigi Gambardella, chairman of ETNO, who represents the leading telecommunications network operators in Europe to discuss the EU Data Protection rules proposed by the European Commission in January 2012 (see IP/12/46 and IP/13/57). Vice-President … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Politics, Technology, Telecom

Euro coin counterfeiting in 2012

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Brussels, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The number of counterfeit euro coins removed from circulation increased by 17% from 157 000 in 2011 to 184 000 in 2012. With 16.5 billion genuine euro coins currently in circulation, the counterfeit ratio is 1 for every 100 000 genuine … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics, Society

Aides d’État: la Commission autorise temporairement une aide au sauvetage en faveur de la Banque PSA Finance

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Bruxelles, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — La Commission européenne a autorisé temporairement la France à accorder à la Banque PSA Finance une garantie couvrant ses émissions de marché à hauteur de 1,2 milliards d’euros, conformément aux règles de l’UE en matière d’aides d’Etat. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Law, Politics

Irish Finance Minister progresses work on the European Semester process and seeks agreement on Council guidelines for the 2014 Budget

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11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan TD will chair the second meeting of Ireland’s Presidency of the ECOFIN in Brussels on Tuesday 12th February. He will seek to advance work on Ireland’s Presidency agenda of stability, jobs and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Ireland, Politics

Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the execution of Mr Afzal Guru in India

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Brussels, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, issued the following statement today: It was with regret that I learned of the execution of Mr … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Society

Statement by the spokespersons of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, on developments in Georgia

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Brussels, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Statement by the spokespersons of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, on  developments in Georgia The spokespersons of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security … Read the full press release →

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Joint Statement by the spokespersons of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle, on recent events in Azerbaijan

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11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The spokespersons of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, and Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, issued the following statement today: … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Society

SPEECH – Education is the best investment

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Androulla VASSILIOU – Member of the European Commission for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth European Voice EU Studies Fair/Brussels Brussels, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Good morning, I’m delighted to be with you for the 2013 EU Studies Fair. I would like to thank … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Belgium, Education, European Union, Government, Politics, Society

EU Budget Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski on the outcome of the European Summit

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

Brussels, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This is an important step forward for Europe’s businesses, regions, scientists, NGOs and all beneficiaries of EU funds. I am obviously disappointed that the European Council settled for such reduced amounts for future EU budgets at the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics

Statement by President Barroso on the future budget, trade and the Southern Neighbourhood following the European Council, 7-8 February 2013

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José Manuel Durão Barroso – President of the European Commission Joint press conference/Brussels, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, The President of the European Council has just presented the political agreement reached by Heads of State and Government for the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics

EESC President’s Statement on the EU Budget Deal – “A deal is struck but the outcome is disappointing!”

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8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EESC president Staffan Nilsson appreciates the efforts made by European Council president Herman Van Rompuy to achieve compromise and agreement among all Member States and thus pave the way for the adoption of the future budget. It … Read the full press release →

Posted in Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics

Advance party of EUTM Mali arrives in Bamako

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Brussels, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An advance party of the mission EUTM Mali has arrived today in Bamako, ahead of the launch of the mission planned in mid-February. The team of about 70 personnel will finalise with the Malian authorities the system … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Society

Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the kidnapping of two German citizens by the EL6 in Colombia

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Brussels, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today: “The High Representative condemns the kidnapping of two German citizens … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Germany, Government, Politics, Society

Dublin discussions focus on EU-wide Youth Guarantee

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DUBLIN, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has welcomed further progress made on the EU Youth Guarantee which would form a key part of the response to the youth unemployment crisis. Minister Burton also welcomed … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Ireland, Politics, Society

ICT skills key to EU jobs growth with potentially 700,000 unfilled ICT vacancies across EU by 2015

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

Dublin summit for EU Employment Ministers focuses on addressing ICT skills gap 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Addressing the ICT skills gap will be a crucial part of the EU’s employment strategy, given projections that there could be up to 700,000 unfilled … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Ireland, Politics, Society

Opening remarks by President Herman Van Rompuy at the European Council

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

Brussels, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This is our first meeting of the year: welcome! Today we must reach an agreement on our Union’s budget for the rest of the decade. We’re picking up from where we left matters last November. The past … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics

Statement by Commissioner Michel Barnier on interbank interest rate benchmarks

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Brussels, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Interbank interest rate benchmarks are systemic benchmarks which are important for the transmission of the euro area’s monetary policy. The Commission is therefore following developments on Euribor, in particular the recent departure of a number of panel … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics