Mijatović visits Ukraine from 4 to 7 March 2014 VIENNA, 4-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said harassment of journalists in Ukraine must stop, and that members of the media must be able to … Read the full press release
COPENHAGEN, 4-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today expressed grave concern at developments in Ukraine and urged all OSCE participating States to respect the principles and spirit of the Helsinki Final Act. “I am gravely concerned at the … Read the full press release
BERN, Switzerland, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — OSCE Chair and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter discussed the crisis regarding Crimea with UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, and emphasized the importance of coordination between the UN and the OSCE. Burkhalter, in a meeting … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Politics, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland, Ukraine
Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Crimea crisis, Didier Burkhalter, OSCE, OSCE Chair Didier Burkhalter, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, UKRAINE, UN and OSCE coordination, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Strasbourg, France, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 4 March, from 9.00 to 11.30 CET, the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, is organising an interactive event in the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels with EP President Martin Schulz and Commission President José Manuel … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Politics, Society
Tagged "Your wish list for Europe", #EUwishlist, Emily O'Reilly, EU Ombudsman, EU watchdog, European Ombudsman, European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly, José Manuel Barroso, Martin Schulz, Ms Gundi Gadesmann, Ombudsman, Twitter EU event
Brussels, Belgium, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the President of the European Commission and President of the European Council, join together today to condemn the Russian … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, France, Germany, Government, Italy, Politics, Society, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged 1997 basing agreement with Ukraine, Alejandro Ulzurrun, CANADA, G-7 Leaders, human rights concerns, Japan, Natasja Bohez Rubiano, Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, President of European Council, Presidents of the European Commission, Russian Federation’s clear violation, Ukraine sovereignty, Ukraine territorial integrity, UN Charter, United States
Paris, France, 18-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The 123rd Bal de l’X, under the high patronage of Mr François Hollande, President of the French Republic, will celebrate the international cooperation between Ecole Polytechnique and China. For this edition, Bal de l’X is among the official … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, France, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged 123rd Bal de l’X, 50th anniversary, CHINA, conductor Riccardo Frizza, diplomatic relationship, École polytechnique, France, French Republic, Gioacchino Rossini, Mr François Hollande, Mr Laurent Billès-Garabédian, Palais Garnier Opera House, Paris, The People’s Republic of China
Berlin, Germany, 7-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Monika Grütters, Germany’s new Minister of State for Culture and the Media, paid the European Film Market (EFM) of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival an official visit this Friday morning. Together with Festival Director Dieter Kosslick, EFM Director Beki … Read the full press release
New report finds that a shift towards a circular economy can generate US$ 500 million in material cost savings, 100,000 new jobs and prevent 100 million tonnes of waste globally within five years Project Mainstream initiative aims to accelerate cross-sector engagement … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Environment, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Airbnb, circular business model, circular economy, commodity prices, cost volatility, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Project Mainstream, reuse of materials, Sir Ian Cheshire, Towards the Circular Economy, waste, World Economic Forum, Zip Car, “circular” supply chains
General consensus that prohibitionist drugs policies have been largely unsuccessful Leaders debated the pace and direction of change in drugs policies The theme of the 44th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Law, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Aliko Dangote, Christophe de Margerie, Davos, Davos-Klosters, drugs policy, Enrique Acevedo, First Drugs Debate, Jiang Jianqing, Joseph Jimenez, Juan Manuel Santos, Judith Rodin, Kenneth Roth, Kofi Annan, Kofi Annan Foundation, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Marissa Mayer, Rick Perry, Switzerland, World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum launches PACI Vanguard, a community of global CEOs committed to zero tolerance against corruption The Forum and OECD initiate collaboration for a globally harmonized anti-bribery framework New report, Safeguarding Aviation and Travel Value Chains Against Corruption, looks at collective … Read the full press release
Iran seeks to become one of the world’s top 10 economies in the future The international community needs to work together to help Syria President expects to conclude a comprehensive nuclear agreement The theme of the 44th World Economic Forum Annual … Read the full press release
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union (EU) using its African Peace Facility Early Response Mechanism (ERM) has agreed to provide financial support to the mediation process in South Sudan facilitated by IGAD. The € 1.1 Million (US$ 1.44 … Read the full press release
Open Forum Davos 2014 programme offers sessions on geopolitics, the economy, social affairs and more Panellists include top leaders from business, politics and civil society For more information about the 12th Open Forum, visit: http://www.openforumdavos.ch Davos, Switzerland, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Angel Gurria, Davos, Didier Burkhalter, economy, general public, geopolitics, Jasmine Whitbread, Joseph Jimenez, Kofi Annan, Martin Schulz, Martin Sorrell, Muhammad Yunus, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Peter D. Sutherland, Social Affairs, Switzerland, The 12th Open Forum Davos 2014, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014
Hong Kong / Singapore, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Euler Hermes, the world’s leading provider of trade credit insurance, is expanding its services in Asia Pacific with the addition of a specialized Single Risk & Political Risk insurance team based in Singapore. … Read the full press release
MEPs have today reaffirmed their support for an ambitious climate and energy policy and their commitment to renewable energy by supporting three binding 2030 targets for renewables, greenhouse gas reductions and energy efficiency. Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Members of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged 2030 renewables target, climate policy, Energy Policy, European Parliament, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, fossil fuel import savings, greenhouse gas target, MEPs, renewable energy, Stephane Bourgeois
Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, will visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday, 15 January 2014. He will meet with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and will address the North Atlantic … Read the full press release
The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, will visit Israel on 15-16 January 2014. Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, will visit Israel on 15-16 January 2014. During his visit, Deputy Secretary … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Defence, Government, Politics
Tagged Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Israel, military, Moshe Ya’alon, Mr. Yossi Cohen, Mr. Ze’ev Elkin, NATO, NATO Deputy Secretary General
Brussels, Belgium, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission welcomes today’s vote by EU governments gathered in the Climate Change Committee to postpone the sale of 900 million carbon allowances in the 3rd phase of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) … Read the full press release
Vilnius, Lithuania, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has warned that the key objective of EU citizenship, namely for people to feel a stronger attachment to the EU, is not succeeding. At the closing conference of the “European … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, European Union, Government, Lithuania, Politics, Society
Tagged cultural diversity, Emily O'Reilly, EU citizenship, EU principles, EU values, EU's identity, EU's legitimacy, European Year of Citizens 2013, Freedom, language diversity, Lithuania, Ms Gundi Gadesmann, protection of minorities, solidarity, The European Ombudsman, Vilnius
Osman’s series, produced for BBC Radio 4, is the BBC’s biggest production on the Arab world’s modern history London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Tarek Osman, the EBRD’s Principal Political Counsellor for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, authored and presented a four-part … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Media, Politics, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged academics, activists, Arab Islamist movement, Arab liberal age, Arab nationalism, Arab uprising, Arab world, artists, BBC Radio 4, documentary, EBRD, historians, modern history, modern history of the Arab world, ordinary people, radio series, senior politicians, Tarek Osman
Strasbourg, France / Brussels, Belgium, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Parliament passed three separate resolutions on Thursday, asking for an immediate end to the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China; calling on the Sri Lankan government to implement the … Read the full press release
The President of the Republic of Congo met with Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni in Rome to discuss Eni’s ongoing activities and projects in the Country, with particular focus on recent discoveries. Rome, Italy, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of the Republic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Management, Politics
Tagged Brazzaville, Claudio Descalzi, Congo, Cuvette Basin, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Eni, Eni Congo, Eni’s activities in Congo, exploration, hydrocarbon, Ngolo block, Paolo Scaroni, Republic of Congo, SNPC, Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo
Brussels, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 21st November 2013, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, will meet Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing for the 16th EU-China Summit. They … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Investment, Politics
Tagged agriculture, Beijing, CHINA, climate change, ENERGY, Environment, EU, EU-China Summit, good governance, Günther OETTINGER, Herman Van Rompuy, human rights, INNOVATION, investment, Johannes Hahn, José Manuel Barroso, Karel De Gucht, Li Keqiang, Market Access, people-to-people exchanges, rule of law, Siim Kallas, SUMMIT, trade, urbanisation, Xi Jinping
“EU-Wahlen sind wichtiger als Bundestagswahlen” Berlin, Deutschland, 18-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnischer Minister für europäische Angelegenheiten und Außenhandel fordert an der Humboldt-Universität, gegen ein unliberales Europa anzutreten Alexander Stubb hat bei seiner Rede im Rahmen der Reihe „Forum Constitutionis Europae“ aufgefordert, im … Read the full press release
Dundee, Scotland, 18-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The growing political importance of how the Scots and the English perceive each other’s national identity will be explored at a public lecture at the University of Dundee this week. Professor Michael Kenny, of Queen Mary … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has criticised the manner in which the European Banking Authority (EBA) selected its key advisory body, the Banking Stakeholder Group. This follows a complaint from UNI Europa, a European trade union federation, … Read the full press release
After negotiating through the night, Parliament and Council struck a deal on the EU budget for 2014, which also provides for remedying payments shortfalls in in the current fiscal year. MEPs ensured that victims of catastrophic flooding and drought in … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Government, Politics
Tagged Alain Lamassoure, asylum support, Border management, Council, Education, EU budget 2014, humanitarian aid, INNOVATION, MEPs, Ms Anne Jensen, Parliament, refugees, RESEARCH, Ron KORVER
Microsoft, Google and Facebook managers denied giving the NSA or any government in the world direct or unfettered access to their servers, at the ninth NSA inquiry hearing on the mass surveillance of EU citizens held at Parliament on Monday. … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Media, Politics, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged customers' data, EU citizens, Facebook, Google, Jim Sensenbrenner, mass surveillance, MEPs, Microsoft, NSA, ommunications records, Senator Patrick Leahy, US Patriot Act, USA Freedom Act
Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the 1970s, a network of businessmen, politicians, and academics from the US, Europe, and Japan, also known as the Trilateral Commission, changed the way international politics was conducted. Informal links between Commission members, governments, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Education, Politics, Society
Tagged academics, businessmen, Carsten Munk Hansen, David Rockefeller, Dino Knudsen, Europe, G7, historian, international politics, Japan, Jean-Claude Trichet, Paris, politicians, Tokyo, Trilateral Commission, University of Copenhagen, US, Washington, Zbigniew Brzezinski
The European Parliament should use its powers to reconsider EU-US data transfer deals and push for the creation of a European privacy cloud, EU-level protection for whistleblowers and a strong judicial authorisation of surveillance activities, data protection and intelligence experts … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged Carlos Coelho, Claude Moraes, EU citizens, EU-level protection for whistleblowers, European Parliament, European privacy cloud, Francesco Ragazzi, fundamental rights, Gus Hosein, Isabel Teixeira NADKARNI, Jan Philipp Albrecht, MEPs, Natalia DASILVA, no to European NSA, NSA inquiry, Passenger Name Record, Sergio Carrera, surveillance programmes, Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme, Viviane Reding, whistleblowers
Brussels, Belgium, 4-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU and the US today announced they will hold a second round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks in Brussels from Monday 11th – Friday 15th November 2013. Theweek-long round of negotiations replaces the talks … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 1-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Almost 60% of experts sitting on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) panels have direct or indirect links with industries regulated by the agency, according to an independent screening performed by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Non Profit, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged conflicts of interest, conflicts of interest scandals, contaminants, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), credibility, EFSA, EFSA's independence policy, EU food safety authority, European Food Safety Authority, experts, food additives, food safety, freelance journalist, GMOs, Martin Pigeon, packaging, Pesticides, private consultancy contracts, research funding, Stéphane Hore
One million citizens from every corner of Europe and beyond now follow the European Parliament on Facebook, making our page the biggest Facebook page of any of the European institutions. But how did it all begin and what is it … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Marketing, Politics, Technology
Tagged citizens, EP, EP's Facebook page, Europe, European Parliament, Facebook, Facebook fans, Facebook page
Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Commissioner Štefan Füle met leaders of coalition parties of Republic of Moldova in Brussels today and made the following statement: ‘I met with political leaders from the Republic of Moldova, Mr Marian Lupu, Vladimir Plahotniuc, Vlad … Read the full press release
The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 finds 86 out of 133 countries improved their global gender gap between 2012 and 2013, with the area of political participation seeing the greatest progress Iceland has the narrowest gender gap in the world, followed … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Politics, Society, Sweden, Switzerland
Tagged economic equality, Finland, gender gap, Global Gender Gap Report 2013, Iceland, Klaus Schwab, Norway, Oliver Cann, political participation, Sweden, WEF, World Economic Forum
Belgrade, Serbia, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policy, Dr Jovan Krkobabic, and the Vice-Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Mr Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, signed today in Belgrade the Framework Agreement for the Serbian Country … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, European Union, Government, Montenegro, Politics, Serbia, Society
Tagged Belgrade, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), CROATIA, displaced persons, Dr Jovan Krkobabic, Montenegro, Mr Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, OSCE, refugees, Regional Housing Programme (RHP), SERBIA, Serbian Country Housing Project, UNHCR
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union should work more closely with Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in areas of common interest such as education and training, new skills for a changing world and strengthened cultural ties … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged 2013 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Creative Europe programmes, CULTURE, DOHA, Dr Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Education, ERASMUS, EU, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, internationalisation of higher education, new skills Androulla Vassiliou, Qatar, Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, training, VASSILIOU
Brussels, Strasbourg, 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A new approach to EU foreign policy based on leadership and the defence of the EU’s interests and values is needed to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing global order, said MEPs on Thursday. … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Vienna 2 Initiative Full Forum met in Brussels on 21-22 October. It assessed recent trends in deleveraging, credit provision, and non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sectors of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe (CESEE). … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Economy, Financial, Politics
Tagged Anthony Williams, banking sectors, Brussels, CESEE, Christof Roche, credit provision, EBRD, EIB, Erste, Eurobank, European banking union, European Commission, IMF, Intesa Sanpaolo, KBC, Kristyn Schrader-King, National Bank of Greece, non-performing loans, NPLs, OTP, Piraeus, Raiffeisen, Sberbank International, Simon O’Connor, Single Resolution Mechanism, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, South Eastern Europe, The Vienna 2 Initiative Full Forum, trends in deleveraging, UNICREDIT, weak credit growth, World Bank Group
Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In October 2013, the FATF recognised that the Russian Federation had made significant progress in addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2008 mutual evaluation report and could be removed from the regular follow-up process. The decision by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Government, Law, Politics, Russia
Tagged 'fit and proper' requirements, 6th Follow-up Report, accounts in fictitious names, AML/CFT Law, anonymous accounts, beneficial ownership requirements, corporate transparency, criminalisation of terrorist financing, criminals, decriminalised self-laundering, FATF, freeze terrorist assets, ML/TF suspicion, Money Laundering, Mutual Evaluation of Russian Federation, Russia FATF 6th Follow-up Report, Russian Federation, terrorist financing, The Financial Action Task Force
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