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We need e-skills for Europe’s economic recovery  Europe is in the midst of the worst financial crisis in decades but investment in the digital world could be the key to get us out of it. Businesses need to be able to compete New car sales hit the brakes in Europe as incentive plans hit the end of the road  Despite a late surge in sales at the end of 2009, car sales in Europe will still fall by 10% this year as subsidy plans for scrapping old vehicles are withdrawn, stalling a resurgence in MEP’s spending spree forces paybacks, but the names are being kept secret  Concerns are mounting that the EU could soon face an expenses scandal that could dwarf the ongoing saga of British MPs, that caused widespread public outrage, leading some British lawmakers to go into hiding. It The EU and Canada agree on an air transport deal The European Union (EU) has completed several aviation agreements, including a comprehensive Air Transport Agreement with Canada, which will allow unlimited access to Canadian cargo operators and commercial airliners, and vice versa. Air carriers will Tajani takes on a new post, sees a good balance  European Commissioner Antonio Tajani stopped during the European People’s Party Congress in Bonn, Germany last month to talk with New Europe about his new portfolio, Barroso’s new commission, new EU President Herman Van Rompuy, and Hail to a real hero, name of Schuringa While Europeans pay hollow homage to football frauds like Thierry Henry, Americans laud sports stars like serial adulterer Tiger Woods as icons, and toss the word “hero” around so often it has lost its currency, How the European People’s Party conquered Europe, and fights off misperceptions  In June 2009, the EPP won its third victory in a row in the European elections. What is the key to EPP’s success?
First of all, thank you for inviting me again to New Europe. Regarding Putting the Transport Puzzle Together  Among the many changes in the Commission portfolios content, this time in the Barroso II Commission, there were a series of changes in the Department of Transport, now under Commissioner Siim Kallas. In brief, Transport, New Porfolios of the Barroso II Commission (updated with countries)  Responsibilities of the Commissioners-designate:
Spain - Joaqu ín ALMUNIA: Competition. Vice-President of the Commission.
Hungary - László ANDOR: Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
UK - Baroness Catherine ASHTON: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security and Who wants to be… a Commissioner? Every five years the European Commission is obliged to change Commissioners and bring in a seat of new appointments that will run the Executive of the European Union and safeguard of the treaties. At this time Thursday’s Last Supper  This coming Thursday evening, November 19 during the “Last Supper,” the 27 heads of the EU Member States will decide who will be the President of Europe and its real Foreign Minister. It is almost What about gender equality?  With the Lisbon Treaty eventually signed by the Czech President Vaclav Klaus earlier last week in the coming days the two remaining top positions of the European Union will be filled. Indeed, out of the Ministry to liberalize its rail transit market In a bid to open up cross border transport market, the Lithuanian transport ministry is mulling plans to liberalize its rail transit market, local media reports revealed last week, citing a recent revelation from the Tajani Goes Green  EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani’s pressure has paid off and the European Commission is creating a DG level working group to coordinate work on decarbonising all transport nodes. Earlier last week, Matthias Ruete, the Director State aid to trains adds up to 43.3 mln levs The target-oriented aid provided by the state to Bulgarian State Railways BDZ for overhauling 40 passenger gauge cars and approved by the European Commission amounts to 43.4 million levs, the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology After accidents, EU to propose global airline blacklist  The European Union will propose a global blacklist of airlines that do not meet minimum safety standards in the wake of the Yemen Airways accident off the Comoros Island, the EU’s top transport official said. The First Merry-go-Round of Barroso’s re-election  The Czech Presidency of the European Union, which thankfully expires July 1 and turns over the keys to the kingdom to Sweden, has officially asked European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso of Portugal- a/k/a The Breaker, breaker, come in … mega trucks on the roads Prompted by what critics said was intense lobbying from the trucking industry, the European Commission has reopened the possibility of allowing cross-border traffic of so-called “mega trucks,” (25.25 metres long and 60 tonnes in weight) Borisov wants to unseat Stanishev in Bulgaria  Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov, who’s locked in battle with Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev to become the head of state in that country, stopped by the New Europe NETV booth at the European People’s Party Congress EU sending Italy 500 mln Euro for earth quake relief Some half-a-billion Euro in European Union funds could be made available to help reconstruction efforts in Italy following the devastating earthquake in that country, a top EU official said. European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani Olympic Airline privatisation gets the EU’s OK  The European Commission has approved the sale of Greece’s national carrier Olympic Airlines to the Marfin Investment Group after years of failed privatisation attempts, saving – for now – the country’s national carrier after it Barroso and 9 Commissioners march to Moscow  The bilateral meeting of the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and nine Members of the European Commission –Verheugen, Barrot, Kallas , Tajani, Dimas, Almunia, Ferrero-Waldner, Piebalgs and Ashton- with the highest representatives Karamanlis reiterates commitment to reforms Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis warned on November 28 that abandoning reforms would be an immense strategic mistake. “We are carrying on with reforms at a more intensive pace. Abandonment of reforms — and indeed EU rules Alitalia loan illegal, okays privatisation plan  Italy’s last-ditch attempt to save its failing national airline carrier Alitalia was illegal because it gave massive state loans, in another blow that came even as the European Commission has approved a privitisation plan under Olympic Airlines sale draws impressive investor lineup  The sale of state-owned carrier Olympic Airlines SA has drawn an impressive list of investors, according to Greek Transport Minister Costis Hatzidakis. The minister, who met with EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani at the ministry EU enforces transparency in air travel sector European Union legislation coming into force on November 1 made it mandatory for airlines to include all taxes and other charges in their published ticket prices from the start and even during the reservation process. On Single European Sky, Alitalia, Passenger Rights, and more  Transport is a crucial sector of the European economy, as well as being an intrinsic part of our daily lives. It generates millions of jobs, provides for the delivery of our daily needs and takes Tougher aircraft inspections coming In the wake of a crash at Madrid’s Barajas Airport, European Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani has told the European Parliament that the Commission plans “to look closely at some European airlines” and scrutinise them as EU allows transfer passengers with LAGs The European Commission has adopted a regulation allowing air passengers arriving in the European Union (EU) from six Croatian airports, Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Pula, Split, Zadar and Zagreb and transferring at an EU airport to take Tajani flags 24 countries for derailing rail package The European Commission last week found that 24 Member States are not running the First Railway Package legislation properly and sent letters of formal notice as “part of its duty to monitor the transposition of |
A few years ago, the European Commission selected the company Hudson/DeWitte & Morel to organize an Assessment Centre for Senior The former leader of the European Tories Conservative party was ejected from after defeating the As Bart Staes, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Belgium and the Group EADS learns the US fix was in for Boeing Greek Lessons for Europe About interest rates and public interest EU’s Arctic Policy skating on thin ice Morocco needs tougher talk, sweeter carrots The Truth About Turkish Cypriot Isolation Reluctant EU tailors tough bail-out deal for near-bankrupt Greece Without homeland, Blair says no hope for Palestinians, peace Spain dismantles a big hacker network Yes to the European Monetary Fund Banks can create and destroy -... Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world Down with the bankers, loan sharks... Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of EU says ok to Greek deficit... After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"... Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being Spanish Presidency plan for electric... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a World unites in Haiti aid effort:... With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale Military forces from Russia and Ukraine will resume a naval exercise last held seven years On a visit to New Delhi to visit political and business leaders, Russian Prime Minister Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on 10 March won libel damages of GBP 150,000 ($223,000) after Will China redefine great power politics?
China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift. The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
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