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) Mon, 18 May 2009 13:15:00 +0300 Mon, 18 May 2009 13:15:00 +0300 New Europe New Europe 5 http://www.neurope.eu/images/logo.jpg http://www.neurope.eu 100 35 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 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97338.php EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and US Secretary for Energy Steven Chu attended the launch of a new EU-US Energy Council on 4 November in Washington DC aiming to boost transatlantic energy cooperation. The EU said that the Energy Council will provide a ldquo;new framework for deepening the transatlantic dialoguerdquo; on... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97338.php Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:32:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97091.php Joined-up thinking has become a valuable business management mantra. Itrsquo;s now being put to work for EU development policy too in the first ever European Report on Development which was launched at the European Development Days. The first-ever European Report on Development ERD was launched on 22 October at the European... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97091.php Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:46:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97031.php There will be no slackening of work at the European Commission when its mandate expires at the end of October even though no new commission will be ready to replace it commission spokesman Johannes Laitenberger said on 16 October. ldquo;If there is no new commission which will evidently be the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97031.php Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:56:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96859.php THE European Commission on 7 October imposed a euro;67.6 million fine $99.5-million on French Swiss and Japanese producers of power transformers for forming a market-fixing cartel. Germanyrsquo;s Siemens also participated in the illegal agreement but was granted immunity for revealing the existence of the cartel to the Commission. The biggest single... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96859.php Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:17:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96821.php THE European Union and the governments of Egypt Israel Syria and much of the Arab world began discussions on 9 October on the launch of a common green energy market. The occasion was a conference in Brussels organized by the European Commission which was attended by energy and foreign ministers... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96821.php Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:20:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96672.php CONSUMER prices in the 16-member eurozone tumbled deeper into negative territory in September according to data released on 30 September. Annual consumer prices slipped to minus 0.3% in September from minus 0.2% in August the European Unionrsquo;s statistics office Eurostat said. Eurozone prices slumped to a record low of minus 0.7%... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96672.php Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:10:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96679.php The South Moravian Region 1 130 000 inhabitants lies in the southeast of the Czech Republic on the borders with Austria and Slovakia. The region is home to the Czech Republicrsquo;s second largest city Brno an important judiciary city a university town with 80.000 students and the Central European trade... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96679.php Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:19:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96667.php With the European Unionrsquo;s chief diplomat helping lead the way a stubborn Iranian government has agreed to international inspections of a mysterious nuclear facility and said it would continue talks about its nuclear program with six world powers. Javier Solana the EUrsquo;s foreign policy chief said Iran had reiterated its... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96667.php Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:05:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96470.php 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 Peoplersquo;s Party EPP Secretary-General Antonio Lopez Isturiz told New Europe: ldquo;Now with the new Commission the time has come for the EU to launch... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96470.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96513.php The crucial vote on Irelandrsquo;s 2 October re-vote on the European Unionrsquo;s governing document the Lisbon Treaty ndash; which replaced the failed EU Constitution and was rejected by the Irish last year ndash; became even iffier after an opinion poll showed the lsquo;Norsquo; vote picking up steam and a report... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96513.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:52:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96512.php All eyes are on Ireland this week and the much-anticipated outcome of the Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.nbsp; If the majority of my compatriots do vote lsquo;yesrsquo; on October 2 it will be largely down to the current crisis the heightened perception of Irelandrsquo;s economic vulnerability and the potential of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96512.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:51:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96509.php Anna Diamantopoulou former EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs is in the midst of a hectic election campaign schedule leading up to the ballot on 4 October in her country Greece where she is running as a Member of Parliament for Athens. She managed to find some time to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96509.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:48:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96506.php President Obama marked his chairing of the United Nations Security Council on September 24 with the submission of a US-sponsored resolution intended to promote the ultimate goal of the abolition of nuclear weapons. The resolution was passed unanimously by the Council. Obama is following up his promise in Prague in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96506.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:45:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96505.php A Call to Action is being launched this week to seek proper intervention and treatment for the more than 44 million EU citizens who have a longstanding health problem that affects their ability to work. In particular it addresses those with musculoskeletal disorders MSDs which account for more sick days... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96505.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:44:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96483.php With the eyes of the world riveted on China and hopes it can help end the recession still gripping the planet the other great power of Asia ndash; India ndash; has quietly begun to make its move into markets and will make its presence known in the European Union this... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96483.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:27:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96305.php Clearly relieved and sporting a winning smile Joseacute; Manuel Barroso reenters the European Parliamentrsquo;s plenary session in Strasbourg to the applause of the MEPs after waiting outside for them to cast their secret ballot that endorsed his second term as president of the European Commission. Barroso won the absolute majority he... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96305.php Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:19:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95953.php It is not always easy to follow or understand the inner workings of the European Parliament ndash; or the dynamics within and between the different political groups. The ldquo;power gamesrdquo; that undeniably go on behind the scenes after an election do not normally engage the general public. At the moment... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95953.php Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:06:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95796.php As we edge closer to the Irish referendum even some of the most doubtful citizens of Ireland have been convinced that accepting the Lisbon Treaty is the right thing to do. Both the government and the opposition have positioned themselves in favour and the citizens are according to opinion polls going... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95796.php Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:57:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95616.php A brutal debate flared up over the hottest days of the summer in Europe about the European communication efforts. The discussion was sparked by a report by Swedish think-tank Timbro entitlednbsp; ldquo;The European Unionrsquo;s Burden ndash; Information and Communication to a Reluctant Peoplerdquo;. The report which goes to great lengths to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95616.php Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:57:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95318.php The European Commission said it would provide aid to Turkey to help stop the increasing flow of illegal immigrants finding their way into the bloc. ldquo;We will do everything possible to convince Turkey to combat illegal immigration and this includes financial assistance rdquo; EU Justice Commissioner Jacques Barrot told journalists.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95318.php Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:13:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95313.php In Ancient Greece more specifically in the bustling trading capital Athens of the all powerful state of Athens around the fourth century BC there lived a man who changed the course of history. He founded the first educational institution of the western world came up with a phrase to describe a... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95313.php Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:09:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95139.php The European Commission has urged EU member states to join forces in their fight against cancer the second highest cause of death in the 27-member bloc. Officials said national health authorities could avoid duplicating research projects and put their money to better use by pooling their resources. Under a proposed... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95139.php Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:23:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95161.php Though the European Commission and Parliament presidencies are two entirely different issues they are at this point greatly interrelated. The EPP Group chair Joseph Daul is doing all that he can to ensure the re- s election of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso putting half of a parliamentary presidential term... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95161.php Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:06:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94945.php Trying to regulate financial markets in the aftermath of the near-collapse of the world markets and banking industry the European Union set out its vision for a new system of EU-wide financial regulators with legally-binding but significantly limited powers in a draft statement prepared at an EU summit in Brussels... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94945.php Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:55:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94944.php European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso whorsquo;s known for not making too many waves looks set to get a second five-year term after European Union leaders backed him and urged a swift vote of ratification in the European Parliament where he faces some staunch if minority opposition. ldquo;What can I... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94944.php Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:54:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94763.php German Chancellor Angela Merkel has predicted tough negotiations with the European parliament on after the Socialist grouping there voiced opposition to the re-election of European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso. ldquo;We will need to hold complicated talks with the European parliament rdquo; the chancellor said at a joint press conference... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94763.php Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:47:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94598.php With many of the 27 European Union countries racked by a recession that has put millions of workers on the streets the European Commission has offered to help mitigate the impactnbsp; on the dwindling labour market by speeding up the expenditure of 19 billion Euro USD 27 billion in community... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94598.php Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:02:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94576.php The European Commission decided to provide Zimbabwe with the financial support of eight million Euro for vulnerable people affected by the breakdown of essential health and water supply services to survive. ldquo;The new Unity Government has to address numerous challenges to place Zimbabwe on the path to recovery. The country... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94576.php Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94548.php Two European Commissioners have been blamed by Libertas Chairman Declan Ganley for what he said was a violation ofnbsp; European Union rules bynbsp; participating in the national partieslsquo;s European election campaigns in their home countries and for what he charged was a misuse of EU funds.. European Commission President Jose... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94548.php Sun, 31 May 2009 23:57:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94525.php 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 in a study. Green Members of the European Parliament Eva Lichtenberger of Austria and Michael... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94525.php Sun, 31 May 2009 22:32:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94571.php Tobacco companies have to find new inventive ways to market their products as it is simply becoming difficult to hook consumers on the highly addictive life-suckers with the negative mindsets and advertising regulations. The solution is being test-marketed in the USA as we speak. R.J. Reynolds owner of the brand once... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94571.php Sun, 31 May 2009 01:03:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94252.php A video clip from the European Commission was meant to educate thousands on YouTube about the fall of Communism but it left many angry in Poland as they complained their country had been ignored. The video 1989-2009: 20 years of Liberty! brought in some 63 000 viewers by narrating the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94252.php Mon, 25 May 2009 14:21:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94237.php EU and Russia negotiators failed to reach an agreement on an energy pact between the two powers following a twoday summit on May 21-22 to Khabarovsk in Russiarsquo;s Far East. But Czech President Vaclav Klaus whose country now holds the rotating EU presidency put a positive spin on the outcome... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94237.php Mon, 25 May 2009 09:43:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97365.php eBayrsquo;s recent call for a right to a larger consumer choice online for buyers and sellers to resell original products could be cemented with the now finalized passing of the Lisbon Treaty. Following the signature of Czech President Vaclav Klaus on 4 November a bill incorporating the Lisbon treaty into the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97365.php Mon, 18 May 2009 23:05:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94228.php As eurocrats scuttled away from the flames apocalyptic preachers roamed around Schuman quoting the more excitable passages from the Book of Revelations but the emergency services were feeling the pressure as one senior policeman said off the record Weve got to hush this up theres a lot at stake. Despite... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94228.php Mon, 18 May 2009 17:23:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94232.php The European Unionrsquo;s foreign ministers and their Latin American counterparts have supported Mexico in a row with Cuba over whether the country has dealt with the swine flu epidemic in a transparent way. The EU and the Rio Group an organisation of Latin American and Caribbean states acknowledged in a... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94232.php Mon, 18 May 2009 17:13:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94211.php Just in time for the new Star Trek the European Space Agencyrsquo;s ESA Herschel telescope the biggest ever produced is in space to record the mysteries and origins of the universe and try to transmit back to earth information which will help earthlings understand how their planet came to be.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94211.php Mon, 18 May 2009 15:26:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94213.php European Union governments should stress test their banks so as to ensure that they can withstand one of the blocrsquo;s deepest and longest recessions in decades EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said in an exclusive interview with the German Press Agency Deutsche- Presse-Agentur dpa in which he... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94213.php Mon, 18 May 2009 15:11:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94210.php The European Commission has confirmed to an Irish Member of the European Parliament Jim Higgins that it has been forced to take Ireland to the European Court of Justice again following its failure to implement an earlier ruling relating to aquaculture practices in Ireland. EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94210.php Mon, 18 May 2009 15:06:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94214.php Europe remains in the grip of a deep recession with the regionrsquo;s economic growth expected to fall by 4.2 per cent this year the International Monetary Fund IMF said in its Spring Regional Economic Outlook. Gross domestic product GDP growth in Europersquo;s advanced economies is expected to fall by four... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94214.php Mon, 18 May 2009 15:05:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94205.php The European Union has decided to donate an extra 20 million Euro to help refugees inside and outside the country the EUrsquo;s executive said. The European Commission aid package is intended to provide Iraqis who have fled their homes amidst ongoing security concerns with food clean water health care counseling... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94205.php Mon, 18 May 2009 15:00:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94202.php The European Union said it has not given up trying to find a compromise solution to the obscure border row between Slovenia and Croatia which has belatedly stymied Croatiarsquo;s bid to join the EU the blocrsquo;s enlargement commissioner said. ldquo;We are so close to an agreement that it makes no... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94202.php Mon, 18 May 2009 14:58:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94204.php Turkeyrsquo;s new foreign minister has ruled out Turkey accepting anything but full membership of the European Union Turkish newspapers reported. ldquo;We will either become a full member of the EU or not become a member at all rdquo; newspapers quoted Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutogluas saying in Stockholm referring to mooted... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94204.php Mon, 18 May 2009 14:58:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94208.php As Development Minsiters form across Europe get set to meet and discuss aid human rights organisations and development NGOrsquo;s have raised their voices once again claiming that the EU is leaving third world countries out in the cold instead of aiding them. As poor countries face the full impact of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94208.php Mon, 18 May 2009 14:57:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94199.php There are not many professional athletes around the world compared to a number of people who participate in sports. Youths are seeing as role-models too often athletes who win sometimes by using drugs. How do you reach out to those children to tell them that there is no gain in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94199.php Mon, 18 May 2009 14:21:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94207.php A nearly-ruined economic country Iceland said it hopes to start talks this year to eventually become a member of the European Union although itrsquo;s at the bottom of a waiting list that includes other countries such as Croatia Serbia FYROM Albania and perhaps even Turkey whose talks are expected to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94207.php Mon, 18 May 2009 13:51:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94195.php Despite grim business news across the board from more plant closings business failures and job losses European business confidence has picked up for the first time in 18 months according to a quarterly survey by the Munich-based ifo economic research institute. After six successive reductions the quarterly indicator of the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94195.php Mon, 18 May 2009 13:33:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94193.php At the recent symposium held in Athens on May 13 on the future of Socialism in Europe many a harsh word was spoken on what the downfall of the Jose Manuel Barroso European Commission Presidency has been. The opening speaker George Papandreou President of the Pan Hellenic Socialist Movement and Socialist... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94193.php Mon, 18 May 2009 13:15:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94194.php The European Union has publicly scolded Emirates Turkish Royal Air Maroc and six other airlines for persistently misleading customers on their websites. The EUrsquo;s ldquo;black listrdquo; which also includes the likes of Aeroflot Northwest and Olympic Airlines emerged from an 18- month crackdown on misleading adverts and unfair practices reported... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Commission http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94194.php Mon, 18 May 2009 13:15:00 +0300