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PES backs 1st-round winner set to lead Croatia to the EUIn the first round of presidential elections, held on 27 December, Ivo Josipovic won 32.4 % of the ballots and became the best-placed contender against his 11 election rivals with a strong and clear preference PES backs 1st round winner set to lead Croatia to the EU In the first round of presidential elections, held on 27 December, Ivo Josipovic won 32.4 % of the ballots and became the best-placed contender against his 11 election rivals with a strong and clear preference Q&A with Poul Nyrup Rasmussen on social policy, conservatism, and Copenhagen  Between planning the week in Copenhagen and having just wrapped up the Party of European Socialists Congress in Prague, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen the now re-elected President of the PES, took some time to answer questions History books creak open It’s not every day you get to be a part of major changes in history. For most people it never happens. But being in Brussels sometimes can feel like an overwhelming steamroller paving a new Happy Birthday Mrs President The last time I checked my European Law this federation wasn’t what I thought would eventuate at all. In 2000 (when I was wrapping up a law degree) we were just looking at South Eastern Europe, Amid anger, the EU’s big countries will pick its new no-name president  While Poland has demanded that the European Union’s smaller countries have a say in who will be its first de facto President under the recently-ratified Lisbon Treaty, the leaders of the bloc’s major countries are The first President of the EU may be a name you don’t recognize  With the imminent implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union’s de facto Constitution which creates two new top posts, that of President of the European Union and an EU Foreign Minister in all but Yes to the Lisbon Treaty  There are many loose ends to tie up after 2 October and we must assess the changes needed to effectively communicate Europe to its citizens. European People’s Party (EPP) Secretary-General Antonio Lopez Isturiz told New Socialists step out of the way of the Barroso steamroller  A disjointed bid to block the re-appointment of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to another five-year term has run out of steam after his main opponents, the Socialists, said they couldn’t stop it, but Fighting to be the King of Europe  The nomination of European Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso by the European Council for a second term was unanimous but there was no legal decision, even though in this case a qualified majority would Brussels details plan to bring dead banks back to life  The European Union efforts to revive “zombie banks” poisoned by toxic assets and to jointly supervise the bloc’s troubled financial sector has gained momentum after analysts in Brussels issued a series of recommendations to member EU financial market controls demanded The European Parliament has voted in favor of European- wide minimum standards in the financial sector until the end of the year. MEP Kurt Joachim Lauk of Germany, spokesman for the EPP-ED-Group on the issue, Where banks went wrong: the origins of the sub-prime crisis  While shocks from the US sub-prime crisis continue to ripple through the global economy, speculation has ploughed through mortgage pastures to greener fields, namely food crops, sowing further casualties. In a conference session on financial Investors may not be able to hedge their bets Citing the emergence of hedge funds as a contributing factor to economic problems, MEP Poul Nyrup Rasmussen of Denmark, a former prime minister, said the European Union should regulate those investments and private equity. “Long TAMING THE PRIVATE EQUITY FUND “LOCUSTS”  The pensions, savings and jobs of ordinary people are being threatened by hedge and private equity funds, warns Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists and former Danish Prime Minister. The unforeseen Premier puts together his coalition government  Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has begun work to form a new government platform after he won his third election in a row. But he’ll have to keep together an unlikely coalition.Despite dropping six seats EPP confident that Basescu will win referendum  European People’s Party (EPP) President Wilfried Martens expressed his confidence that Romanian President Traian Basescu will win the referendum of May 19, 2007.“Contrary to what PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen falsely stated last week, President Martens-Rasmussen: 1-0  The spontaneous reaction of Commission Vice President Margot Wallström to the first round of the French election generated strong reactions in many quarters. Mrs. Wallstrom, refering to Mrs. Segolene Royal’s success in the first round, Borrel, MEPs visits Lebanon, cites support The President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, visited Lebanon last week to convey what he called the solidarity of Members of the European Parliament with the people of Lebanon. “This visit will have special Power handover vexed by minority fears Leftist leader Robert Fico assumed control of the cabinet and parliament in Slovakia last Tuesday amid voices of concern over alleged extremists tied to his government, Deutsche Press-Agentur (dpa) reported. Fico, 41, was appointed prime EU lawmakers call for caution Leaders warn against extremists win in cartoon crisis Leading European Union policymakers last Wednesday warned against allowing extremists in Europe and the Islamic world to emerge as winners in the crisis triggered by caricatures of the European unity idea spreads from continent’s heart An ornate hall dedicated to Czech patriotism seemed an unlikely venue for a meeting last week of Europe’s leading, left-wing politicians. The leaders, from British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Italian opposition leader Romano Prodi, Commission keeps Bulgaria and Romania in limbo Three weeks ahead of the Commission’s scheduled May 16 progress reports, Bulgaria and Romania still have no reason to rest assured of their EU accession in January 2007. According to the previously agreed schedule, the two EU conditionas 2007 entry for Bulgaria and Romania  Ending weeks of suspense, the European Commission last Tuesday said Bulgaria and Romania were on track to join the European Union in January 2007 - on condition they stepped up key reforms to meet the Social Democrat Fischer wins presidential election Social Democrat Hans Fischer won Austria’s presidency, defeating conservative favourite Benita Ferrero-Waldner, news agencies reported last Monday. Deputy parliamentary speaker Fischer, who was the opposition candidate, won 52.1 percent of last Sunday’s vote compared to PES president warns US against acting alone The newly-elected president of Europe’s largest political force, the centre-left Party of European Socialists, last week warned against unilateral action by the United States. “It is pre-emptive polices instead of pre-emptive wars that we need,” European Parliament goes to polls Women emerge swing vote factor as survey predicts 50% turnout Distribution of seats in new European Parliament Belgium 24 Malta 5 Denmark 14 Netherlands 27 Germany 99 Austria 18 Estonia 6 Poland 54 Finland 14 Portugal 24 France 78 Sweden 19 Greece 24 Incoming EU chief Barroso homes in on sceptic MEPs Facing tough public questioning by the European Parliament’s socialist and green parties, European Commission president-designate Jose Manuel Barroso vowed last Tuesday to stand up to the United States and European Union governments. “The EU is Folks are Cautious European governments were cautious last week about incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso’s decision to postpone a vote on his team in the wake of controversy over Italy’s Commissioner-designate Rocco Buttiglione. While most parties Folks are Cautious(Issue Number 597 October 31 -November 6 , 2004) "European governments were cautious last week about incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso’s decision to postpone a vote on his team in the wake of controversy over Italy’s Commissioner-designate Rocco Buttiglione. While most parties |
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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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