Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Commissioner" produced 76 items.
| 1. Feeling the pinch | January 26, 2012 |
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A low-key venue for a Commission seminar. Never let it be said that the European Commission isn't feeling the pinch in these tough economic times. The college of... | |
| 2. Rutte calls for budgetary discipline commissioner | September 8, 2011 |
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Dutch prime minister says commissioner should be able to impose sanctions on member states that break budgetary rules. Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, has said the EU... |
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| 3. An African adventure | September 1, 2011 |
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An off-campus trip for European commissioners. European commissioners began their autumn term with a preparatory seminar on Tuesday and Wednesday (30-31 August), held... | |
| 4. Honesty is the best policy | April 28, 2011 |
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Tightening up rules for commissioners. The European commissioners agreed last week to tighten the code of conduct governing their behaviour. Among the rules is one that... |
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| 5. Franz Fischler: the sequel | February 3, 2011 |
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Former European commissioner wants a new job. Franz Fischler, a former European commissioner for agriculture, has thrown his hat into the ring for the post of head of the... | |
| 6. Verheugen restricted | February 3, 2011 |
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Former European commissioner for enterprise will not be able to have any contact with his previous department. The European Commission acted yesterday (3 February) to... | |
| 7. Scheduling problems | October 14, 2010 |
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The problems of getting all the European commissioners together. The weekly meeting of the college of European commissioners is supposed to embody the principle of... |
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| 8. McCreevy quits bank post after ethics ruling | October 8, 2010 |
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Ethics panel says ex-commissioner's job posed a potential conflict of interest. Charlie McCreevy, former European commissioner for the internal market, has resigned from his... |
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| 9. Louis Michel defends ex-commmissioner's allowance | September 24, 2010 |
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Payment justified by limits on employment Louis Michel, the former European commissioner for development, has defended his right to an allowance for ex-commissioners worth... |
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| 10. Commission cancels weekly meeting | September 20, 2010 |
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Commission says cancellation will not slow down decision-making process. The European Commission today (20 September) cancelled its weekly meeting, the forum in which it... |
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| 11. Ciolos in the net | July 22, 2010 |
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Spanish farmers will do anything to win over the agriculture commissioner. How low will some people go? The Spanish farmers' association ASAJA took the opportunity of the... |
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| 12. Verheugen allowed to take up advisory posts | July 8, 2010 |
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Former European commission given go-ahead to take up several positions for banks and business. The European Commission has authorised Günter Verheugen, who for ten... |
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| 13. What they did next... | June 24, 2010 |
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Former commissioners get new jobs. For the record, lest anyone fear that former European commissioners are feeling unwanted and under-employed: the European Commission last... | |
| 14. Nationality is still relevant | June 24, 2010 |
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In search of even-handedness when appointing commissioners. In a letter published two weeks ago (“Nationality is irrelevant”, 10-16 June), a Pedro Escandilla asserted... | |
| 15. Commissioners on the run | June 3, 2010 |
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The Brussels 20km attracts many officials. Hundreds of EU officials took part in the Brussels 20km run on Sunday (30 May) so it would be foolish to single anyone out. But... |
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| 16. Mandate adopted for talks on banking transfers | March 24, 2010 |
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Cecilia Malmström says she hopes talks with the US can be wrapped up before the end of the year. The European Commission has adopted a mandate for negotiations with... | |
| 17. The dangers of too many commissioners | February 18, 2010 |
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A mixed bunch of changes to the European Commission's structure. The changes to the European Commission's structure that were approved yesterday at the first meeting of the... | |
| 18. One voice, many people | February 4, 2010 |
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Catherine Ashton gets a bigger (and better paid) team. The European Commission has attempted to inject some bling into the private office of Catherine Ashton, the high... | |
| 19. Wrong questions, right answers | January 28, 2010 |
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A change is needed in the way that the Parliament auditions candidate commissioners. MEPs repeated their questions, but there should be no repeat of this format. The... |
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| 20. Take your partners, please | January 21, 2010 |
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Get ready for the reshuffle of senior Commission managers. If a new bunch of European commissioners is ever allowed to take office, then a reshuffle of senior Commission... |
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