http://www.neurope.eu European Commission News - New Europe en-us Copyright The Media Company S.A. info@neurope.eu (New Europe) kgougakis@neurope.eu (Kostas Gougakis) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:18:00 +0200 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:18:00 +0200 New Europe New Europe 5 http://www.neurope.eu/images/logo.jpg http://www.neurope.eu 100 35 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99601.php With only five years left to achieve the MDG and for UN members development experts and politicians gathered in Brussels for a conference held by Action For Global Health. Keynote speaker Andris Piebalgs the Commissioner for Development told the meeting that although much had been achieved there was a lot... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99601.php Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99495.php The Commission are sometimes accused of making propaganda especially when engaging with children but their latest efforts are likely to provoke confusion. Commissioner Piebalgs has just announced the fourth international drawing competition on Gender Equality. Eight to ten year old children in developing countries are invited to express in a... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99495.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:49:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99479.php It took 14 years but German chemical giant BASF has finally won approval to start growing its Genetically Modified Potato GMO called Amflora for industrial purposes to make starch but the decision drew immediate scorn and anger from an activist group and a European lawmaker. The decision to give the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99479.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:47:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99440.php The European Unionrsquo;s new Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli has decided to allow genetically modified potatoes to be grown in Europe primarily for industrial use to produce starch but the move was immediately condemned by Friends of the Earth Europe. The Amflora potato designed by Germanyacute;s chemical giant... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99440.php Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99166.php Even as Greecersquo;s economic crisis had Italy fretting over how it would affect the Eurozonersquo;s plans to let more countries use the euro as a currency a spurt of support has blossomed for candidates ranging from Croatia to FYROM to Turkey with key backing for the idea coming from Sweden... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99166.php Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:23:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99164.php Libyarsquo;s decision to deny entry to citizens from the European Unionrsquo;s Schengen area in a long-running battle with Switzerland was uncalled for nbsp; the European Commission said in a statement but would not give any explanations as to what it meant or what would happen next. No official explanation was... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99164.php Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:20:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98928.php Described as the Commissioner with the least time to prepare Ms Georgieva was cool calm and collected. Haiti was the first item on the agenda and she praised the EU Humanitarian Aid saying that on day 1 the EU released 3 million euros and staff were working on the ground.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98928.php Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:50:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98781.php While some critics have decried what they said is the slow progress in helping the earthquake victims in Haiti EU Development Commissioner Karel De Gucht told Members of the European Parliament that medical treatment is reaching those in need and water and food is being distributed in the camps. He... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98781.php Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:27:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98630.php As the opening conference of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion opened today in Madrid Amnesty International AI urged the EU to address what it said were continuous human rights violation suffered by Europersquo;s Roma population. In a letter to the Spanish EU presidency Amnesty International... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98630.php Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:58:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98622.php nbsp; Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov has informed European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso of his intention to suggest Ms Kristalina Georgieva currently Vice-President of the World Bank as member of the European Commission. A statement from the office Barroso nbsp;was issued to this effect stating that President Barroso welcomes the swift reaction... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98622.php Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:36:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98621.php The candidacy of Bulgarian Commissioner-designate Rumiana Jeleva has been withdrawn according to the European Peoples Party Groupnbsp;in the European Parliament. A letter was sent to Joseph Daul this morning by Rumiana Jeleva. Jeleva has resigned from her position as Commissioner-designate and her position as Foreign Minister Sources from the European Parliament... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98621.php Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:34:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98620.php Over two-thirds of people believe the current economic crisis is also a crisis of ethics and values. But only 50% think universal values exist. These are among the findings of the World Economic Forumrsquo;s Faith and the Global Agenda: Values for the Post-Crisis Economy an annual report on issues related... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98620.php Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:30:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98618.php nbsp; The whole European Union is watching as Rumiana Jelevarsquo;s candidacy for European Commissioner is one of the few sticking points of its acceptance by the European Parliament. Though Jelevarsquo;s performance was not satisfactory it was falsely alleged that Jeleva had not made accurate statements of commercial activities to the European... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98618.php Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:11:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98497.php European Commission President has reaffirmed his confidence in Commissioner-designate Rumiana Jeleva who found herself in political crossfire last week after allegations of conflict of interest. Barroso through a letter to Euroepan Parliament President Jerzy Buzek after the latter expressed concerns supported Jelevas competence for the European Commissioner post. Furthermore Barroso attached... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98497.php Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:39:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98496.php With the whole world watching as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50 000 a figure which may escalate to 100 000 aid from the United States and the European Union are the biggest hope of the Haitian people but even the entertainment community... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98496.php Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:36:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98495.php John DALLI Health and Consumer Policy EN CV Our rating: Dalli clearly impressed MEPs many of whom were waiting for someone to turn up with a clear vision and agenda. He made it clear that his priorities were the interests of citizens and he showed... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98495.php Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98494.php Neelie Kroes soon to be former European Commissioner for Competition should not be allowed by the European Parliament to be confirmed in her new portfolio which includes telecoms. Why? Because when at her personal discretion to choose citizens over industry. In an in-depth report by New Europe we discovered that Kroes... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98494.php Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98493.php European Commission-designate Rumiana Jeleva was today cleared of any violations by the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice. New Europe broke the story with the original documents late last night. The English translation of the Ministry of Justice report is available here for download. It remains to be seen whether Jeleva will be confirmed... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98493.php Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:31:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98491.php Related news:nbsp;Check-mate; Jeleva unsalvable; a commentary nbsp;Documents clear Jeleva of allegationsnbsp; nbsp;Borisov opens the door for new Commission nominee A document acquired by New Europe which carries the signature of Lyudmila Petrova Bulgarias Deputy Minister of Justice shows Commissioner-designate Rumiana Jeleva did not make any violations regarding her declarations to the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98491.php Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:22:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98490.php nbsp; Updates:nbsp;Jeleva made no violation: Bulgarian Ministry of Justice report - EXCLUSIVE nbsp;Check-mate; Jeleva unsalvable; a commentary nbsp;Borisov opens the door for new Commission nominee The matter of European Commission designate Rumiana Jeleva has been keeping our newsroom busy. With conflicting information coming in the matter has become a matter of attempted... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98490.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:55:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98489.php Androula Vassiliou Education Culture Multilingualism and Youth EN CV Our rating: Under the auspices of the culture and education Committee in the European Parliament Cypriot national and former Commissioner for Health Androula Vassiliou brought with her a strong vocal well developed outlook of Europe... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98489.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98488.php Gunther H.Oettinger Energy EN CV Our rating: Energy was one of those portfolios five years ago that Jose Manuel Barroso struggled to find an interested party to take on in his first Commission College. When announcing the new Commission designate for energy he said... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98488.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:46:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98487.php Updates:nbsp;Jeleva made no violation: Bulgarian Ministry of Justice report - EXCLUSIVE nbsp;Check-mate; Jeleva unsalvable; a commentary nbsp;Borisov opens the door for new Commission nominee nbsp; We have acquired Official translated Global Consult documents which relate to political attack on Commissioner-designate Rumiana Jeleva in the European Parliamentary hearingnbsp;of Tuesday 12 January 2010. Bulgarian... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98487.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:33:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98486.php Updates:nbsp;Jeleva made no violation: Bulgarian Ministry of Justice report - EXCLUSIVE nbsp;Check-mate; Jeleva unsalvable; a commentary nbsp;Documents clear Jeleva of allegationsnbsp; nbsp;After continuing to endorse Jelevarsquo;s candidacy pursuant to the European Commission Parliamentary hearings where Commissioner-designate Rumiana Jeleva took a political beating on Tuesday Bulgariarsquo;s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has now... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98486.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:25:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98485.php Maire Geoghegan-Quinn Research Innovation and Science EN CV Our rating: Nobody would accuse Ms Geoghegan-Quinn of being a shrinking violet and her powerful and forceful manner showed that she was not to be messed with and provided some dynamism so far missing from the hearings.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98485.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:08:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98484.php Michel BARNIER Internal Market and Services EN CV Our rating: On the back of what Michel Barnier Former Agricultural and Fisheries Minister of France Former Commissioner for Regional Policy and Former MEP has called the largest financial crisis since 1929 he vigorously pronounced the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98484.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:06:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98483.php Janez Potocnik Environment EN CV Our rating: With all his experience in the Commission Poto?nik was comfortable and engaged with the room. His confidence could not have been harmed by the regular scatterings of applause he received from members during the hearing. He made... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98483.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:58:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98482.php Laszlo ANDOR Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion EN CV Our rating: Capable is one word that would describe the Commissioner Designate Laszlo Andor and readiness to explore all means open to him via the Commission portfolio of Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion in a following... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98482.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:53:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98481.php Updates: Check-mate; Jeleva unsalvable; a commentary nbsp;Documents clear Jeleva of allegations Borisov opens the door for new Commission nominee The document that could clear Jeleva nbsp; Concerning the commercial activities of Jeleva the issue becomes quite technical. According to Bulgarian legal experts the detail that is important according to Bulgarian law is not the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98481.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:32:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98480.php Algirdas Gediminas Scaron;EMETA Taxation and Customs Union Audit and Anti-Fraud EN CV Our rating: Semeta started nervously and felt the concern of the room as he was asked repeatedly to state his position on the OLAF and if it should be part of the Commission or... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98480.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:09:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98479.php Stefan Fule Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy EN CV Our rating: Fule gave a confident performance engaging with the members. Using his background he spoke with passion on the importance of enlargement in his own country and how it should be central to EU plans. He... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98479.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:05:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98477.php Joaquin Almunia Competition EN CV Our rating: No stranger to the ECON committee it was clear that this was going to be an easy ride as the main groups lined up to stress how highly they thought of him and his regular appearances before... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98477.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:46:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98478.php Updates:nbsp;Jeleva made no violation: Bulgarian Ministry of Justice report - EXCLUSIVE nbsp;Check-mate; Jeleva unsalvable; a commentary nbsp;Documents clear Jeleva of allegations Borisov opens the door for new Commission nominee Rumiana Jeleva International Cooperation Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response EN CV Our rating:... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98478.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:45:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98476.php Viviane Redingnbsp; Justice Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Responsible for the hearings Parliamentary Committee s on Womens Rights and Gender Equality Legal Affairs Civil Liberties Justice and Home Affairs Our rating: EN CV One underlying current made up the main theme of the now... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98476.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:41:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98475.php Our rating: EN CV Olli Rehn isnt a star performer but his style which is like a cautious bank manager or a doctor preparing a patient for bad news seemed appropriate. His main points were that Lisbon provided instruments to assist exiting the financial crisis but it was... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98475.php Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:09:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98474.php EN CV Our rating: Andris Piebalgs the Latvian national who single handedly made the Energy portfolio a most sought after role as admitted by Jose Manuel Barroso his President when announcing that he had given this determined man the role of Development for his future tenure... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98474.php Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:52:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98473.php Our rating: EN CV In what the President of the Committee of Budgets Monsieur Lamassoure called direct and specific responses to a well timed hearing the former MEP and now European Commissioner designate Janusz Lewandowski from Poland responded to all questions with authority a nonsensical line he maintained... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98473.php Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:42:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98472.php Karel De Gucht Trade EN CV Our rating: With a sigh of relief I think we can safely say that Karel De Gucht Former Foreign Minister of Belgium intermediate Development Commissioner for the European Commission and now designate trade Commissioner being hosted by the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98472.php Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:16:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98471.php EN CV Quotes Its important to me that you had the opportunity to ask all the questions you wanted even if I didnt have all the answers but I want to reiterate my commitment to parliament. Collaboration should be seen as what it is not a land... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98471.php Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:57:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98327.php 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 in his favor by the electorate. The Party of the European Socialists in Brussels welcomed the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98327.php Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:47:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98324.php Waiting for the hearings to commence next week must have some of the newer Commissioners biting down their fingernails and working their assistants to the bone at this stage. Commencing next Monday 11 January with what will be two of the most important roles in the next college Commissioner elect... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98324.php Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:18:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98205.php Former European Commissioner Jan Figel of Slovakia who was in charge of Education Training Culture and Youth garnered a lot of experiences in that position and talked to New Europe at the European Peoplersquo;s Party in Bonn about what he had learned and what was in store for Europe now... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98205.php Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:24:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98211.php For five years Andris Piebalgs of Latvia oversaw the hot seat in the European Commission that of the energy portfolio at a time when the European Union was becoming more dependent on Russia for its energy needs. Russia used energy as a political weapon and Piebalgs found himself involved in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98211.php Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:24:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98214.php Itrsquo;s been a curious time for Bulgariarsquo;s new European Commissioner Rumiana Jeleva who abruptly left her post as Foreign Minister to take on the task of being the EUrsquo;s head of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis a task that is always unpredictable and hurtles the person in charge into the forefront... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98214.php Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:24:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98216.php European Commissioner Viviane Reding stopped during the European Peoplersquo;s Party Congress in Bonn Germany last month to be interviewed by New Europe about the change in how the former communication directorate would be handle and the new commission that will be in place until 2014 overseeing the workings of the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98216.php Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:24:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98065.php Prime Minister Europe has gone through the struggle and now we have The Lisbon Treaty what is the future for Europe? The Lisbon Treaty and ratification of the Lisbon treaty is of the essence now we are facing prevent challenges; one concerning the general economic and financial situation. Europeans as member... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98065.php Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:41:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98063.php Now that the EU has a new Council President and High Representative who is Mr. Putin going to call? nbsp; Itrsquo;s a good question; maybe you can give me an answer because it is up to you I mean itrsquo;s up to the European Union to say what will be the duty... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98063.php Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:38:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97915.php nbsp;On her second day as the EUs High Representative Baroness Catherine Ashton appeared in the European Parliaments main chamber to answer questions from MEPs. This early visit was intended to show the EP that she was going to take their role very seriously and many MEPs appreciated the gesture and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97915.php Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:16:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97773.php nbsp;Responsibilities of the Commissioners-designate: Spain - Joaqunbsp;iacute;n ALMUNIA: Competition. Vice-President of the Commission. Hungary - Laacute;szloacute; ANDOR: Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion. UK - Baroness Catherine ASHTON: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security and Vice-President of the Commission. France - Michel BARNIER: Internal Market and Services. Romania - Dacian CIOLOS: Agriculture... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97773.php Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:33:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97626.php Le Roi des Belges; or perhaps not so royal but democratic although his new Foreign Minister is a Baroness sending a message to the world that the new European Council President and his High Representative Herman Von Rompuy and Baroness Catherine Ashton will not be so far from the old... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97626.php Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:18:00 +0200