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Speech – Competition and personal data protection, Commissioner Joaquín Almunia

Posted on 28, November 2012 by

Joaquín Almunia — Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy Privacy Platform event: Competition and Privacy in Markets of Data Brussels, 28-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank Ms In ‘t Veld for her kind invitation to join … Read the full press release →

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Commission’s new proposal for EU budget 2013

Posted on 28, November 2012 by

Brussels, 28-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Commission’s new proposal for EU budget 2013 Ten days after the unsuccessful end of the conciliation period over next year’s EU budget, the Commission is presenting a new Draft Budget for 2013. The new proposal takes into … Read the full press release →

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Developing more effective instruments and strategies to support social innovation in the EU: the way forward

Posted on 28, November 2012 by

László ANDOR — European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion  Conference on social innovation and social policy experimentation Brussels, 28-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Ladies and gentlemen, This conference comes at a critical juncture. The challenges already created by the profound … Read the full press release →

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Speech – Address to the Western Balkan Civil Society Forum, Commissioner Stefan Füle

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Stefan Füle – European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood 4th Western Balkan Civil Society Forum Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — President Nilsson, Members of the European Economic and Social Committee, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to have the opportunity … Read the full press release →

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Visa-free travel: Progress, but hurdles remain

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Brussels, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  How well are countries outside the EU living up to their commitments when it comes to offering visa-free travel to EU citizens? Today, the European Commission adopted its seventh report about breaches of the principle of … Read the full press release →

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Europe In Action: The EU’s Danube Strategy One Year On

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Brussels, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Europe In Action: The EU’s Danube Strategy One Year On The First Annual Forum of the Danube Strategy in Regensburg, Bavaria will be celebrating the results of the first year of the Danube Strategy. Co-hosted by … Read the full press release →

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Digital Agenda: European Commission supports research on Cyber security

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Brussels, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Cybercrime is a growing global problem that no company or country can tackle alone. At any given time, an estimated 150 000 viruses and other types of malicious code are circulating across the internet, infecting more than a … Read the full press release →

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Employment: how the EURES jobseeker mobility network works

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Brussels, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Employment: how the EURES jobseeker mobility network works What is EURES and what does it do? EURES (the European jobseeker mobility network) is a cooperation network between the European Commission and the public employment services of the … Read the full press release →

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“The fish cannot go to Court” – the environment is a public good that must be supported by a public voice

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Janez Potočnik — European Commissioner for Environment Seminar on Access to Justice and Organisation of Jurisdictions in Environment Litigation by the Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union (ACA-Europe) Brussels, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished … Read the full press release →

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Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of Irish electrical company Cooper Industries by rival Eaton

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Brussels, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Cooper Industries of Ireland by Eaton Corporation of the US. The transaction combines the electrical equipment and component businesses of Cooper and Eaton. … Read the full press release →

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Statement by the EC, ECB, and IMF on the Mission to Cyprus

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Brussels, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —   An EC/ECB/IMF mission has had productive discussions with the Cypriot authorities on the policy building blocks of a macroeconomic adjustment programme. The authorities and EC/ECB/ IMF teams made good progress towards agreement on key policies to … Read the full press release →

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And yet it’s coming: a gender quota in business leadership

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Ms Viviane Reding — Vice-President, Member of the Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Women’s Finance Forum Hamburg, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Key statements: We did it: yesterday, the European Commission made gender equality history. After years of empty promises and … Read the full press release →

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EU-Azerbaijan: Potential to develop ties based on values

Posted on 26, November 2012 by

Brussels, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mammad-Quliyev to discuss openly and frankly a range of bilateral and regional issues. They agreed that both sides wish … Read the full press release →

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Climate action: Doha conference must lay the foundations for the 2015 global climate deal

Posted on 26, November 2012 by

Brussels, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The United Nations climate change conference next week in Doha, Qatar must start the hard work of turning last year’s agreement to enhance global climate action into reality. The European Union wants an outcome that takes forward all … Read the full press release →

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L’UE s’engage à renforcer son soutien au développement humain au Maroc

Posted on 26, November 2012 by

Bruxelles, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — La Commission européenne a adopté aujourd’hui une mesure spéciale en faveur du Maroc, pour un montant de 25 millions d’euros, qui permettra d’appuyer la mise en œuvre de la deuxième phase de l’Initiative Nationale pour le Développement … Read the full press release →

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EU High Representative/Vice President Catherine Ashton selects new Director for South and South East Asia

Posted on 26, November 2012 by

Brussels, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, today announced her intention to make a further senior appointment in the EEAS Headquarters. Ugo Astuto will become the new Director for South … Read the full press release →

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“It’s about Europe. It’s about you. Join the debate” – 2013 is the ‘European Year of Citizens’

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

Brussels, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — 2013 has been officially named “The European Year of Citizens”. 20 years after the introduction of EU Citizenship, the year will focus both on what has already been achieved for citizens and on meeting citizens’ expectations for the … Read the full press release →

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Buying consumer credit on-line: following EU action, over 75% of websites checked now give satisfactory information to clients

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

Brussels, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Before consumers enter into a loan, they need to understand its real cost and take the time to reflect, especially on the monthly repayment. Following a crackdown on websites offering consumer credits, more than 3 out of 4 … Read the full press release →

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Second Commission report on the state of the Schengen area

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

Brussels, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Schengen area of free movement allows more than 400 million EU citizens from 26 European countries and an increasing number of non-EU citizens, to travel without internal border controls. Today the Commission adopted its second Schengen ‘health check’, a biannual … Read the full press release →

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EU and Canada move towards conclusion of trade negotiations

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

Bruxelles, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast met in Brussels yesterday, to bring the negotiations on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement towards closure. Commissioner De Gucht and Minister Fast had in-depth … Read the full press release →

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