Recently added articles from European Report:
CHANGES TO DANISH SCHEME AUTHORISED.
Nov 02, 2009; ... The European Commission authorised, on 29 October, changes to a Danish short-term export credit insurance scheme initially approved on 5 May ...
EU/US : CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC CRISIS TO TOP WASHINGTON SUMMIT AGENDA.
Nov 02, 2009; ... The EU-United States summit, which will take place on 3 November in Washington, will focus on climate change, the global economic and financial crisis and external relations, especially the situation in Afghanistan and Iran. This will be the first formal summit between the EU and the US ...
NOMINATIONS/EUROPEAN COUNCIL : CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT, SOCIALIST HIGH REP?
Nov 02, 2009; ... An agreement seems to be on the table on the nominations for the two high-level EU positions that will be created by the Lisbon Treaty: the Conservatives will take the permanent presidency of the European Council and the Social Democrats the high representative for foreign policy. ...
LABOUR LAW : COURT DETAILS RIGHTS FOR SACKED PREGNANT EMPLOYEES.
Nov 02, 2009; ... National legislation that limits access to justice for dismissed pregnant employees to a single appeals process that must be pursued within an unreasonably short time frame constitutes discrimination against female workers. As a result, these women have no effective judicial protection to ...
INTERVIEW WITH SLAVTCHO NEYKOV, DIRECTOR OF ENERGY COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT : ENERGY COMMUNITY EXPANDING LEGISLATION AND MEMBERSHIP.
Nov 02, 2009; ... Since being established in 2006, the Energy Community (EnC) has grown in terms of contracting parties and has adopted substantial parts of the EU acquis. Members undertake growing obligations to follow EU legislation in the areas of electricity, gas, environment, renewable energy and ...
EU HEALTH JOURNALISM PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED.
Nov 02, 2009; ... At an award ceremony held in Brussels, on 29 October, Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou announced the three winners of the first EU health prize for journalists. French journalist Estelle Saget, author of the article Schizophrenia explained to family and friends' for L'Express won ...
UNEMPLOYMENT : EU JOBLESS RATE HIGHEST IN DECADE.
Nov 02, 2009; ... Unemployment rates in September reached their highest levels since 2000 in the EU and since 1999 in the eurozone, according to figures published by Eurostat, on 30 October. In the EU, the unemployment rate rose to 9.2% in September 2009, against 9.1% in August 2009 and 7.1% in September ...
AGRICULTURE/EUROPEAN COUNCIL : EU LEADERS BRIEFLY DISCUSS MILK CRISIS.
Nov 02, 2009; ... The heads of state and government of the European Union agreed to include a reference to the European milk sector in the Presidency conclusions. In the text released at the conclusion of the summit, on 30 October in Brussels, the European Council simply welcomes the Commission's ...
CLIMATE CHANGE/EUROPEAN COUNCIL : EU NATIONS AGREE NEGOTIATING MANDATE FOR COPENHAGEN TALKS.
Nov 02, 2009; ... How aggressive must the EU be on the world stage with regards to the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference? This was the real question that needed answering by EU heads of state and government, meeting in Brussels on 29-30 October, returning to the debate on defining negotiation tactics ....
EU/UKRAINE/BOSNIA : EU OFFERS MACRO-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO KIEV AND SARAJEVO.
Nov 02, 2009; ... The European Commission proposed to the Council, on 30 October, to provide macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the form of a loan of at most 100 million, and to Ukraine with a loan of up to 500 million. In both cases, this MFA loan(1) must supplement the ...
INFLATION REMAINS NEGATIVE IN EUROZONE.
Nov 02, 2009; ... According to estimates published by Eurostat, on 30 October, annual inflation in the eurozone stood at -0.1% in October 2009, remaining negative for ...
JAN TRUSZCZYNSKI/COMMISSION.
Nov 02, 2009; ... The European Commission named, on 28 October, Jan Truszczynski, 59, from Poland, as director-general of the Education and Culture DG. Truszczynski is currently deputy director-general of the Education and Culture DG, tasked withaenlargement strategy and communication. From 2001 to 2005, he ...
ENVIRONMENT : MEMBER STATES NABBED FOR BREACHES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.
Nov 02, 2009; ... The European Commission has adopted decisions to launch, pursue or close infringement proceedings against four member states (Ireland, Poland, Bulgaria and Germany) for non-compliance with EU legislation on environmental protection and nature protection. The Commission has sent ...
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT : NETHERLANDS SINGLED OUT OVER COFFEE MACHINE TENDER.
Nov 02, 2009; ... On 29 October, the European Commission sent a formal request to the Netherlands over a public contract awarded by the Noord-Holland province for the supply and management of tea and coffee machines. The Commission alleges the tender procedures did not meet the requirements of EU public ...
ENERGY EFFICIENCY : PIEBALGS RECEIVES FIRST ACTION PLANS UNDER COVENANT OF MAYORS.
Nov 02, 2009; ... Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs received the first 39 sustainable energy action plans (SEAPs) under the Covenant of Mayors. SEAPs give emissions assessments, diagnosis and strategy documents, action plans, participation plans, monitoring plans and a final action plan that is submitted ...
POLAND TO ECJ OVER STATE'S SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.
Nov 02, 2009; ... On 29 October, the European Commission referred Poland to the EU Court of Justice for its Act on special powers of the Treasury'. According to the Commission, the act infringes rules on the free movement of capital and the freedom of establishment. Thirteen companies operating in sectors ...
CROSS-BORDER HEALTH CARE : POLITICAL AGREEMENT SEEMS WITHIN REACH.
Nov 02, 2009; ... The Council is making progress in its negotiations on the draft directive on cross-border health care and a political agreement now seems within reach. However, much still depends on the outcome of next week's meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper). During its ...
IMMIGRATION/EUROPEAN COUNCIL : SARKOZY PROPOSES EUROPEAN ASYLUM SEEKER STATUS.
Nov 02, 2009; ... The EU summit's draft conclusions on asylum was considered too strict by some diplomats, but was nonetheless adopted, 30 October, without too many changes. It included the proposal for European charter flights to return illegal migrants to their countries of origin. According to one ...
ECONOMIC POLICY/EUROPEAN COUNCIL : UK SHIFTS FOCUS TO GROWTH AND JOBS.
Nov 02, 2009; ... UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he has secured agreement for a new "European compact on growth and jobs" at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, on 30 October. His six-point plan, which he outlined in a letter to Swedish Prime Minister and European Council President Fredrik Reinfeldt ...
EU/UN/CLIMATE CHANGE : AMBITIONS SHRINK AS BARCELONA SUMMIT OPENS.
Nov 03, 2009; ... The final preparatory session of climate talks in Barcelona before the Copenhagen conference takes place from 2 to 6 November. While progress could be observed in terms of the number of technical points covered, the essential questions potentially conducive to a global agreement remain ...
